A sultry stage player with a blue-collar vibe, Thorne honed her acting skills on New York's theater scene, working with a number of prestigious off-Broadway companies including the Public Theater, the Atlantic Theatre Company, Naked Angels and Manhattan Theater Club. With only a few screen credits under her belt, Thorne began a two-season stint as a detective on
Homicide: Life on the Street and stayed with the gritty drama until its 1999 demise. Frequently cast as civil servants — or their troublesome significant others — she had a recurring role on
The Wire as a detective's ex. But her scary signature part came as an alcoholic fireman's psycho girlfriend (not to mention his cousin-in-law) on
Rescue Me.
Callie Thorne Fast Facts:
- Turned to drama when she didn't make the varsity soccer team in high school.
- Her mother, Karen Thorne, is a celebrity astrologer.
- Callie Thorne Relationships:
- Karen Thorne - Mother
- College:
- Wheaton College, Norton, MA; The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, New York, NY
