Today at 9:33 p.m. – by Sarah Mannaa
In Elsbeththe new American series broadcast on TF1 from January 2025, Carrie Preston plays the role of a former lawyer converted into an unconventional investigator. After a brilliant career in Chicago, Elsbeth Tascioni arrives in New York with the ambition of unraveling the biggest legal mysteries! A major role for Carrie Preston, a regular on successful series who also shares her life with an equally famous colleague.
Carrie Preston and Michael Emerson: a discreet couple
Carrie Preston has shared her life with Michael Emerson for several years now. The actor's face is undoubtedly familiar to you, since he also appears in the castings of many successful American series. For several seasons, Michael Emerson played the role of Benjamin Linus in Lost. Moreover, in season 3 of the series, Carrie Preston played the role of Benjamin Linus' mother, Emily Linus! The couple also found themselves on the set of the series “Person of Interest”. If they shine on the small screen, on the private side, Carrie Preston and Michael Emerson are rather discreet and seem to lead a peaceful life with their two children, James, born in 2004 and Auden, born in 2008.
Carrie Preston : An actress subscribed to supporting roles
You will have understood: since her debut as an actress, Carrie Preston has always played supporting roles. The one she portrays in the series The Good Wife even earned her the Emmy Award for Best Actress in 2014. And it took many years for Carrie Preston to finally take first place with the event series Elsbet“Very happy to have had secondary roles” in the past, the actress does not shy away from her pleasure, as she confided in an interview with Ciné Télé Revue : “A part of me wishes that something this big had happened to me when I was younger, in terms of my energy. But I clearly have within me the strength to carry this series, and a great sense of wonder and enormous gratitude and humility. May all these writers be blessed who took Elsbeth out of her cage and raised her so high! At 57, Carrie Preston is now enjoying the joys of leading roles!