Geneva Carr Biography, Age, Family, Height, Net Worth, Movies

Geneva Carr Biography

Geneva Carr is an American television and stage actress best known for her portrayal of Marissa Morgan on CBS television series Bull and for her performance as Margery in the original Broadway cast of Hand to God, winning a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.

In 2015, she was nominated for a Tony Award for “Best Actress in a Play” for her headlining role as Margery in the critically acclaimed Broadway production of “Hand to God.”

Geneva Carr Age

She was born on 6 May 1971 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States; she lived in Michigan and the Carolinas before moving to Atlanta, where she graduated high school. Her star sign is Taurus.

Geneva Carr Height And Weight

The American actress stands at a height of 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) and weighs 48 kg. Her other body measurements include bust size – 32, waist size – 23 and hip size – 32 (all in inches).

Geneva Carr Family

The successful actress was born in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A on the 6th of May, 1971. Her parents are George and Phyllis Carr. The occupation of her parents is not known. She has two brothers, George Carr II and Joseph Carr.

Geneva Carr Husband

The gorgeous actress Geneva Carr is married to an architect, Yuji Yamazaki. The duo got married in 2014. There was no information about any other relationships the actress has been into.

Currently, the couple has no children and there has been no news of pregnancy either. Geneva and her husband reside in a comfortable home in Harlem. Their house is reported to have a jacuzzi, a bar, and a library but its cost is unknown.

Geneva Carr Education

She graduated high school in Atlanta, she moved to Paris after graduating from Mount Holyoke College with a degree in French. She earned an MBA from the prestigious ESCP Europe Paris campus there.

While working for a French bank on Wall Street, after seeing an off-broadway play that awakened her true calling, Geneva turned her resignation.

Geneva Carr Career

Before joining the acting scene, she sold derivatives for living in a French bank. This came to an end when she moved to New York and joined the Actors Studio, an organization where members are taught professional and theater performing.

Before becoming a full-fledged actress, Geneva featured in AT&T mobile phone commercials that she became popular among television viewers.

By 1997, the American actress started to act professionally with her debut appearance as Kathy in the American sitcom Spin City. In the year that followed, when she delivered the role of a funeral guest in Restaurant, she had her first movie acting experience.

The next time the actress was seen on the screen was in 2001 in the movie The 3 Little Wolves. The actress began to make recognizable progress in her career as she began to appear among others on popular films and television series such as Sex and the City (2002), Law and Order: Criminal Intent (2003).

When asked about the personalities that influenced her most in the line of her career, Geneva pointed to actresses like Viola Davis, Helen Mirren, Mary Tyler Moore, Patricia Arquette, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. She also revealed that if she were not an actress, she would have been an investment banker. This shows that she definitely still has something to do with business.

Aside from the movies and sitcoms, she featured in during her early acting days, she has had recent appearances, including Visions of Joana (2012), Darkroom (2013), Bull (2016-present). Bull has so far been one of her most successful projects, gaining her wide recognition.

The actress made her Broadway debut appearance in the stage play Hand To God in 2015. Her role as Margery earned her a nomination for Best Actress in a Play at the Tony Awards. She has also voiced characters as a versatile actress in two video games, namely: Bully and Saints Row: The Third.

Geneva Carr Movies And Tv Shows

Filmography

Film

2016 The Harrow as Adele
2015 Ava’s Possessions as Darlene
2013 Darkroom as Mother
2012 Alter Egos as Newscaster
2012 Visions of Joanna as Joanna Wyatt
2011 High Maintenance as Melissa
2011 The Melancholy Fantastic as Mrs. Wiley
2011 Smile as Tess
2010 Case Closed as Angela Biggs
2010 Love & Other Drugs as Viagra Nurse #2
2009 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead as Charlotte Lawrence
2009 Company Retreat as Chessy
2009 It’s Complicated as Woman at Fertility Clinic
2008 College Road Trip as Mrs. O’Mally
2007 Then She Found Me as Woman in Her 20s
2005 Charlie’s Party as Mitsy Ann
2005 One Last Thing… as Hospital Administrator
2004 Neurotica as Stacey
2002 Fish in the Sea Is Not Thirsty as Veronique
2001 The 3 Little Wolfs as Shannen Wolf
1998 Restaurant as Funeral Guest

Television

2010 – 2016

2016 I Shudder as Susan Marie Henglebert
2016–present Bull as Marissa Morgan
2015 Younger as Mary Beth Bell
2015 Deadbeat as Linda
2015 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit as Pam Baker
2014 The Mysteries of Laura as Danielle Bailey
2013 Yoga Partner as Tanya
2013 Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell as Tiffany
2013 Elementary as Rebecca Burrell
2012 Person of Interest as Nurse Liz Picket
2012 Blue Bloods as Sally Burton
2011 Onion News Network as Diane Connor
2011 Rescue Me as Pamela Keppler
2010 How to Make It in America as Tiny Apartment Mom
2010 Team Umizoomi as (voice)
2010 The Good Wife as Beth

1997 – 2009

2009 The Unusuals as Cheryl Thayler
2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Katie Harris
2009 Law & Order as Larry’s Accountant
2007 What Goes On as Naomi Knowles
2007 Two Families as N/A
2005 Jonny Zero as Mrs. Weston
2005 Hope & Faith as Kathy
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Talia Rawlings
2005–2009 Law & Order: Criminal as Intent Faith Yancy
2004 Chappelle’s Show as Airline Employee
2004 Third Watch as Caroline/Sarah Guile
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Margo Sanders
2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Camilla
2002 Sex and the City as Delivery Nurse
1997 Spin City as Kathy

Geneva Carr Net Worth

The American actress made her 9 million dollar fortune with Bull, Blame and The Harrow. As of 2019, there is no information regarding her salary.

Geneva Carr Bull

Bull is an American drama television series starring Michael Weatherly. CBS ordered the program to series on May 13, 2016, and it premiered on September 20, 2016. Geneva Carr is best known for her portrayal of Marissa Morgan on the CBS television series.

Geneva Carr Hand To God

Hand to God is a play written by Robert Askins. The play was produced Off-Broadway in 2011 and 2014 and on Broadway in 2015. The Broadway production received five Tony Award nominations, including for Best New Play. Geneva played the role of Margery in the original Broadway cast of Hand to God, earning a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.

Are Geneva Carr And Jane Krakowski Related

Some people think that Geneva Carr who plays Marissa Morgan in Bull is related to her look-alike Jane Krakowski from Ally McBeal. These two actresses are not related in any way.