Carrie Preston Biography
Carrie Preston is a well-known American actress who has appeared in films such as True Blood, Person of Interest, Crowded, The Good Wife, The Good Fight, and Claws. She achieved great acclaim for her performance of Elsbeth Tascioni in CBS’s drama series The Good Wife, for which she won two Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
How old is Carrie Preston? – Age
She is 56 years old as of 21 June 2023. She was born in 1967 in Macon, Georgia, United States.
Carrie Preston Family – Education
Preston, the daughter of Pam and Ray Preston, was born in Macon, Georgia. John G. Preston, an actor, is her brother. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Evansville in 1990, followed by a Drama Division acting diploma from the Juilliard School.
Carrie Preston Husband
Preston and her husband, actor Michael Emerson, whom she married in 1998, have collaborated on a number of projects.
Carrie Preston Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
Carrie Preston Claws
She appeared as Polly Marks in the American comedy-drama television series Claws. Polly is a redhead North Carolinian who assists Desna in managing his illicit operations. She is a former professional con artist, pathological liar, and expert burglar who was just released from prison for running a Social Security fraud scam.
Her devotion to Desna is unwavering; she even threatens Virginia with a knife when she nearly implicates Desna in Roller’s “death.” She also develops a motherly attachment with Marnie, an adolescent girl attempting to flee her own neglected mother, who is attempting to drive Marnie into prostitution. Preston also plays Polly’s twin sister, Lillian Marks, who puts pressure on her to admit her faults.
Carrie Preston Crowded
She appeared as Martina Moore, a therapist in the American sitcom television series Crowded. When their two adult daughters, Stella and Shea, unexpectedly move back into their Seattle home after four years in college to figure out what they want to do with their lives, Mike and Martina Moore put their plans and newfound independence on hold. Mike also learns that his retired father Bob and stepmother Alice have decided to remain in town to assist Stella and Shea rather than relocate to Florida. Despite Mike and Martina’s reservations, the family must relearn how to live together.
Carrie Preston True Blood
On the HBO original series True Blood, she plays Arlene Fowler Bellefleur. Carrie makes her series debut in the first season’s premiere episode, “Strange Love,” as the current proprietor of Bellefleur’s Bar and Grill, the previous home of Merlotte’s. Carrie, a friend of the book’ protagonist Sookie Stackhouse, has three children, Coby, Lisa, and Mikey, and has been married five times.
She married Terry Bellefleur in the fourth season, assuming his surname as her marital name, however their marriage was abruptly ended by Terry’s unexpected death in the sixth season. Carrie is a guest starring actress who appeared in the series’ first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons as a recurring character. She was last seen in the series’ seventh and final season in the finale episode, “Thank You.”
Fowler, Arlene Bellefleur starred in the HBO original series True Blood. Arlene, played by American guest star Carrie Preston, makes her appearance in the series’ first season premiere episode, “Strange Love.” Arlene is the current proprietor of Bellefleur’s Bar and Grill, the former home of Merlotte’s, and a friend of the series’ protagonist Sookie Stackhouse. She has three children, Coby, Lisa, and Mikey, and has been married five times. She married Terry Bellefleur in the fourth season, assuming his surname as her marital name, however their marriage was abruptly ended by Terry’s unexpected death in the sixth season. Arlene appeared in the series’ first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons as a recurring character. She was last seen in the series’ seventh and final season in the finale episode, “Thank You.”
Carrie Preston Movies
♦ 2023 – The Holdovers
♦ 2022 – Space Oddity
♦ 2022 – They/Them
♦ 2018 – 30 Miles from Nowhere
♦ 2017 – To the Bone
♦ 2017 – And Then I Go
♦ 2017 – Daisy Winters
♦ 2016 – Equity
♦ 2016 – Six LA Love Stories
♦ 2014 – 5 Flights Up
♦ 2013 – Who’s Afraid of Vagina Wolf?
♦ 2013 – Vino Veritas
♦ 2013 – Beneath the Harvest Sky
♦ 2011 – Sironia
♦ 2010 – Virginia
♦ 2010 – A Bag of Hammers
Carrie Preston TV Shows
♦ 2024–present – Elsbeth
♦ 2021 – Dr. Death
♦ 2018 – Brockmire
♦ 2018 – RuPaul’s Drag Race
♦ 2017 – When We Rise
♦ 2017 – The Celebrity Perspective
♦ 2017 – Dating Game Killer
♦ 2017–2022 – The Good Fight
♦ 2017–2022 – Claws
♦ 2016 – Crowded
♦ 2016 – Grace and Frankie
♦ 2015 – Happyish
♦ 2014 – The Following
♦ 2014 – Getting On
♦ 2014 – Recorded Lives
♦ 2012 – Royal Pains
♦ 2012–2016 – Person of Interest