Carrie Preston (born June 21, 1967) is an American actress on both stage and screen. She has also produced, directed, and edited. Her husband is actor Michael Emerson, and her brother is actor John G. Preston.
Born and raised in Macon, Georgia, to an artist and art therapist mother and a geo-technical engineer father, a young Carrie Preston discovered her true calling in performing arts. At the age of 12, she became the impresario of her own fron...
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Carrie Preston (born June 21, 1967) is an American actress on both stage and screen. She has also produced, directed, and edited. Her husband is actor Michael Emerson, and her brother is actor John G. Preston.
Born and raised in Macon, Georgia, to an artist and art therapist mother and a geo-technical engineer father, a young Carrie Preston discovered her true calling in performing arts. At the age of 12, she became the impresario of her own front-yard theater company as producer, writer, casting director, costumer, director and actress. Preston later obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Evansville followed with an acting diploma from the prestigious performing arts school Juilliard School. After attending Juilliard, Preston went on to work in performing arts.
Preston has worked with her husband, actor Michael Emerson, on a number of projects. Emerson plays Ben Linus on television's Lost, and Preston was a guest star in episode 20 of season 3, The Man Behind the...
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