Carey Lowell (born February 11, 1961) is an American actress and former model, best known as New York Assistant DA Jamie Ross on Law & Order (1996–2001, 2022) and as Bond girl Pam Bouvier in the James Bond film Licence to Kill (1989).
Early life Lowell was born in Huntington, New York, the daughter of geologist James Lowell. She spent her childhood living in several countries, including Libya, the Netherlands, and France. In the United States, she also lived in Houston, Texas, and Denver, Colorado, where her family settled when she was 12. After a year at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she considered majoring in literature, she moved to New York City to pursue modeling, and worked for such clients as Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein, and at one point attended New York University. She also studied at Manhattan's Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.
Career Lowell broke into acting with the film Dangerously Close, followed by a small role in the Harold Ramis movie Club Paradise. She went on to roles including co-starring as Bond girl Pam Bouvier in the James Bond movie Licence to Kill (1989), and starting in 1996, as Assistant District Attorney Jamie Ross for two seasons on the television drama Law & Order, a character she reprised in 2005 for a guest role on its spinoff, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, and again on the original series in 2022 when it returned for a 21st season. Immediately before getting that role, however, she had become frustrated with her acting career and had applied to study documentary filmmaking at New York University.
She took a hiatus from acting during the mid-2000s. In 2012, Lowell lent her likeness and voice while reprising her Licence to Kill role in the video game 007 Legends. In 2018, she returned to TV, appearing as a guest on the show Blue Bloods.
Personal life Lowell is a devout Buddhist. She has incorporated Buddhist teachings into her life, including the naming of her son, Homer James Jigme; jigme is a Tibetan name meaning "fearless".
Lowell has been married three times. Her first husband was photographer John Stember, to whom she was married from 1984 to 1988. She was married to actor Griffin Dunne from 1989 to 1995 and has a daughter, Hannah, from the marriage.Westarp, Elaine (April 12, 1990). "Producer leaves town with babe". The News and Observer. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com. "Hannah Beatriz Dunne, 8 pounds, 12 ounces made her Carolina debut at 3:17 am Sunday at Rex Hospital." In November 2002, Lowell married actor Richard Gere; their son Homer Gere was born on February 6, 2000. In 2013, the two separated. They spent three years in highly contested divorce proceedings in New York Supreme Court. The case was settled in October 2016.
In 2021, Lowell launched the company Carey Lowell Ceramics.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1986Dangerously CloseJulieClub ParadiseFashion Model1987Down TwistedMaxine1988Me and HimJanet Anderson1989Licence to KillPam Bouvier1990Kate Sterling1993Sleepless in SeattleMaggie Baldwin1994Love AffairMartha1995Leaving Las VegasBank Teller1997Fierce CreaturesCub Felines2014EdithShort2016C StreetMagnolia Fallon
Television Year Title Role Notes1991Road to RuinJessie TailorTV film1993A League of Their OwnDottie Hinson6 episodes1996Episode: Duke of GrooveShort1996–2001, 2022Law & OrderADA Jamie RossMain role (seasons 7–8)Guest role (seasons 10–11, 21)1997Homicide: Life on the StreetEpisode: "Baby, It's You"2001Big AppleDeirdre Stiles2 episodes: "Follow the Blender" & "1.7"2003More Than Meets the Eye: The Joan Brock StoryJoan BrockTV film 2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryJudge Jamie Ross2 episodes: "41 Shots" & "Bang & Blame"Empire FallsFrancine Whiting (age 40)Miniseries2006–2007Six DegreesChristine CasemanRecurring role2012007 LegendsPam Bouvier (voice and likeness)Video game2018Blue BloodsJanet ThompsonEpisode: "Tale of Two Cities"BullMarina DeMarteEpisode: "Fool Me Twice"
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