Carrie Preston(I)
- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Carrie Preston continues to reprise her Emmy Award-winning role as the astute but unconventional attorney 'Elsbeth Tascioni' in the hit CBS series, Elsbeth. The beloved character was first introduced in the acclaimed series The Good Wife on the network and appeared in The Good Fight on Paramount+. Elsbeth premiered to rave reviews with New York Times stating Carrie "reigns as the queen of quirk." The successful series, which she also produces, will return for a fourth season this Fall.
Preston spent four seasons starring as Polly in the TNT series, Claws. Prior to that, she played Arlene Fowler for seven seasons on HBO's true Blood, while also recurring for five seasons on the Network's Person of Interest, playing the love interest to her real-life husband, Michael Emerson. Other major TV series include the co-leading role in the NBC sitcom Crowded, ABC's LGBTQ rights-driven miniseries When We Rise, and arcs opposite Hank Azaria in Brockmire and Joshua Jackson in Dr. Death. Her extensive list of guest star appearances includes ABC's Lost and Desperate Housewives.
Carrie made her feature film debut in Julia Robert's blockbuster My Best Friends' Wedding and other notable film roles include scene-stealing roles in Duplicity, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, the Oscar-nominated Transamerica (as Felicity Huffman's sister), That Evening Sun with Hal Holbrook, with Joe Cole in One of These Days and To The Bone with Keanu Reeves and Lily Collins. She played Kevin Bacon's wife in two films: the Kyra Sedgwick-helmed Space Oddity and They/Them. She received praise for her role opposite Paul Giamatti in Alexander Payne's Oscar-winning film The Holdovers.
Trained at Juilliard, Carrie made her Broadway debut playing Miranda to Patrick Stewart's Prospero in The Tempest and later played Honey with Stewart and Mercedes Ruehl in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at The Guthrie Theater. Other stage work includes Festen with Jeremy Sisto and Julianna Margulies, The Rivals, Antony and Cleopatra with Vanessa Redgrave, and playing Mia Farrow's daughter in James Lapine's Fran's Bed.
Carrie is also a sought-after director. Television credits include two episodes of The Good Fight, two episodes of Showtime's Your Honor, and two episodes of Claws, in which she also starred. She also directed the Sundance Film Festival feature "That's What She Said" starring the late Anne Heche, Marcia DeBonis, and Alia Shawkat.
Carrie lives in New York City with her husband Michael and their adopted dog, Chumley. In her free time, Carrie supports LGBTQIA+ rights and GLAAD, is an honorary board member for the new play development organization, The New Harmony Project, and is a supporter of Parkinson's Research while also working with the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
Preston spent four seasons starring as Polly in the TNT series, Claws. Prior to that, she played Arlene Fowler for seven seasons on HBO's true Blood, while also recurring for five seasons on the Network's Person of Interest, playing the love interest to her real-life husband, Michael Emerson. Other major TV series include the co-leading role in the NBC sitcom Crowded, ABC's LGBTQ rights-driven miniseries When We Rise, and arcs opposite Hank Azaria in Brockmire and Joshua Jackson in Dr. Death. Her extensive list of guest star appearances includes ABC's Lost and Desperate Housewives.
Carrie made her feature film debut in Julia Robert's blockbuster My Best Friends' Wedding and other notable film roles include scene-stealing roles in Duplicity, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, the Oscar-nominated Transamerica (as Felicity Huffman's sister), That Evening Sun with Hal Holbrook, with Joe Cole in One of These Days and To The Bone with Keanu Reeves and Lily Collins. She played Kevin Bacon's wife in two films: the Kyra Sedgwick-helmed Space Oddity and They/Them. She received praise for her role opposite Paul Giamatti in Alexander Payne's Oscar-winning film The Holdovers.
Trained at Juilliard, Carrie made her Broadway debut playing Miranda to Patrick Stewart's Prospero in The Tempest and later played Honey with Stewart and Mercedes Ruehl in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at The Guthrie Theater. Other stage work includes Festen with Jeremy Sisto and Julianna Margulies, The Rivals, Antony and Cleopatra with Vanessa Redgrave, and playing Mia Farrow's daughter in James Lapine's Fran's Bed.
Carrie is also a sought-after director. Television credits include two episodes of The Good Fight, two episodes of Showtime's Your Honor, and two episodes of Claws, in which she also starred. She also directed the Sundance Film Festival feature "That's What She Said" starring the late Anne Heche, Marcia DeBonis, and Alia Shawkat.
Carrie lives in New York City with her husband Michael and their adopted dog, Chumley. In her free time, Carrie supports LGBTQIA+ rights and GLAAD, is an honorary board member for the new play development organization, The New Harmony Project, and is a supporter of Parkinson's Research while also working with the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
