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BIO

Marvel appeared in many stage productions throughout her career. Her first professional role was as Isabella in Measure for Measure at Canada's Stratford Festival in 1992. She has won Obie Awards for her work in Thérèse Raquin and Misalliance (1998), A Streetcar Named Desire (2000) and Hedda Gabler (2005). She returned to the role she originated Off-Broadway of Brooke Wyeth in Other Desert Cities, which was played by Rachel Griffiths in its Broadway premiere. In 2009, for her performance in Fifty Words, she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play.



Marvel first gained widespread attention on television, with her four seasons playing the regular role of Nancy Parras in the CBS series The District (2000–04). She played a variety of guest and recurring roles on Lights Out, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Nurse Jackie, Person of Interest, 30 Rock, The Good Wife, and The Newsroom.

In film, Marvel has appeared in Burn After Reading (2008), directed by the Coen brothers, and in True Grit (2010), as the adult Mattie Ross. She appeared in The Bourne Legacy (2012), Lincoln (2012), and Hyde Park on Hudson (2012).

In 2009 she played Louisa May Alcott in scenes from the writer's life in the documentary profile "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind 'Little Women'" that aired on the PBS series American Masters.

In 2013, she was cast as lead in the CW family drama pilot Blink, opposite John Benjamin Hickey. She was noted for portraying Heather Dunbar in Netflix's political drama House of Cards. In 2016, she was cast as President-elect Elizabeth Keane for the sixth and seventh seasons of Showtime drama series Homeland.

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STAGE CREDITS

And Then We Were No More
[Off-Broadway]
2025
Lawyer ()
Five Models in Ruins, 1981
[Off-Broadway]
2025
Roberta ()
Sabbath's Theater Sabbath's Theater
[Off-Broadway]
New Group Off-Broadway Production, 2023
Others
Drenka
Others
Drenka
Long Day’s Journey into Night
[Off-Broadway]
2022
Mary Tyrone
King Lear King Lear
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2019
Goneril
Julius Caesar Julius Caesar
[Off-Broadway]
Shakespeare in the Park Revival, 2017
Antony
Picnic Picnic
[Broadway]
Roundabout Theatre Company Production, 2013
Rosemary Sydney
Other Desert Cities Other Desert Cities
[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2011
Brooke Wyeth [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Other Desert Cities Other Desert Cities
[Off-Broadway]
Lincoln Center Theater Production, 2011
Brooke
The Little Foxes The Little Foxes
[Off-Broadway]
New York Theatre Workshop Production, 2010
Performer
That Face That Face
[Off-Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2010
The Book Of Grace The Book Of Grace
[Off-Broadway]
Public Theater Production, 2010
Grace
Fifty Words
[Off-Broadway]
2008
Jan
Fifty Words Fifty Words
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2008
Top Girls Top Girls
[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2008
Marlene
Seascape Seascape
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2005
Sarah
Terrorism
[Off-Broadway]
2005
Performer
A Second Hand Memory
[Off-Broadway]
2004
Alma Wolfe
Hedda Gabler
[Off-Broadway]
2004
Hedda Gabler
Play Yourself
[Off-Broadway]
2002
Yvonne
Alice in Bed
[Off-Broadway]
2000
Performer
Lydie Breeze, Parts I & II
[Off-Broadway]
2000
Lydie Breeze
A Streetcar Named Desire
[Off-Broadway]
1999
Blanche DuBois
Therese Raquin
[Off-Broadway]
1997
Performer
Misalliance
[Off-Broadway]
1997
Lina Szczepanowska
An American Daughter
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1997
Quincy Quince
Taking Sides
[Broadway]
1996
Emmi Straube
Henry V
[Off-Broadway]
1996
Katherine
Arts & Leisure
[Off-Broadway]
1996
Daughter
King Lear
[Off-Broadway]
1996
Regan
Troilus and Cressida
[Off-Broadway]
1995
Cressida
Silence, Cunning, Exile
[Off-Broadway]
1995
Suzie
Saint Joan
[Broadway]
1993
Joan (Understudy)
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The Seagull
[Broadway]
1992
Masha (Understudy)
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Movies

