Geneva Carr

Geneva Carr
Born (1971-05-06) May 6, 1971 (age 53)
EducationMount Holyoke College, ESCP Europe
OccupationActress
Years active1997–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

Year Title Role
2006 Bully Jimmy Hopkins' Mom
2011 Saints Row: The Third Radio Voices

References

  1. ^ "Geneva Carr Theatre Credits". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "'Hand to God' - Devilish comedy burns bright on Broadway". NY Daily News. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Profile, lifestorynet.com; accessed June 7, 2015.
  5. ^ Profile, broadwayworld.com; accessed June 7, 2015.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Howard, Theresa (March 29, 2009). "AT&T ads stick with family in love with rollover minutes". USA Today. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  8. ^ 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.