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Carrie Preston

Carrie Preston

23 movies on Netflix

Biography

Carrie Preston is an American actress, director, and producer known for playing Arlene Fowler on the HBO series True Blood and lawyer Elsbeth Tascioni on the CBS series The Good Wife and its spinoffs The Good Fight and Elsbeth. Born in Macon, Georgia, she attended the College of Charleston, earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Evansville in 1990, and trained at the Juilliard School's Drama Division. She is a co-owner of Daisy 3 Pictures. Her film work includes My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Transamerica (2005), Doubt (2008), Duplicity (2009), To the Bone (2017), They/Them (2022), and The Holdovers (2023). On television she also appeared in Person of Interest, Crowded, and Claws. Her recurring role on The Good Wife won her a Primetime Emmy Award in 2013, and she later earned a second Emmy nomination for her work on the show.

59years old

Turns 60 on June 21in 251 days

  • Born Macon
  • Star sign: CancerFirst day of the sign, on the Gemini cusp

Movie Career

Films
23
Career span
26 years1997 to 2023

Genres

First and latest

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Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Holdovers2023 Comedy, Dramaas Miss Lydia Crane

    IMDb rating 7.9274K votes

  2. To the Bone2017 Dramaas Susan

    IMDb rating 6.760K votes

  3. My Best Friend's Wedding1997as Amanda Newhouse

    IMDb rating 6.4169K votes

  4. Doubt2008as Christine Hurley

    IMDb rating 7.5149K votes

  5. Transamerica2005as Sydney Schupak

    IMDb rating 7.343K votes

  6. Mercury Rising1998as Emily Lang

    IMDb rating 6.182K votes

  7. 5 Flights Up2014as Miriam Carswell

    IMDb rating 6.212K votes

  8. Duplicity2009as Barbara Bofferd

    IMDb rating 6.154K votes

Most often with

Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Paul Giamatti, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Paul GiamattiKevin Bacon, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Kevin BaconJulia Roberts, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Julia RobertsAlysia Reiner, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Alysia ReinerMatt Letscher, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Matt Letscher

Films together

  • Paul Giamatti2 films together, 2009 to 2023
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    • The Holdovers2023IMDb rating 7.9Preston as Miss Lydia CraneGiamatti as Paul Hunham
    • Duplicity2009IMDb rating 6.1Preston as Barbara BofferdGiamatti as Richard Garsik
  • Kevin Bacon2 films together, 2022
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    • Space Oddity2022IMDb rating 5.5Preston as Jane McAllisterBacon as Jeff McAllister
    • They/Them2022IMDb rating 4.0Preston as Cora WhistlerBacon as Owen Whistler
  • Julia Roberts2 films together, 1997 to 2009
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    • Duplicity2009IMDb rating 6.1Preston as Barbara BofferdRoberts as Claire Stenwick
    • My Best Friend's Wedding1997IMDb rating 6.4Preston as Amanda NewhouseRoberts as Julianne Potter
  • Alysia Reiner2 films together, 2014 to 2016
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    • Equity2016IMDb rating 5.6Preston as Compliance Officer AbbyReiner as Samantha Ryan
    • 5 Flights Up2014IMDb rating 6.2Preston as Miriam CarswellReiner as Blue Leggings
  • Matt Letscher2 films together, 2004 to 2007
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    • Towelhead2007IMDb rating 6.9Preston as Evelyn VuosoLetscher as Gil Hines
    • Straight-Jacket2004IMDb rating 6.6Preston as SallyLetscher as Guy Stone

Box office

What Carrie Preston's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$652 million

15 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 23 films: 15 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.

  • 15Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 5Figure not found

Top grosser

My Best Friend's Wedding1997as Amanda Newhouse$299 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    My Best Friend's Wedding1997as Amanda Newhouse
    $299M45.9% of the total
  2. 2
    Mercury Rising1998as Emily Lang
    $93M14.3% of the total
  3. 3
    Duplicity2009as Barbara Bofferd
    $78M12.0% of the total
  4. 4
    Doubt2008as Christine Hurley
    $51M7.8% of the total
  5. 5
    The Holdovers2023as Miss Lydia Crane
    $43M6.5% of the total
  6. 6
    The Legend of Bagger Vance2000as Idalyn Greaves
    $39M6.0% of the total
  7. 7
    For Richer or Poorer1997as Rebecca Yoder
    $32M4.8% of the total
  8. 8
    Transamerica2005as Sydney Schupak
    $13M2.0% of the total
Equity (2016), $1.6 million5 Flights Up (2014), $1.0 millionGuinevere (1999), $614,202Towelhead (2007), $367,638That Evening Sun (2009), $281,350Straight-Jacket (2004), $45,126Virginia (2010), $6,915

$3.9 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total

Awards

One award and honor, one of them major.

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Carrie Preston's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Emmy Awards
2013Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesThe Good WifeWon

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Official profiles and reference pages.

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