Kathryn Erbe

Kathryn Erbe (born July 2, 1966) is an American actress, known for her role as Det. Alexandra Eames on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, a spin-off of Law & Order. Erbe is a veteran of film, stage, and television. Erbe was born the oldest of three children in Newton, Massachusetts. Her mother, Elisabeth Magnarelli, was a vice president of a Boston management firm, and her father, Dr. Richard Erbe, is an internist subspecialized as a medical geneticis... more

Kathryn Erbe (born July 2, 1966) is an American actress, known for her role as Det. Alexandra Eames on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, a spin-off of Law & Order. Erbe is a veteran of film, stage, and television. Erbe was born the oldest of three children in Newton, Massachusetts. Her mother, Elisabeth Magnarelli, was a vice president of a Boston management firm, and her father, Dr. Richard Erbe, is an internist subspecialized as a medical geneticist. Kathryn Erbe graduated from New York University in 1989. She was formerly married to actor Terry Kinney; they have two children: daughter Maeve (born 1995) and son Carson (born 2003). Erbe currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. While an undergraduate student at NYU, Erbe was cast as Lynn Redgrave's daughter on the sitcom Chicken Soup. Following the series, she became a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and has starred in many of their productions, including A Streetcar Named Desire, Curse of the Starving Class, My Thing of Love,... less