McCormick, Carolyn 1959–

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McCORMICK, Carolyn 1959–

(Carolyn McCormack)

PERSONAL

Full name, Carolyn Inez McCormick; born September 19, 1959, in Midland, TX; father, an owner of an oil drilling company; married Byron Jennings (an actor), 1994; children: two. Education: Williams College, B.F.A. (with honors), theatre, 1981; American Conservatory Theatre, M.F.A., theatre, 1985; attended Centre d'Etudes Francais, Avignon, France.

Addresses: Agent—Bresler Kelly and Associates, 11500 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 352, Los Angeles, CA 90064.

Career: Actress and voice performer. Member of the American Conservatory Theatre Company, c. 1985, and Denver Center Theatre Company, 1989–90. Channel 39 News, Houston, TX, worked as a newscaster.

Awards, Honors: Bronze Wrangler Award (with others), Western Heritage awards, outstanding television feature film, 2000, for You Know My Name.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Assistant district attorney Rita Fiori, Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1986–1987.

Dr. Elizabeth Olivet, Law & Order, NBC, 1991–1997, 2002—.

Judith Fitzgerald, Cracker (also known as Fitz), ABC, 1997–1998.

Narrator, Women Docs, Lifetime, 2001–2002.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Tyler's doctor, To Serve and Protect (also known as Family Shield), NBC, 1999.

Voice, Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony (documentary), PBS, 1999.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Susie, Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story (also known as Victim of Rage), CBS, 1994.

First employee, Wishbone's Dog Days of the West, Showtime, 1998.

Rula Kor, The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (also known as The Osiris Chronicles), CBS, 1998.

Zoe, You Know My Name (also known as Bill Tilghman), TNT, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Mom, Barney's Night before Christmas, PBS, 2000.

Voice, Mark Twain, PBS, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Extra, "Danny Got His Gun: Part 3," Night Court, NBC, 1988.

Minuet, "11001001," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as The Next Generation and Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1988.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Minuet, "Shades of Gray," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as The Next Generation and Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1989.

Minuet, "Future Imperfect," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as The Next Generation and Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1990.

Leslie Whitestone, "Hackett or Pack It," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993.

Dr. Elizabeth Olivet, "Smack Is Back," New York Undercover, Fox, 1996.

Linda Mariner, "Sniper: Parts 1 & 2," Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as Homicide and H: LOTS), NBC, 1996.

Dr. Katherine Nesbit, "Food Chains," The Practice, ABC, 1998.

Dr. Elizabeth Olivet, "Killerz," Law & Order, NBC, 1999.

Dr. Elizabeth Olivet, "Or Just Look Like One," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 1999.

Dr. Elizabeth Olivet, "Refuge," Law & Order, NBC, 1999.

Dr. Elizabeth Olivet, "Baby Killer," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2000.

Dr. Elizabeth Olivet, "Abuse," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2001.

Ellis Bonham, "Rights of Passage," Judging Amy, CBS, 2001.

Nancy Healy, "Burnout," The Practice, ABC, 2003.

Ellis Bonham, "Just Say Oops," Judging Amy, CBS, 2003.

Ellis Bonham, "Slade's Chophouse," Judging Amy, CBS, 2004.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Deborah Matheson, D.C. Cops, CBS, 1986.

Danny, CBS, 2001.

Stage Appearances:

Ulla, There's One in Every Marriage, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1988.

Christine Penderecki, In Perpetuity throughout the Universe, Center Stage, Baltimore, MD, and Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City, 1988–1989.

Gwendolyn, The Importance of Being Earnest, Center Stage, 1988–1989.

Title role, Saint Joan, Denver Center Theatre Company, Denver, CO, 1989–1990.

Yelena, Uncle Vanya, Old Globe Theatre, 1989–1990.

Beatrice, Much Ado about Nothing, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA, 1990–1991.

Ramona, Zara Spook and Other Lures, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ, 1991–1992.

Sally Truman, Lips Together Teeth Apart, New York City, 1991–1992.

Sharon, Laureen's Whereabouts, Workshop of the Players Art Theatre, New York City, 1993.

Jocaste (some sources spell name Io–caste), Oedipus, Blue Light Theatre Company, Classic Stage Company Theatre, New York City, 1998.

Beth, Dinner with Friends, Variety Arts Theatre, New York City, 1999.

Mariette Levieux, The Dinner Party, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 2001.

Standby for Amanda Prynne and Louise, Private Lives, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York City, 2002.

Touch the Names: Letters to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Abingdon Theatre Complex, New York City, 2004.

Appeared as Cora, Counselor at Law, as Hermoine, The Greeks, as Joanna, Present Laughter, and as Stephanie, The Time of My Life, all Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA; as Louka, Arms and the Man, and Helena, A Midsummer Night's Dream, both American Conservatory Theatre Company, San Francisco, CA; as Laura, The Father, and as Thea, Hedda Gabler, both Geffen Playhouse; as Rosalind, As You Like It, and as Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, both Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival; appeared as Jane, Ancestral Voices, Lincoln Center Theater, New York City; as Dunya, The Donahue Sisters, Irish Arts Center, New York City; as Countess, Figaro/Figaro, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT; as Tracy Lord, The Philadelphia Story, Callboard Theatre, Los Angeles; and as Millimant, The Way of the World, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA.

Film Appearances:

Morse, Enemy Mine, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1985.

Reporter, Rain without Thunder, Orion Classics, 1993.

Elaine McCann, A Simple Twist of Fate, Buena Vista, 1994.

Danielle, Burnzy's Last Call, Rockville Pictures, 1997.

Mrs. Carlin, Emmett's Mark (also known as Killing Emmett Young), Emmett's Mark Productions, 2002.

Mrs. Morrison, This Is Not a Chair, Dropped on Your Head Productions, 2002.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

(As Carolyn McCormack) Voices of Anna Navarre and others, Deus Ex (also known as Deus Ex: The Conspiracy), Eidos Interactive, 2000.

Voice, Bloodrayne, Universal Interactive Studios, 2002.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, September 11, 1992, p. 32.

TV Guide, March 7, 1987, pp. 41–43.

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