Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe was born on July 5, 1965, in Newton, Massachusetts, USA, and is an actress best known for her role as Detective Alexandra Earnes in the “Law & Order” spin-off TV series “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” between 2001 and 2011. She also played Shirley Bellinger, a death row inmate, in the television series “Oz.”
Kathryn Erbe Age & Early Life
Kathryn is the daughter of a research geneticist and grew up in Massachusetts with two younger siblings. It is unknown if she was interested in acting as a child, but went on to pursue it in her late teens. She enrolled at New York University (1989) after graduating from high school, hoping to complete an undergraduate degree. NYU is a research university in Greenwich Village, Lower Manhattan, founded in 1831.
Over the years, the university has expanded its international reach, with campuses in both Shanghai and Abu Dhabi. They also have academic centers in London, Los Angeles, Tel Aviv, Sydney, Madrid, and Berlin, among other places. The school has a long list of notable alumni, including inventors, entrepreneurs, CEOs, royalty, and heads of state. The school has graduated 30 Academy Award winners, 30 Pulitzer Prize winners, and members of the National Academies of Sciences and the United States Congress as of 2019. Kathryn’s first professional acting opportunity came during her time at NYU.
Professional Career Of Kathryn Erbe
Kathryn Erbe first role as a student was in the sitcom “Chicken Soup,” in which she played the daughter of Lynn Redgrave’s character, which aired in late 1989 before being canceled due to low ratings and audience retention. After finishing her degree, she joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, where she appeared in several productions, including “Curse of the Starving Class” and “A Streetcar Named Desire.” Her work on “The Grapes of Wrath” received widespread praise, and it even won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1990.
The following year, she received her first Tony Award nomination for her performance as Mary in “The Speed of Darkness”; the Broadway premiere lasted 36 performances, with Stephen Lang reprising his role from the original production. During the 1990s, she began to gain more on-screen roles, with some of her early films including “Stir of Echoes” and “Rich in Love.” She also did a lot of independent film work, including “Entropy.”
Kathryn Erbe Net Worth 2023
Kathryn Erbe’s net worth is unknown. As of mid-2019, sources estimate a net worth of more than $8 million, earned through a successful acting career. She has worked in the entertainment industry since 1989, both in films and on television.
Kathryn Erbe’s Relationship
In terms of her personal life, Erbe married actor Terry Kinney in 1993. Kathryn Erbe is best known for his work as a theatre director and founding member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. They met at the company and later collaborated on the show “Oz.” They have two children from their marriage, which ended in divorce in 2006. There have been no reports of new relationships in her life since then, as she has kept mostly to herself.
Social Media
Erbe, like many other actresses, is active online through social media accounts, particularly on Twitter, where she has over 1,000 followers. She rarely posts her own opinions or thoughts on the website, instead relying on retweets from other well-known people. Erbe also keeps up with the news and promotes her acting work on her account. She doesn’t share much about her personal life on social media, preferring to keep her professional and personal lives separate. She is very interested in the theatrical scene and usually takes time off online due to her ongoing work in film and television.
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