Carey Lowell
Carey Lowell | |
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 Lowell at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival Vanity Fair party | |
| Born | February 11, 1961 |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado at Boulder New York University |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouses | John Stember
(m. 1984; div. 1988) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Official website |
Carey Lowell (born February 11, 1961[1]) is an American actress and former model, best known as New York Assistant DA Jamie Ross in Law & Order (1996–2001, 2022) and as Bond girl Pam Bouvier in the James Bond movie Licence to Kill (1989).
Early life
[edit]Lowell was born in Huntington, New York, the daughter of geologist James Lowell.[2] She spent her childhood living in several countries, including Libya, the Netherlands, and France. In the US she also lived in Houston, Texas, and Denver, Colorado,[3] where her family settled when she was 12.[4] After a year at the University of Colorado at Boulder,[3][4] where she considered majoring in literature,[5] she moved to New York City to pursue modeling, and worked for such clients as Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein,[4] and at one point attended New York University.[5] She also studied at Manhattan's Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.[5]
Career
[edit]Lowell broke into acting with the film Dangerously Close followed by a small role in the Robin Williams movie Club Paradise.[4] She went on to roles including co-starring as Bond girl Pam Bouvier in the James Bond movie Licence to Kill (1989) and, starting in 1996, as Assistant District Attorney Jamie Ross for two seasons on the television drama Law & Order, a character she reprised in 2005 for a guest role on its spinoff, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, and again on the original series in 2022 when it returned for a 21st season.[6] Immediately before getting that role, however, she had become frustrated with her acting career and had applied to study documentary filmmaking at New York University.[4]
She took a hiatus from acting during the mid-2000s. In 2012, Lowell lent her likeness and voice while reprising her Licence to Kill role in the video game 007 Legends. In 2018 she returned to TV, appearing as a guest on the show Blue Bloods.[7][8]
Personal life
[edit]Lowell has been married three times. Her first husband was fashion photographer John Stember, to whom she was married from 1984 to 1988.[9][10]
She was married to actor Griffin Dunne from 1989 to 1995 and has a daughter, Hannah (born April 8, 1990) from the marriage.[11]
Lowell married actor Richard Gere in November 2002,[12] following the birth of their child Homer James Jigme Gere, who was born on February 6, 2000.[2] In September 2013, the two separated after 11 years of marriage. The couple spent three years in highly contested divorce proceedings in New York Supreme Court.[13] The case was settled in October 2016.[14]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Dangerously Close | Julie | |
| 1986 | Club Paradise | Fashion Model | |
| 1987 | Down Twisted | Maxine | |
| 1988 | Me and Him | Janet Anderson | |
| 1989 | Licence to Kill | Pam Bouvier | |
| 1990 | The Guardian | Kate Sterling | |
| 1993 | Sleepless in Seattle | Maggie Baldwin | |
| 1994 | Love Affair | Martha | |
| 1995 | Leaving Las Vegas | Bank Teller | |
| 1997 | Fierce Creatures | Cub Felines | |
| 2014 | The Cause | Edith | Short |
| 2016 | C Street | Magnolia Fallon |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Road to Ruin | Jessie Tailor | TV film |
| 1993 | A League of Their Own | Dottie Hinson | 6 episodes |
| 1996 | Duke of Groove | TV short | |
| 1996–2001, 2022 | Law & Order | ADA Jamie Ross | Main role (seasons 7–8), Guest role (seasons 10–11, 21) |
| 1997 | Homicide: Life on the Street | New York ADA Jamie Ross | "Baby, It's You" |
| 2001 | Big Apple | Deirdre Stiles | "Follow the Blender", "1.7" |
| 2003 | More Than Meets the Eye: The Joan Brock Story | Joan Brock | TV film |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Judge Jamie Ross | "41 Shots", "Bang & Blame" |
| 2005 | Empire Falls | Francine Whiting (age 40) | TV miniseries |
| 2006–07 | Six Degrees | Christine Caseman | Recurring role |
| 2012 | 007 Legends | Pam Bouvier (voice and likeness) | Video game |
| 2018 | Blue Bloods | Janet Thompson | Season 8, "Tale of Two Cities" |
| 2018 | Bull | Marina DeMarte | Season 3, "Fool Me Twice" |
References
[edit]- ^ Rose, Mike (February 11, 2022). "Today's famous birthdays list for February 11, 2022 includes celebrities Jennifer Aniston, Natalie Dormer". Cleveland.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ a b Jewel, Dan (February 21, 2000). "Role Change". People. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ^ a b "Carey Lowell (Assistant DA Jamie Ross, 1996-1998)". Law & Order official site (TNT). Archived from the original on September 26, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Gerston, Jill (December 21, 1997). "A Cupcake Grows Into One Tough Cookie". The New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ a b c Sandra Brennan (2013). "Carey Lowell". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ "Carey Lowell Guest Stars on NBC's "Law & Order: Trial by Jury," Friday April 8th, 10pm ET/PT" (Press release). NBC via TheFutonCritic.com. April 6, 2005. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ "The Official James Bond 007 Website | 007 Legends Released Today". 007.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ "Carey Lowell IMDB". IMDb. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ^ Billups, Andrea (September 25, 2013). "Richard Gere and Carey Lowell Split After 11 Years of Marriage". People Magazine. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ^ Bucktin, Christopher (September 25, 2013). "Richard Gere and Carey Lowell to divorce after 'growing apart due to different lifestyles'". Mirror. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ^ Westarp, Elaine (April 12, 1990). "Producer leaves town with babe". The News and Observer. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com. "Hannah Beatriz Dunne, 8 pounds, 12 ounces made her Carolina debut at 3:17 a.m. Sunday at Rex Hospital."
- ^ Silverman, Stephen M. (November 15, 2002). "Passages: Gere, Lowell Get Married". People. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ Ross, Barbara (May 1, 2015). "Richard Gere, Carey Lowell still fighting over money in divorce case". New York Daily News. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ Ross, Barbara (October 18, 2016). "Richard Gere, Carey Lowell reach divorce settlement". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
External links
[edit]
- Carey Lowell at IMDb
- Carey Lowell at AllMovie
- Courrier, Kevin; Green, Susan (1999). Law & Order: The Unofficial Companion—Updated and Expanded (2nd ed.). Los Angeles: Renaissance Books. pp. 135–136. ISBN 978-1580631082.
- 1961 births
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from New York (state)
- American female models
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American voice actresses
- Living people
- Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre alumni
- New York University alumni
- People from Huntington, New York
- University of Colorado Boulder alumni