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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- 1961 births
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Suffolk County, New York
- American female models
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American voice actresses
- Living people
- Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre alumni
- New York University alumni
- People from Huntington, New York
- University of Colorado Boulder alumni
- Dunne family