Carrie Preston (born June 21, 1967 in Macon, Georgia) is an American film and television actress, producer and director. Carrie is perhaps best-known for her roles as Arlene Fowler on True Blood, and as Elsbeth Tascioni on The Good Wife, which earned her the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. She's also directed many indie movies, and is married to Michael Emerson.
Film Roles
- 1997 My Best Friend's Wedding as Mandy Newhouse
- 1997 The Journey as Laura Singh
- 1997 For Richer or Poorer as Rebecca Yoder
- 1998 Mercury Rising as Emily Lang
- 1999 Guinevere as Patty
- 2000 Woman Wanted as Monica
- 2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance as Idalyn Greaves
- 2004 Straight Jacket as Sally Stone
- 2004 The Stepford Wives as Barbara
- 2005 Transamerica as Sydney
- 2007 Lovely By Surprise as Marian
- 2007 Towelhead as Evelyn Vuoso
- 2008 Ready OK as Andy Dowd
- 2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona as Sally
- 2008 Doubt as Christine Hurley
- 2009 Duplicity as Barbara Bofferd
- 2022 They/Them as Cora Knox
- 2023 The Holdovers as Lydia Crane
Television Roles
- 2001 Emeril as B.D. Benson
- 2004 Hope & Faith as Sally Jones
- 2005 NUMB3RS as Vicky Sites
- 2007 Lost as Emily Linus
- 2007 Desperate Housewives as Lucy
- 2008–2014 True Blood as Arlene Fowler
- 2010–2016 The Good Wife as Elsbeth Tascioni
- 2017-2018 The Good Fight as Elsbeth Tascioni
- 2024 Elsbeth as Elsbeth Tascioni
- 2012–2016 Person of Interest as Grace Hendricks
- 2021 Dr. Death as Robbie McClung
- 2017-2022 Claws as Polly
