Kathryn Erbe

Birth Name:

Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe

Birth Place:

Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Profession

Actress

Nominated for a Tony in 1991 for her performance in a Broadway production of "The Speed of Darkness․"
Graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1989
Continued acting in "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" while pregnant, leading the show's writers to include a plotline where her character also became pregnant
Has two children with ex-husband Terry Kinney
Is the eldest of three children
Was married to theater director Terry Kinney, who co-founded the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, from 1993 to 2006
Cast in the sitcom "Chicken Soup" while still an undergraduate at NYU
First became interested in acting in kindergarten, when she performed in a school production of "Chicken Little․"
In September 2011, an overly obsessed fan was sentenced to five years of probation for stalking and harrasing her and her family
Appeared in a 2010 episode of "Celebrity Ghost Stories․"
Best known for her performances in "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and "Oz․"
Guest starred in an episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" as her character from "Law & Order: Criminal Intent․"
Starred in "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" before leaving the show and eventually returning for a special eight-episode arc in the show's final season
Worked alongside her ex-husband while on "Oz․"

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