Ten Hundred Kings
[ 2000 ] Caroline Shepard
The Dying Gaul
[ 2005 ] Kelli
The Guitar
[ 2008 ] Ma Wilder
Burn After Reading
[ 2008 ] Sandy Pfarrer
Pretty Bird
[ 2008 ] Tonya Honeycutt
Synecdoche, New York
[ 2008 ] Warehouse Realtor
A Dog Year
[ 2009 ] Margo
The Other Woman
[ 2009 ] Pia
True Grit
[ 2010 ] 40-Year-Old Mattie
Holy Rollers
[ 2010 ] Elka Gold
Somewhere Tonight
[ 2011 ] Martha
The Bourne Legacy
[ 2012 ] Dr. Connie Dowd
Hyde Park on Hudson
[ 2012 ] Missy
Lincoln
[ 2012 ] Mrs. Jolly
A Most Violent Year
[ 2014 ] Mrs. Rose
Consumed
[ 2015 ] Connie Conway
Aloha
[ 2015 ] Launch Announcer - Natalie
The Congressman
[ 2016 ] Rae Blanchard
The Phenom
[ 2016 ] Teresa Epland
Happy Baby
[ 2016 ] Theo's Mom
Easy Living
[ 2017 ] Abby
Gifted
[ 2017 ] Gloria Davis
The Meyerowitz Stories
[ 2017 ] Jean
The Land of Steady Habits
[ 2018 ] Sophie Ashford
All the Little Things We Kill
[ 2019 ] Deb Anderson
Dark Waters
[ 2019 ] Dr. Karen Frank
Swallow
[ 2019 ] Katherine Conrad
Native Son
[ 2019 ] Mrs. Dalton
Being Dead
[ 2020 ] Celice Adkins
News of the World
[ 2020 ] Mrs. Gannett
The Color Purple
[ 2023 ] Miss Millie
G20
[ 2025 ] Treasury Secretary Joanna Worth

TV Shows

Homeland
President Elizabeth Keane
House of Cards
Heather Dunbar
Law & Order
Attorney Grubman
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Jenny Hendry, Sylvia Moon
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Rita Calhoun, Dr. Frantz
Manifest
The Major
Nurse Jackie
Ginny Flynn
Person of Interest
Alicia Corwin
The District
Off. Nancy Parras, Det. Nancy Parras
Law & Order
[ 2008-2024 ] Rita Calhoun
Presumed Innocent
Lorraine Horgan
Law & Order
[ 2008-2024 ] Rita Calhoun
Presumed Innocent
Lorraine Horgan
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
[ 1999-2025 ] Rita CalhounDr. Frantz

Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2022 - Distinguished Performance Awards

Elizabeth Marvel, Long Day's Journey Into Night

Drama League Awards - 2018 - Distinguished Performance Award

Elizabeth Marvel, Julius Caesar

The Lortels - 2011 - Outstanding Lead Actress

Elizabeth Marvel, The Little Foxes

Drama Desk Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Elizabeth Marvel, Fifty Words


winner
Obie Awards - 2005 - Performance

Elizabeth Marvel, Hedda Gabler

The Lortels - 2005 - Outstanding Lead Actress

Elizabeth Marvel, Hedda Gabler


winner
Obie Awards - 2000 - Performance

Elizabeth Marvel, A Streetcar Named Desire


winner
Obie Awards - 1998 - Performance

Elizabeth Marvel, Therese Raquin

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News


Cast Set For THE DINOSAURS at Playwrights Horizons Photo
Cast Set For THE DINOSAURS at Playwrights Horizons
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025

Casting has been announced for The Dinosaurs at Playwrights Horizons. The production was written by Jacob Perkins and directed by Les Waters. Performances will run February 4 - March 1, 2026 at the The Judith O. Rubin Theater.
Theater-Themed Titles THE MUSICAL and RUN AMOK Set World Premieres at Sundance Photo
Theater-Themed Titles THE MUSICAL and RUN AMOK Set World Premieres at Sundance
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 10, 2025

Sundance has announced the film lineup for the 2026 festival, which features theater titles The Musical and Run Amok, both of which will compete in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category. 
UNDER THE RADAR Unveils Full 2026 Festival Programming Photo
UNDER THE RADAR Unveils Full 2026 Festival Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 15, 2025

Under the Radar has unveiled the full lineup of over 30 productions for the festival’s 21st edition. See the full programming lineup here and see how to purchase tickets!
Lilli Cooper & Jason Kravits Join THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Photo
Lilli Cooper & Jason Kravits Join THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
by Michael Major - Oct 2, 2025

Lilli Cooper (Spring Awakening, Tootsie, POTUS) and Jason Kravits (The Drowsy Chaperone, Sly Fox) have joined the cast of the first New York revival of the landmark Tony Award-winning musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
Review Roundup: AND THEN WE WERE NO MORE at La MaMa Photo
Review Roundup: AND THEN WE WERE NO MORE at La MaMa
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 29, 2025

And Then We Were No More, a new play written by Tim Blake Nelson, just opened at La MaMa. Directed by Mark Wing-Davey, the off-Broadway production is produced by La MaMa and Carol Ostrow of Stop The Wind Theatricals. Let's see what the critics are saying about the new play...
Photos: AND THEN WE WERE NO MORE At La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club Photo
Photos: AND THEN WE WERE NO MORE At La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 26, 2025

And Then We Were No More, a new play written by Tim Blake Nelson (The Public's Socrates, MCC Theater's The Grey Zone), currently playing at La MaMa (66 E. 4th Street), opens this Sunday, September 28. Check out new production photos below.
Interview: Playwright Tim Blake Nelson Talks AND THEN WE WERE NO MORE World Premiere Photo
Interview: Playwright Tim Blake Nelson Talks AND THEN WE WERE NO MORE World Premiere At La MaMa
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 25, 2025

