Acting
Elizabeth Marvel
Born 1969-11-27
Los Angeles, California, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
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
Prominent works featuring Elizabeth Marvel
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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The Bourne Legacy
2012
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Gifted
2017
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True Grit
2010
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Burn After Reading
2008
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Fargo
2014
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Lincoln
2012
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Disclosure Day
2026
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Law & Order
1990
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House of Cards
2013
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (69 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2026 |
 | Disclosure Day | Sister Maura | Movie | 2026 |
 | Run Amok | Nancy | Movie | 2026 |
 | G20 | Treasury Secretary Joanna Worth | Movie | 2025 |
 | Presumed Innocent | Lorraine Horgan | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Color Purple | Miss Millie | Movie | 2023 |
 | Love & Death | Jackie Ponder | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Mrs. Davis | Celeste Abbott | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Dropout | Noel Holmes | TV Series | 2022 |
 | With/In Volume 2 | (segment "In the Air") | Movie | 2021 |
| With/In Volume 2 | Director | Movie | 2021 |
| With/In Volume 2 | Screenplay | Movie | 2021 |
 | Being Dead | Celice Adkins | Movie | 2021 |
 | All the Little Things We Kill | Deb Anderson | Movie | 2021 |
 | News of the World | Mrs. Gannett | Movie | 2020 |
 | Helstrom | Victoria Helstrom | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Swallow | Katherine Conrad | Movie | 2020 |
 | Dark Waters | Dr. Karen Frank (voice) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Unbelievable | Judith | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Native Son | Mrs. Dalton | Movie | 2019 |
 | Manifest | The Major | TV Series | 2018 |
 | The Land of Steady Habits | Sophie | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) | Jean Meyerowitz | Movie | 2017 |
 | Easy Living | Abby | Movie | 2017 |
 | Gifted | Gloria Davis | Movie | 2017 |
 | The $100,000 Pyramid | Self | TV Series | 2016 |
 | The Phenom | June Epland | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Congressman | Rae Blanchard | Movie | 2016 |
 | Consumed | Connie Conway | Movie | 2015 |
 | Aloha | Launch Announcer | Movie | 2015 |
 | A Most Violent Year | Mrs. Rose | Movie | 2014 |
 | Fargo | Constance Heck | TV Series | 2014 |
 | King & Maxwell | Kelly Nelson | TV Series | 2013 |
 | House of Cards | Heather Dunbar | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Hyde Park on Hudson | Missy | Movie | 2012 |
 | Lincoln | Mrs. Jolly | Movie | 2012 |
 | Elementary | Cassandra Walker | TV Series | 2012 |
 | The Bourne Legacy | Dr. Connie Dowd | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Newsroom | Sharon | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Homeland | Elizabeth Keane | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Person of Interest | Alicia Corwin | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Somewhere Tonight | Martha | Movie | 2011 |
 | True Grit | 40-Year-Old Mattie | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Other Woman | Pia | Movie | 2010 |
 | Holy Rollers | Elka Gold | Movie | 2010 |
 | Goldstar, Ohio | Edie Deyarmin | Movie | 2010 |
 | Past Life | Lynn Sampels | TV Series | 2010 |
 | White Collar | Dr. Mara Summers | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Good Wife | Lauren Chatham | TV Series | 2009 |
 | A Dog Year | Margo | Movie | 2009 |
 | Nurse Jackie | Ginny Flynn | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Guitar | Ma Wilder | Movie | 2008 |
 | Synecdoche, New York | Warehouse Realtor | Movie | 2008 |
 | Burn After Reading | Sandy Pfarrer | Movie | 2008 |
 | Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women | Louisa May Alcott | Movie | 2008 |
 | Pretty Bird | Tonya Honeycutt | Movie | 2008 |
 | 30 Rock | Emily | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Kidnapped | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The Dying Gaul | Kelli | Movie | 2005 |
 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Sylvia Moon | TV Series | 2001 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Jenny Hendry | TV Series | 2001 |
 | The District | Nancy Parras | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Rita Calhoun | TV Series | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Frantz | TV Series | 1999 |
 | A Will of their Own | Diana | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Amy Marshall | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Law & Order | Ms. Grubman | TV Series | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Rita Calhoun | TV Series | 1990 |
| Devoted | Kay | Movie | — |