Elizabeth Marvel
Acting
Elizabeth Marvel (born November 27, 1969) is an American actress. Her most prominent roles include Det. Nancy Parras on The District, Solicitor General Heather Dunbar on House of Cards, and President Elizabeth Keane on Homeland. Film roles include Burn After Reading; Synecdoche, New York; True Grit; Lincoln; and The Meyerowitz Stories.
Known for
Acting64
movieDisclosure Day
2026
Sister Maura
movieRun Amok
2026
Nancy
movieG20
2025
Treasury Secretary Joanna Worth
tvPresumed Innocent
2024
Lorraine Horgan
movieThe Color Purple
2023
Miss Millie
tvLove & Death
2023
Jackie Ponder
tvMrs. Davis
2023
Celeste Abbott
tvThe Dropout
2022
Noel Holmes
movieWith/In Volume 2
2021
(segment "In the Air")
movieBeing Dead
2021
Celice Adkins
movieAll the Little Things We Kill
2021
Deb Anderson
movieNews of the World
2020
Mrs. Gannett
tvHelstrom
2020
Victoria Helstrom
movieSwallow
2020
Katherine Conrad
movieDark Waters
2019
Dr. Karen Frank (voice)
tvUnbelievable
2019
Judith
movieNative Son
2019
Mrs. Dalton
tvManifest
2018
The Major
movieThe Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017
Jean Meyerowitz
movieGifted
2017
Gloria Davis
movieThe Phenom
2016
June Epland
movieThe Congressman
2016
Rae Blanchard
movieConsumed
2015
Connie Conway
movieAloha
2015
Launch Announcer
movieA Most Violent Year
2014
Mrs. Rose
tvFargo
2014
Constance Heck
tvKing & Maxwell
2013
Kelly Nelson
tvHouse of Cards
2013
Heather Dunbar
movieLincoln
2012
Mrs. Jolly
tvElementary
2012
Cassandra Walker
movieThe Bourne Legacy
2012
Dr. Connie Dowd
tvThe Newsroom
2012
Sharon
tvHomeland
2011
Elizabeth Keane
tvPerson of Interest
2011
Alicia Corwin
movieTrue Grit
2010
40-Year-Old Mattie
movieHoly Rollers
2010
Elka Gold
movieGoldstar, Ohio
2010
Edie Deyarmin
tvPast Life
2010
Lynn Sampels
tvWhite Collar
2009
Dr. Mara Summers
tvThe Good Wife
2009
Lauren Chatham
movieA Dog Year
2009
Margo
tvNurse Jackie
2009
Ginny Flynn
movieThe Guitar
2008
Ma Wilder
movieSynecdoche, New York
2008
Warehouse Realtor
movieBurn After Reading
2008
Sandy Pfarrer
movieLouisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
2008
Louisa May Alcott
moviePretty Bird
2008
Tonya Honeycutt
tv30 Rock
2006
Emily
tvLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Sylvia Moon / Jenny Hendry
tvThe District
2000
Nancy Parras
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Rita Calhoun / Dr. Frantz
tvHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
Amy Marshall
tvLaw & Order
1990
Ms. Grubman / Rita Calhoun
Directing1
movieWith/In Volume 2
2021
Director
Writing1
movieWith/In Volume 2
2021
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