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| Born | Carolyn Inez McCormick September 19, 1959 (age 61) |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Williams College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse(s) | Byron Jennings (m. 19??) |
| Children | 2[1] |
| Website | www.carolynmccormick.com |
Carolyn Inez McCormick (born September 19, 1959) is an Americanactress best known for her role as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet in the Law & Order franchise.
Life and career[edit]
McCormick was born and raised in Midland, Texas, and graduated first in her class from The Kinkaid School in Houston in 1977. She graduated with honors from Williams College in 1981 with a B.F.A.[2] She also holds an M.F.A. from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. She has worked in television, movies, theatre, and voice acting.
Her breakthrough role was Enemy Mine directed by Wolfgang Petersen with Dennis Quaid. Her other film credits include Woody Allen's Whatever Works, You Know My Name with Sam Elliott, and A Simple Twist of Fate with Steve Martin.
Her first notable television credit was district attorney Rita Fiore in Spenser: For Hire, a role she played from 1986 to 1987. She appeared as the holodeck simulation Minuet in '11001001', a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and later as Minuet Riker (William Riker's wife) in a fantasy-alternate universe during the fourth-season episode 'Future Imperfect'. The role she would become best known for was on NBC network as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet on Law & Order, appearing in approximately half of the series episodes between 1994 and 2006. In 1997, she played the unhappy wife of a police psychiatrist played by Robert Pastorelli in the short-lived Americanized version of the British series Cracker. She has been a guest star on series including Madam Secretary, Elementary, Blue Bloods, Judging Amy, The Practice, Body of Proof, Cold Case, Homicide: Life on the Street, and LA Law.[3]
She also performs on stage. She appeared at the Off-BroadwayCherry Lane Theatre in Eve-olution[4] with The Cosby Show star Sabrina Le Beauf in 2004. She has also appeared in Dinner with Friends, Oedipus, Ancestral Voices, The Donahue Sisters, Laureen's Whereabouts and In Perpetuity. She worked with Thomas Kail at The Flea Theatre in A. R. Gurney's Family Furniture (2013). In 2015 she appeared in Vanya, Sonya, Masha and Spike at the PaperMill Playhouse and What I Did Last Summer at the Signature 2015.[5] She appeared in the Broadway productions of The Dinner Party in 2001 as Mariette Levieux, Private Lives (standby) in 2002, and in Equus in 2008 as Dora Strang.[6] In 2012 she appeared opposite her husband, Byron Jennings, in the Off-Broadway production of Ten Chimneys.[7] She appeared Off-Broadway in Will Eno's play The Open House in 2014 (Lucille Lortel nomination, Drama Desk Award).[8] She has recorded many audio books, including the Hunger Games series, and has narrated many Ken Burns documentaries.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Enemy Mine | Morse | |
| 1986–1987 | Spenser: For Hire | Asst. Dist. Atty. Rita Fiore | 22 episodes[9] |
| 1988–1990 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Minuet | 2 episodes |
| 1991–2009 | Law & Order | Dr. Elizabeth Olivet | 87 episodes (1991–1997, 1999, 2002–2010) |
| 1993 | Rain Without Thunder | Reporter | |
| 1994 | A Simple Twist of Fate | Elaine McCann | |
| 1996 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Linda Mariner | 2 episodes |
| 1997–1999 | Cracker | Judith Fitzgerald | 16 episodes |
| 1998 | The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy | Rula Kor | TV movie |
| 1999 | You Know My Name | Zoe | |
| 1999–2001, 2013–2018 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Elizabeth Olivet | 6 episodes |
| 2000 | Deus Ex | Anna Navarre / Janice Reed / Maggie Chow / Agathe / Aimee / Annette / Dr. Brittany Prinzler / Female Clinic Bum / MJ12 Lab Assistant / MJ12 Lab Bio-Weapon Scientist / MJ12 Lab Computer Scientist / MJ12 Lab Genetic Scientist / MJ12 Lab Psionics Scientist / Mole Female | Video game |
| 2001 | Women Docs | Narrator | Unknown episodes |
| 2001–2004 | Judging Amy | AAG Ellis Bonham | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Emmett's Mark | Mrs. Carlin | |
| This Is Not a Chair | Mrs. Morrison | Short film | |
| 2005 | Loverboy | Ruth the Realtor | |
| Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Dr. Elizabeth Olivet | Episode: 'Day | |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Dr. Elizabeth Olivet | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Elizabeth Stone | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Nights in Rodanthe | Jenny | |
| 2009 | Whatever Works | Jessica | |
| The National Parks: America's Best Idea | Various historical figures (voice) | ||
| The Hunger Games | Audiobook Narrator | ||
| Catching Fire | Audiobook Narrator | ||
| 2010 | Mockingjay | Audiobook Narrator | |
| True Nature | Becky Pascal | ||
| Downtown Express | Marie | ||
| One Life to Live | Judge Burdett | 3 episodes | |
| 2011 | Body of Proof | Gwen Baldwin | Episode: 'Dead Man Walking' |
| The Miraculous Year | The Realtor | ||
| 2012 | The Dust Bowl | Caroline Henderson (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2013 | Blue Bloods | Joyce Powers | 1 episode |
| Murder in Manhattan | Laura | ||
| 2014 | Mind Games | Victoria Hood | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Elementary | Denise Davis | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Madam Secretary | White House Doctor | 1 episode |
| The Interestings | Betsy Wolf | ||
| 2017 | The Blacklist: Redemption | Meryl Jensen | 1 episode |
| Billions | Investment banker | 1 episode | |
| 2018 | Bull | Judge Marion Stalder | 1 episode |
| 2020 | The Last Thing Mary Saw | Agnes |
References[edit]
- ^'Married Couple Byron Jennings and Carolyn McCormick to Star in Lunt and Fontanne Bio-Play Ten Chimneys'. Broadway.com. August 22, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^Carolyn Mccormick Biography (1959-) filmreference.com
- ^www.carolynmccormick.com Official site
- ^'Carolyn McCormick Theatre Credits'. Broadway World. Wisdom Digital Media. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^Gans, Andrew. ''Eve-Olution'—with 'Cosby' Star Le Beauf—to Close Dec. 12'Archived March 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, December 8, 2004
- ^'Broadway credits' Internet Broadway Database, accessed March 4, 2014
- ^Gans, Andrew. 'Byron Jennings and Carolyn McCormick Are The Lunts in Off-Broadway's Ten Chimneys, Opening Oct. 3'Archived May 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, October 3, 2012
- ^Murray, Matthew. 'Off-Broadway Review. Open House' talkinbroadway.com, March 3, 2014
- ^McCormick's hair was bleached blonde for this role. She had been recruited to take over for Barbara Stock's character of Susan Silverman, Spenser's girlfriend in the stories. This proved to be an unpopular decision, and Stock returned the next season.
