Jayne Atkinson - wikipedia Jayne Atkinson Jayne Atkinson Atkinson at the 73rd Peabody Awards, May 2014 ( 1959 - 02 - 18 ) 18 February 1959 ( age 59 ) Bournemouth, Dorset, England Occupation Actress Years active 1985 -- present Spouse ( s ) Michel Gill ( 1998 -- present ) Website www.jayne-atkinson.com Official Blog : Jayne Sez Jayne Atkinson ( born 18 February 1959 ) is a British - American actress who has worked in film, theatre, and television. She is perhaps best known for the role of Karen Hayes on 24, as well as her Tony Award - nominated roles in The Rainmaker and Enchanted April. She has also appeared in the CBS drama Criminal Minds as BAU Section Chief Erin Strauss, the CBS drama Madam Secretary as United States Vice President Teresa Hurst, and in the Netflix political drama House of Cards as U.S. Secretary of State Catherine Durant. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Stage 5 References 6 External links Early Life Jayne Atkinson was born in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, but her family moved to the United States in 1968 when she was 9 years old. She grew up in North Miami Beach, Florida, and graduated from Pine Crest School, where she was elected Homecoming Queen in 1977. She attended Northwestern University ( BS Communications, 1981 ), where she was initiated as a member of Alpha Chi Omega and a sorority sister of Laura Innes ; and graduated with an MFA from the Yale Drama School in 1985. Career After working in regional theatres, Atkinson appeared off - Broadway in the Manhattan Theatre Club 's production of Bloody Poetry in 1987. She made her Broadway debut the same year in a revival of Arthur Miller 's All My Sons. Subsequently, she landed title roles in more stage productions, which include Henry VIII, Tru, and The Art of Success. She earned a Drama Desk Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in The Skriker in 1996. Atkinson 's work in the Roundabout Theatre Company 's 1999 production of The Rainmaker earned her a Tony Award nomination, and her performance in the 2003 play Enchanted April earned her an Outer Critics Circle Award, another Tony Award nomination and a Drama Desk nomination. In 2009, she starred as Ruth Condomine in a Broadway revival of Noël Coward 's Blithe Spirit, which co-starred Rupert Everett, Christine Ebersole, and Angela Lansbury, who won her record - breaking 5th Tony Award for her role as Madame Arcati. She has appeared in such films as Free Willy, Free Willy 2 : The Adventure Home, 12 and Holding, Blank Check, The Village and Syriana. Her television acting credits include A Year in the Life, Parenthood, The X-Files, Law & Order, The Practice, Criminal Minds, 24, Gossip Girl and House of Cards, opposite Kevin Spacey and husband Michel Gill. Her performance in the made - for - TV movie Our Town garnered her a Satellite Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Personal Life Atkinson is married to actor Michel Gill, with whom she has one son. Atkinson and Gill met when they appeared together in a 1989 production of The Heiress at the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven, Connecticut. They both appeared in House of Cards ( though not as a couple : Gill played President Garrett Walker and Atkinson played Secretary of State Catherine Durant ). Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Free Willy Annie Greenwood Blank Check Sandra Waters 1995 Free Willy 2 : The Adventure Home Annie Greenwood 2003 Our Town Mrs. Gibbs Television movie Nominated -- Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film The Village Tabitha Walker 2005 Syriana Division Chief 2006 12 and Holding Ashley Carges 2008 Recount Theresa LePore Television movie 2009 Handsome Harry Kelly 's wife Television Year Title Role Notes 1986 A Year in the Life Lindley Gardner Eisenberg 3 episodes 1987 -- 1988 A Year in the Life Lindley Gardner Eisenberg 22 episodes Moonlighting Robin Fuller Episode : `` Shirts and Skins '' 1990 -- 1991 Parenthood Karen Buckman 12 episodes 1995 The X-Files Willa Ambrose Episode : `` Fearful Symmetry '' The Practice Ruth Gibson Episode : `` Part 1 '' 2001 -- 2002 The Education of Max Bickford Lyla Ortiz 7 episodes 2002 Law & Order Dr. Claire Snyder Episode : `` Dazzled '' Joan of Arcadia Fran Montgomery Episode : `` Friday Night '' 2006 -- 2007 24 Karen Hayes 30 episodes Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 2007 -- 2014 Criminal Minds Erin Strauss 23 episodes 2008 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Marion Springer Episode : `` Savant '' 2008 Law & Order Senator Melanie Carver Episode : `` Political Animal '' Gossip Girl Dean Reuther 4 episodes 2011 White Collar Helen Anderson Episode : `` Deadline '' 2012 Blue Bloods Sharon Harris Episode : `` Reagan V. Reagan '' 2012 Perception Helen Paulson 2 episodes 2013 The Following Jacob 's mother 2 episodes 2013 -- 2017 House of Cards Secretary of State Catherine Durant 34 episodes Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 2015 Zoo Amelia Sage 2 episodes 2016 The Good Wife Nora Valentine Episode : `` Landing '' 2016 Chicago Med Laura Clay Episode : `` Disorder '' 2018 Madam Secretary Vice President Teresa Hurst 4 episodes 2018 The Walking Dead Georgie 1 episode Stage Year Title Role Notes All My Sons Sue Bayliss 1989 -- 1990 Tru Jan 1997 -- 1998 Ivanov Anna Petrovna 1999 -- 2000 The Rainmaker Lizzie Curry Nominated -- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play 2002 -- 2003 Our Town Mrs. Gibbs 2003 Enchanted April Lotty Wilton Nominated -- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play Nominated -- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play 2009 Blithe Spirit Ruth Our References ^ Jump up to : `` Jayne Atkinson ''. tv.com. Retrieved 14 August 2010. Jump up ^ `` Noel Coward 's ' BLITHE SPIRIT ' Goes On Sale 12 / 20 / 08 ''. broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 14 August 2010. Jump up ^ `` ' I became obsessed with Beethoven 's obsession ' ''. The San Diego Union - Tribune. signonsandiego.com. Retrieved 14 August 2010. Jump up ^ `` A getaway that takes us nowhere near their souls - The Record ( Bergen County, NJ ) ''. Retrieved 14 August 2010 -- via HighBeam Research. ^ Jump up to : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0040739/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t11 External links The Official Jayne Atkinson Website Jayne Atkinson on IMDb Jayne Atkinson at the Internet Broadway Database Jayne Atkinson at Lortel Archives : The Internet Off - Broadway Database BNF : cb14151199b ( data ) ISNI : 0000 0000 6658 4097 LCCN : no98099026 VIAF : 58702632 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jayne_Atkinson&oldid=844582944 '' Categories : 1959 births English film actresses English stage actresses English television actresses British expatriate actresses in the United States Living people People from Bournemouth Yale School of Drama alumni 20th - century English actresses 21st - century English actresses Actresses from Hampshire Northwestern University School of Communication alumni Actresses from Florida People from Hollywood, Florida British emigrants to the United States Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from August 2012 Articles with hCards Internet Broadway Database person ID same as Wikidata Articles with IBDb links Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Bosanski Català Deutsch فارسی Français 한국어 Íslenska Italiano Kiswahili Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский 7 more Edit links This page was last edited on 5 June 2018, at 20 : 20 ( UTC ). 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