Carey Lowell

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Carey Lowell (born February 11, 1961<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>) is an American actress and former model, best known as New York Assistant DA Jamie Ross in Law & Order (1996–2001, 2022) and as Bond girl Pam Bouvier in the James Bond film Licence to Kill (1989).

Early life

Lowell was born in Huntington, New York, the daughter of geologist James Lowell.<ref name=people2000>Template:Cite news</ref> She spent her childhood living in several countries, including Libya, the Netherlands, and France. In the United States, she also lived in Houston, Texas, and Denver, Colorado,<ref name=tnt>Template:Cite web</ref> where her family settled when she was 12.<ref name=nytimes1997>Template:Cite news</ref> After a year at the University of Colorado at Boulder,<ref name=tnt /><ref name=nytimes1997 /> where she considered majoring in literature,<ref name=rovi>Template:Cite web</ref> she moved to New York City to pursue modeling, and worked for such clients as Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein,<ref name=nytimes1997 /> and at one point attended New York University.<ref name=rovi /> She also studied at Manhattan's Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.<ref name=rovi />

Career

Lowell broke into acting with the film Dangerously Close followed by a small role in the Harold Ramis movie Club Paradise.<ref name=nytimes1997 /> She went on to roles including co-starring as Bond girl Pam Bouvier in the James Bond movie Licence to Kill (1989) and, starting in 1996, as Assistant District Attorney Jamie Ross for two seasons on the television drama Law & Order, a character she reprised in 2005 for a guest role on its spinoff, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, and again on the original series in 2022 when it returned for a 21st season.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> Immediately before getting that role, however, she had become frustrated with her acting career and had applied to study documentary filmmaking at New York University.<ref name=nytimes1997 />

She took a hiatus from acting during the mid-2000s. In 2012, Lowell lent her likeness and voice while reprising her Licence to Kill role in the video game 007 Legends. In 2018, she returned to TV, appearing as a guest on the show Blue Bloods.<ref name="007a">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="TV">Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

Lowell has been married three times. Her first husband was fashion photographer John Stember, to whom she was married from 1984 to 1988.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

She was married to actor Griffin Dunne from 1989 to 1995 and has a daughter, Hannah from the marriage.<ref>Westarp, Elaine (April 12, 1990). "Producer leaves town with babe". The News and Observer. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com. "Hannah Beatriz Dunne, 8 pounds, 12 ounces made her Carolina debut at 3:17 a.m. Sunday at Rex Hospital."</ref>

Lowell married actor Richard Gere in November 2002,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> following the birth of their son, who was born on February 6, 2000.<ref name=people2000 /> In September 2013, the two separated after eleven years of marriage. The couple spent three years in highly contested divorce proceedings in New York Supreme Court.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The case was settled in October 2016.<ref name="nydailynews">Template:Cite news</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Dangerously Close Julie
Club Paradise Fashion Model
1987 Down Twisted Maxine
1988 Me and Him Janet Anderson
1989 Licence to Kill Pam Bouvier
1990 Template:Sortname Kate Sterling
1993 Sleepless in Seattle Maggie Baldwin
1994 Love Affair Martha
1995 Leaving Las Vegas Bank Teller
1997 Fierce Creatures Cub Felines
2014 Template:Sortname Edith Short
2016 C Street Magnolia Fallon

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Road to Ruin Jessie Tailor TV film
1993 A League of Their Own Dottie Hinson 6 episodes
1996 Episode: Duke of Groove Short
1996–2001, 2022 Law & Order ADA Jamie Ross Main role (seasons 7–8)
Guest role (seasons 10–11, 21)
1997 Homicide: Life on the Street Episode: "Baby, It's You"
2001 Big Apple Deirdre Stiles 2 episodes: "Follow the Blender" & "1.7"
2003 More Than Meets the Eye: The Joan Brock Story Joan Brock TV film
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Judge Jamie Ross 2 episodes: "41 Shots" & "Bang & Blame"
Empire Falls Francine Whiting (age 40) Miniseries
2006–2007 Six Degrees Christine Caseman Recurring role
2012 007 Legends Pam Bouvier (voice and likeness) Video game
2018 Blue Bloods Janet Thompson Episode: "Tale of Two Cities"
Bull Marina DeMarte Episode: "Fool Me Twice"

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