External links[edit]
- Carolyn McCormick on IMDb
- Carolyn McCormick at the Internet Broadway Database
- Carolyn McCormick at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
| Max Greevey | |
|---|---|
| Law & Order character | |
| First appearance | 'Prescription for Death' |
| Last appearance | 'Confession' |
| Portrayed by | George Dzundza |
| In-universe information | |
| Partner | Donald Cragen Mike Logan |
| Seasons | 1, 2 |
Maxwell Greevey is a fictional character played by George Dzundza on NBC's long-running police procedural and legal dramatelevision seriesLaw & Order. Following Dzundza's departure from the cast at the end of the first season, Greevey was written off the series with his death in the second season premiere.
In Law & Order[edit]
Greevey is a homicide detective working in Manhattan's 27th Detective Squad. He began his career in the 1960s, partnered with Don Cragen (Dann Florek).[1] By the beginning of the series, he is promoted to sergeant and partnered with Mike Logan (Chris Noth), with Cragen as their captain. He is very close to Logan, even while having authority over him, and provides his younger partner advice and someone in whom to confide.
Greevey is happily married to his wife Marie, with whom he has three children. A conservativeIrish Catholic, he sometimes looks down upon people, even murder victims, whose lifestyles conflict with his beliefs. For example, his opposition to abortion makes him uncomfortable investigating the bombing of a family planning clinic, which causes some friction with Logan, who is pro-choice.[2] However, he seems at least tolerant of adultery, noting that while he himself has never cheated on his wife, 'I don't judge. You can never know someone else's story'.[3]
Greevey also harbors an open distrust of doctors, which began after a doctor incorrectly diagnosed him with an inoperable brain tumor. After seeking a second opinion, he learned that it was actually a subdural hematoma, and recovered shortly thereafter.[4]
Greevey carries a Smith & Wesson Model 36 revolver as his duty weapon. He draws it several times during the series, but never fires it.
Greevey's partner prior to Logan was killed in the line of duty during a traffic stop.[5]
Departure[edit]
Dzundza was disappointed when he realized that Law & Order would be more of an ensemble show rather than a show starring him. Though the cast liked his portrayal of Greevey, they increasingly felt uncomfortable around Dzundza, who was also under stress from the constant commute between New York City and his home in Los Angeles. Dzundza quit after the first season of the show,[6] making his last full appearance in the season finale, 'The Blue Wall'. In the opening scene of the second season premiere, 'Confession', Greevey (played in the scene by an uncredited stunt double) is shot and killed by a hit man working for a crime syndicate he is investigating. He is succeeded by Sgt. Phil Cerreta (Paul Sorvino).[7]
Greevey is the first detective within the Law & Order franchise to have been killed in the line of duty.
Along with Nina Cassady (Milena Govich), he is the second shortest serving detective in the series after Nick Falco (Michael Imperioli).
Connection to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[edit]
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Greevey is mentioned in a 2001 episode of the spinoff series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[8] Prior to his death, Greevey and Cragen had worked on a case involving the murder of a college student named Jennifer Talmadge, and the disappearance of her infant son, Stephen. He took the case very seriously, working on it on his off time. After Greevey's death, Cragen took the case over and kept in touch with her parents. In the episode, Cragen, by now the head of the sex crimes unit, finds Stephen Talmadge while investigating a corrupt adoption agency. Cragen and his detectives later determine that the wife of Stephen's biological father killed Jennifer Talmadge and gave Stephen to the adoption agency. In the end, Stephen's biological father wins custody of him.
References[edit]
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- ^'Everybody's Favorite Bagman'. Law & Order. Season 1. Episode 6. September 30, 1990. NBC.
- ^'Life Choice'. Law & Order. Season 1. Episode 12. January 8, 1991. NBC.
- ^'By Hooker, By Crook'. Law & Order. Season 1. Episode 7. November 13, 1990. NBC.
- ^'Prescription for Death'. Law & Order. Season 1. Episode 1. September 13, 1990. NBC.
- ^'A Death in the Family'. Law & Order. Season 1. Episode 15. January 30, 1991. NBC.
- ^Courrier, Kevin; Green, Susan (November 22, 1999). Law & Order: The Unofficial Companion (2nd ed.). Los Angeles, California: Renaissance Books. p. 111. ISBN1-58063-108-8.
- ^'Confession'. Law & Order. Season 2. Episode 1. September 17, 1991. NBC.
- ^'Stolen'. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Season 3. Episode 3. October 12, 2001. NBC.
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