# Caroline Lagerfelt

Caroline Eugenie Lagerfelt (born September 23, 1947) is a French-born American actress, long based in the United States, recognized for her roles on Sweet Magnolias, Gossip Girl, Six Degrees, Dirty Sexy Money, Nash Bridges and Beverly Hills, 90210.

## Early life

Lagerfelt was born to Swedish diplomat and ambassador Baron Karl-Gustav Lagerfelt and Sara Champion de Crespigny, daughter of British major Vierville Champion de Crespigny and Nora (née McSloy). She grew up in Japan, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium and Sweden, and attended boarding school in England. She immigrated to the United States and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

## Career

She has appeared on Broadway in Betrayal directed by Sir Peter Hall, Lend Me a Tenor directed by Jerry Zaks (Outer Critics Circle Award), A Small Family Business directed by Lynne Meadow, The Real Thing directed by Mike Nichols, Otherwise Engaged directed by Harold Pinter, The Constant Wife with Ingrid Bergman directed by John Gielgud (Drama Desk nomination), The Philanthropist, The Jockey Club Stakes directed by Cyril Ritchard, and Four on a Garden directed by Abe Burrows.
She has appeared extensively Off-Broadway in Notes on My Mother's Decline, Nathan the Wise, King Liz, Indian Ink, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom, Moonlight, Hamlet, Phaedra Brittanica, The Creditors, Close of Play, Other Places, Cloud Nine, Quartermaine's Terms directed by Harold Pinter, receiving an Obie Award for her work.
Regional and international credits include Marina Abramovic: An Artist's Life Manifesto, Elektra, Greta Garbo Came to Donegal, The Injured Party, Mary Stuart, The Misanthrope, The Physicists, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, A Midsummer Night's Dream and To Grandmother's House We Go with Eva Le Galliene.

