Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe was born on the 2nd July 1966 in Newton, Massachusetts USA, and is an actress who is probably most famous for her appearance in the NBC television hit series’ spin-off “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”. She is also known for her role of a death row inmate in HBO’s drama series – “Oz”.
Have you ever wondered how much wealth this “Oz” star has accumulated so far? How rich Kathryn Erbe is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total amount of Kathryn Erbe’s net worth, as of late 2016, is $4 million, acquired through her acting career which has been active since 1989.
Kathryn Erbe Net Worth $4 million
Kathryn Erbe is the eldest daughter of Elisabeth, vice-president of management firm, and Richard Erbe, a medical geneticist. She later enrolled at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, from which she graduated in 1989. While studying, she was cast as a member of the “Chicken Soup” sitcom, in which she appeared as Patricia Reece.
Subsequently when the series ended after just one season, Kathryn Erbe transferred to the Steppenwolf Theatre Company based in Chicago. She appeared in several of the troupe’s productions, of which the most famous are “A Streetcar Named Desire”, “Curse of the Starving Class” and “The Grapes of Wrath”. For the role of Mary in “The Speed of Darkness”, Kathryn was honored with a Tony Award nomination in 1991. All these engagements provided the basis for Erbe’s net worth, and eased her entry into the world of acting, plus establishing her net worth.
Throughout the 1990s, Kathryn Erbe managed to maintain a continuous string of varied acting projects, including “What About Bob” (1991) featuring Bill Murray in the main role, Disney’s family movie “D2: The Mighty Ducks” (1994), “Dream with the Fishes” (1997) and David Koepp’s 1999 horror “Stir of Echoes” in which she played opposite Kevin Bacon. The real breakthrough in Kathryn’s acting career came in 1998 when she became a regular member of HBO’s drama “Oz”, picturing the everyday life of a rather unusual prison and its inmates. The show aired for six seasons during which Kathryn Erbe occasionally reprised her role of prisoner #97B642 Shirley Bellinger; this role brought Kathryn’s talent closer to a wider audience, and her popularity began to rise rapidly, as well as her overall net worth.
In 2001, Kathryn Erbe began appearing in the “Law & Order” spin-off entitled “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”; in this “crime and courtroom” drama, Kathryn portrayed detective Alexandra Eames. She reprised the role in another show spin-off – “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”, in 2012. It is certain that this role, besides dramatically increasing her net worth in total, brought huge popularity to Kathryn Erbe.
Her talent and several memorable roles had brought considerable popularity to Kathryn Erbe, but there were also some negative aspects to the glory; she was stalked by Charles Nagel for several years, who sent her letters, wrote a blog about her, and even trespassed on set just to photograph her. This overly obsessive fan and convicted offender was imprisoned in 2010.
Some of her most recent acting projects include side roles in “Elementary”, “Billions” and “American Experience”, three 2016 TV series.
When it comes to her personal life, Kathryn Erbe married colleague actor and theatre director Terry Kinney in 1993, with whom she has two children. However, the couple divorced in 2006.
Kathryn Erbe currently lives in Brooklyn, New York with her two children and is quite active on social networks through which she is in day-to-day communication with her fans.
