American actress (b. 1971)
Geneva Carr
Born (1971-05-06 ) May 6, 1971 (age 53) Education Mount Holyoke College , ESCP Europe Occupation Actress Years active 1997–present Spouse
Yuji Yamazaki
(
m. 2014;
div. 2015)
Geneva Carr (born May 6, 1971) is an American television and stage actress with an extensive acting résumé.[ 1] She is best known for her portrayal of Marissa Morgan on the CBS television series Bull and for her performance as Margery in the original Broadway cast of Hand to God , earning a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play .[ 2]
Early life and career
Carr was born in Jackson, Mississippi , to George and Phyllis (née Duba) Carr.[ 3] She has two brothers, George Carr II and Joseph Carr.
Carr studied French at Mount Holyoke College and initially had a career in banking before deciding to become an actress.[ 3] She studied French in Paris and earned her MBA in Business from ESCP . She studied acting with Jane Hoffman at the Actors Studio .[ 4] [ 5] To support herself while she honed her craft and auditioned for parts, Carr waited on tables, bartended, and did gigs as a voice actress.[ 6]
She played "Mom" on the AT&T commercials where she fretted over lost "rollover" minutes,[ 7] and her big break was in the Broadway play Hand to God in 2015.[ 3]
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1998
Restaurant
Funeral Guest
Uncredited
2001
The 3 Little Wolfs
Shannen Wolf
2002
Fish in the Sea Is Not Thirsty
Veronique
Short film
2004
Neurotica
Stacey
2005
Charlie's Party
Mitsy Ann
One Last Thing...
Hospital Administrator
Uncredited
2007
Then She Found Me
Woman in Her 20s
2008
College Road Trip
Mrs. O'Mally
2009
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead
Charlotte Lawrence
Company Retreat
Chessy
It's Complicated
Woman at Fertility Clinic
2010
Case Closed
Angela Biggs
Short film
Love & Other Drugs
Viagra Nurse #2
2011
High Maintenance
Melissa
Short film
The Melancholy Fantastic
Mrs. Wiley
Smile
Tess
Short film
2012
Alter Egos
Newscaster
Visions of Joanna
Joanna Wyatt
Short film
2013
Darkroom
Mother
Video
2015
Creative Control
Client
Ava's Possessions
Darlene
Completely Normal
Mary
2016
The Harrow
Adele
2017
Blame
Mrs. Howell
Wonder Wheel
Ginny's Friend
2019
klutz.
Shandra
Short film
All the Little Things We Kill
Ann Archer
2020
Karma
Dr. Green
Short film
2023
Run Amok
Principal Linda
Short film
Asian Persuasion
Helene Dubois
TBA
American Retail
Lilith
Short film; post-production
TBA
Mooch
Sheila
Post-production
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1997
Spin City
Kathy
Episode: "The Thirty Year Itch"
2002
Sex and the City
Delivery Nurse
Episode: "I Heart NY"
2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Camilla
Episode: "Pravda"
2004
Chappelle's Show
Airline Employee
Episode: "2.6"
Third Watch
Caroline / Sarah Guile
2 episodes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Margo Sanders
Episode: "Weak"
2005
Jonny Zero
Mrs. Weston
Episode: "No Good Deed"
Hope & Faith
Kathy
2 episodes
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Talia Rawlings
Episode: "Baby Boom"
2005–2009
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Faith Yancy
6 episodes
2007
What Goes On
Naomi Knowles
Unknown episodes
Two Families
—
TV movie
2009
The Unusuals
Cheryl Thayler
Episode: "The E.I.D."
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Katie Harris
Episode: "Unstable"
Law & Order
Larry's Accountant
Episode: "Reality Bites"
2010
How to Make It in America
Tiny Apartment Mom
Episode: "Unhappy Birthday"
Team Umizoomi
(voice)
Episode: "The Ghost Family Costume Party"
The Good Wife
Beth
Episode: "Bad Girls"
2011
Onion News Network
Diane Connor
6 episodes
Rescue Me
Pamela Keppler
4 episodes
2012
Person of Interest
Nurse Liz Picket
Episode: "Critical "
Blue Bloods
Sally Burton
Episode: "Secrets and Lies"
2013
Yoga Partner
Tanya
Unknown episodes
Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell
Tiffany
Episode: "Devil in the Details"
Elementary
Rebecca Burrell
Episode: "Déjà Vu All Over Again"
2014
The Mysteries of Laura
Danielle Bailey
Episode: "The Mystery of the Mobile Murder"
2015
Younger
Mary Beth Bell
Episode: "Pilot"
Deadbeat
Linda
Episode: "The Ex-orcism"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Pam Baker
Episode: "Patrimonial Burden"
2016
I Shudder
Susan Marie Henglebert
TV movie
2016–2022
Bull
Marissa Morgan
125 episodes[ 8]
2023
Law & Order
Jenny Newhall
Episode: "Collateral Damages"
2024
Elsbeth
Poppy Hayes
Episode: "Something Blue"
Video games
References
^ "Geneva Carr Theatre Credits" . broadwayworld.com . Retrieved March 14, 2018 .
^ " 'Hand to God' - Devilish comedy burns bright on Broadway" . NY Daily News . Retrieved March 14, 2018 .
^ a b c Levitt, Hayley (May 14, 2015). "Hand to God's Geneva Carr Chose the Road Not Taken and Wound Up at the Tony Awards: How a banker becomes a Broadway front-runner" . Theater Mania . Retrieved December 3, 2019 .
^ Profile , lifestorynet.com; accessed June 7, 2015.
^ Profile , broadwayworld.com; accessed June 7, 2015.
^ Cardiga, Manuela (April 23, 2020). "Meet Geneva Carr Who Plays Marissa Morgan on CBS' 'Bull' and Was Once a Banker" . news.amomama.com . Retrieved September 10, 2020 .
^ Howard, Theresa (March 29, 2009). "AT&T ads stick with family in love with rollover minutes" . USA Today . Retrieved December 3, 2019 .
^ Petski, Denise (March 3, 2016). "Geneva Carr Joins C CBS Drama Pilot 'Bull'; Fox's 'The Exorcist' Adds Kurt Egyiawan" . Deadline . Retrieved August 14, 2018 .
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