Elizabeth Marvel | |
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Born |
Orange County, California, U.S. |
November 27, 1969
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse(s) | Bill Camp (2004-present; 1 child) |
Awards | Obie Awards in 1998, 2000 and 2005 |
Elizabeth Marvel (born November 27, 1969) is an American actress.
Marvel was born in Orange County, California but raised in Mohnton, Pennsylvania. She attended Juilliard School and since the early 1990s has appeared in off-Broadway plays.
Marvel appeared in many stage productions throughout her career. She has won Obie Awards for her work in Thérèse Raquin and Misalliance (1998),A Streetcar Named Desire (2000) and Hedda Gabler (2005). She returned to the role she originated Off-Broadway of Brooke Wyeth in Other Desert Cities, which was played by Rachel Griffiths in its Broadway premiere. In 2009, for her performance in Fifty Words, she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play.
In film, Marvel has appeared in Burn After Reading (2008), directed by the Coen brothers, and in True Grit (2010), as the adult Mattie Ross. She appeared in The Bourne Legacy (2012), Lincoln (2012), and Hyde Park on Hudson (2012). On television, she is best known for her regular role as Nancy Parras in CBS series The District (2000–04). She played recurring roles in Lights Out, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Nurse Jackie, and Person of Interest, and guest-starred on 30 Rock, The Good Wife, and The Newsroom.