## Personal life

She has two sons and resides in Santa Monica and New York.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | Iron Eagle | Elizabeth Masters | |
| 1995 | Bye Bye Love | Mother #1 at McDonald's | |
| 1995 | No Way Back | FBI Agent in Charge Emily Fukes | |
| 1995 | Father of the Bride Part II | Check-in nurse | |
| 1997 | Glam | Joleen Lemon | |
| 2002 | Minority Report | Greta van Eyck | |
| 2005 | Homecoming | Mrs. Carter | |
| 2006 | Poseidon | Mary | |
| 2006 | All the King's Men | Mrs. Peyton | |
| 2008 | August | Nancy Sterling | |
| 2011 | Royal Reunion | Elaine | Short film |
| 2011 | Rolling on the Floor Laughing | Caroline | Short film |
| 2011 | Sunday Dinner | Suzy Goodman | Short film |
| 2012 | Girls Against Boys | Professor Sara Randolph | |
| 2013 | To an Extent | Mom | Short film |
| 2013 | The Red Robin | Lillian | |
| 2013 | March from Innocence | Katherine | Short film |
| 2014 | The Homesman | Netti Svendsen | |
| 2014 | Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? | Emma | Direct to video |
| 2015 | I'll See You in My Dreams | Leslie | |
| 2018 | Wake. | Ivy Rose | |
| 2024 | Mothers' Instinct | Jean | |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | Archie Bunker's Place | Ruth Kendall | Episode: "The Shabbat Dinner" |
| 1983 | The Edge of Night | Patricia Devereaux | Unknown episodes |
| 1985 | T. J. Hooker | Julia | Episode: "The Throwaway" |
| 1986 | As the World Turns | Elaine Hargrove | Unknown episodes |
| 1986 | The Twilight Zone | April Hamilton | Episode: "The Misfortune Cookie" |
| 1986 | Cagney & Lacey | Rita Quintero | Episode: "DWI" |
| 1988–89 | One Life to Live | Carrie Gordon | Unknown episodes |
| 1988 | Spenser: For Hire | Governess | Episode: "Haunting" |
| 1988 | Home at Last | Christina | TV movie |
| 1988 | The Equalizer | Evelyn | Episode: "Eighteen with a Bullet" |
| 1990 | Murphy Brown | Mary Ann Miller | Episode: "But First a Word from Our Sponsor" |
| 1993 | Ghostwriter | Sally Lewis | 5 episodes |
| 1993 | TriBeCa | Irene Woodward | Episode: "The Loft" |
| 1993 | Law & Order | Danielle Keyes | Episode: "Black Tie" |
| 1994 | NYPD Blue | Kitty Lear | Episode: "Good Time Charlie" |
| 1994 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Makbar | Episode: "Tribunal" |
| 1994 | ER | Andrea | Episode: "ER Confidential" |
| 1995–96 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Sheila Silver | 5 episodes |
| 1995 | Amazing Grace | Mrs. Spangler | Episode: "The Shooting" |
| 1995 | Chicago Hope | Nurse Holder | Episode: "The Virus" |
| 1995 | Central Park West | Rhinebeck Retreat receptionist | Episode: "Showgirls" |
| 1996 | The Drew Carey Show | Mrs. Hoyt | Episode: "Atomic Cat Fight" |
| 1996 | Picket Fences | Marta Beiler | Episode: "To Forgive Is Devine" |
| 1996–2001 | Nash Bridges | Inger Dominguez | 29 episodes |
| 1997 | Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Rae | Episode: "Bogey Man" |
| 1997 | Journey of the Heart | Lady of the house | TV movie |
| 1998 | The Lake | Mayor Louise Terry | TV movie |
| 1999 | Chicken Soup for the Soul | Mother | Episode: "Egg Lessons" |
| 1999 | Snoops | Marcia Zindler | Episode: "The Grinch" |
| 2000 | Missing Pieces | Serena | TV movie |
| 2001 | The X-Files | Rustic woman | Episode: "The Gift" |
| 2002 | Maybe It's Me | Corinne | Episode: "The Fever Episode" |
| 2002 | First Monday | — | Episode: "Right to Die" |
| 2002 | Red Skies | Veronica Peirson | TV movie |
| 2003 | Six Feet Under | Alternate wife | Episode: "Perfect Circles" |
| 2003 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Anne | Episode: "Lies My Parents Told Me" |
| 2003 | Frasier | Glinka | Episode: "The Doctor Is Out" |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Hannah Heltman | Episode: "The Posthumous Collection" |
| 2005 | Mrs. Harris | Madeira School administrator | TV movie |
| 2006 | How I Met Your Mother | Bridal shop lady | Episode: "Cupcake" |
| 2006–07 | Six Degrees | J.T. | 4 episodes |
| 2007 | All My Children | Dr. Massey | Season 38, episode 45 |
| 2007 | Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses | Mary Bergin | TV movie |
| 2007 | House | Connie | Episode: "Guardian Angels" |
| 2007–12 | Gossip Girl | Celia "CeCe" Rhodes | 10 episodes |
| 2008 | Dirty Sexy Money | Clare George | Episode: "The Star Witness" |
| 2009 | Numbers | Rose Harris | Episode: "Shadow Markets" |
| 2009 | Brothers & Sisters | Jane | Episode: "The Wine Festival" |
| 2010 | Weeds | Cannabis Network lady | Episode: "A Yippity Sippity" |
| 2012 | Castle | Anjelica Henley | Episode: "Secret's Safe with Me" |
| 2012 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Marjorie Randell | Episode: "Play Dead" |
| 2013 | Masters of Sex | Barb | Episode: "Brave New World" |
| 2014 | The Mindy Project | Gladys Dunne | Episode: "Girl Crush" |
| 2015 | Gotham | Mrs. Kean | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | NCIS | Victoria Mallard | Episode: "The Tie That Binds" |
| 2018 | The Blacklist | Vera | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | The Bold Type | | Episode: "To Peg or Not to Peg" |
| 2020–present | Sweet Magnolias | Paula Vreeland | Recurring |
| 2021 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Agniezjka "Agnes" Bogdani | Season 2 |
| 2023 | Hunters | Gertrude Zuchs | Episode: "Blutsbande" |