Playwright Tim Blake Nelson discusses the debut his new play And Then We Were No More, playing now at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, starring Elizabeth Marvel and directed by Mark Wing-Davey. Read our interview!
AND THEN WE WERE NO MORE to be Begin Performances at LaMaMa Tomorrow Photo
AND THEN WE WERE NO MORE to be Begin Performances at LaMaMa Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 18, 2025

And Then We Were No More, a new play written by Tim Blake Nelson will play La MaMa beginning September 19, directed by Mark Wing-Davey. Learn more here!
Nikki Renee Daniels, Santino Fontana and More Join THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE Reading Photo
Nikki Renee Daniels, Santino Fontana and More Join THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 18, 2025

RED BULL THEATER has revealed further details of the 2025-’26 season, kicking off with the world premiere of Richard II. Learn more about the season here!
All the Off-Broadway Shows to See in Fall 2025 - A Complete Guide Photo
All the Off-Broadway Shows to See in Fall 2025 - A Complete Guide
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 17, 2025

BroadwayWorld is here with your fall 2025 guide to all the shows lighting up New York’s stages. From world premieres to long-awaited revivals, this season’s Off-Broadway lineup delivers something for every kind of theater fan!
Fall Performance Schedule Set for La Mama's 64th Season Photo
Fall Performance Schedule Set for La Mama's 64th Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 18, 2025

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club has revealed the Fall performances of its 64th season–featuring dozens of new works from around the world. See the full lineup here!
Elizabeth Marvel to Star in AND THEN WE WERE NO MORE at La MaMa Photo
Elizabeth Marvel to Star in AND THEN WE WERE NO MORE at La MaMa
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 31, 2025

And Then We Were No More, a new play written by Tim Blake Nelson, will play La MaMa in September. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets here!
Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Marvel, & More Join Dark Comedy THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS Photo
Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Marvel, & More Join Dark Comedy THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
by Josh Sharpe - May 12, 2025

Patrick Wilson, Margaret Cho, Elizabeth Marvel, Alyssa Marvin, Yul Vazquez, Bill Camp, and Molly Ringwald have all joined the cast of the new dark comedy Thoughts and Prayers.
Photos: FIVE MODELS IN RUINS Opens At Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 Photo
Photos: FIVE MODELS IN RUINS Opens At Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3
by A.A. Cristi - May 7, 2025

Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 is currently producing FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981 – a new play by Caitlin Saylor Stephens directed by Morgan Green. Go inside opening night in new photos.
Video: First Look At FIVE MODELS IN RUINS At Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 Photo
Video: First Look At FIVE MODELS IN RUINS At Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3
by A.A. Cristi - May 7, 2025

Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 is currently producing FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981 – a new play by Caitlin Saylor Stephens directed by Morgan Green. Get a first look at the production in new video highlights!
Review Roundup: FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981 at Lincoln Center Theater Photo
Review Roundup: FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981 at Lincoln Center Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2025

See what the critics are saying about Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3's Five Models in Ruins, 1981 – a new play by Caitlin Saylor Stephen. Read the reviews for the production here!
Top Off-Broadway Shows for May 2025 Photo
Top Off-Broadway Shows for May 2025
by Sidney Paterra - May 1, 2025

What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre for the month of May! Learn more about upcoming Off-Broadway shows.
Photos: FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981 at Lincoln Center Theater Photo
Photos: FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981 at Lincoln Center Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 30, 2025

Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 is currently producing FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981 – a new play by Caitlin Saylor Stephens directed by Morgan Green. Get a first look at photos here!
Photos: Inside Rehearsals for FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981 Photo
Photos: Inside Rehearsals for FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2025

Earlier this week Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 began rehearsals for the world premiere of FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981. See photos here and learn more about the production.
FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981 To Have Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 World Premiere Photo
FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981 To Have Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 World Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 26, 2025

Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 has announced the world premiere of FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981 a new play by Caitlin Saylor Stephens, directed by Morgan Green, will begin performances Saturday, April 19 through Sunday, June 1 at the Claire Tow Theater (150 West 65 Street).  Opening night is Monday, May 5.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Elizabeth Marvel been in?

Elizabeth Marvel has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows.

How many West End shows has Elizabeth Marvel been in?

Elizabeth Marvel has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Elizabeth Marvel been nominated for?

Distinguished Performance Awards (Drama League Awards) for Long Day's Journey Into Night, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Julius Caesar, Outstanding Lead Actress (The Lortels) for The Little Foxes, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Fifty Words, Performance (Obie Awards) for Hedda Gabler, Outstanding Lead Actress (The Lortels) for Hedda Gabler, Performance (Obie Awards) for A Streetcar Named Desire and Performance (Obie Awards) for Therese Raquin.

What awards has Elizabeth Marvel won?

Elizabeth Marvel has won Obie Awards for her performances in Hedda Gabler, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Therese Raquin.

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