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. <!--
graduating from Bear Creek High School--> After a year at the University of Colorado at Boulder, she moved to New York City to pursue modeling, and worked for such clients as Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein, 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.
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. In November 2002, Lowell married actor Richard Gere; their son had been born on February 6, 2000. The case was settled in October 2016.
In 2021, Lowell launched the company Carey Lowell Ceramics.
Filmography
Film
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! Role
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|rowspan=2| 1986
|Dangerously Close
|Julie
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|Club Paradise
|Fashion Model
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|1987
|Down Twisted
|Maxine
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|1988
|Me and Him
|Janet Anderson
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|1989
|Licence to Kill
|Pam Bouvier
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|1990
|'
|Kate Sterling
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|1993
|Sleepless in Seattle
|Maggie Baldwin
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|1994
|Love Affair
|Martha
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|1995
|Leaving Las Vegas
|Bank Teller
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|1997
|Fierce Creatures
|Cub Felines
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|2014
|'
|Edith
|Short
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|2016
|C Street
|Magnolia Fallon
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Television
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! Title
! Role
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|1991
|Road to Ruin
|Jessie Tailor
|TV film
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|1993
|A League of Their Own
|Dottie Hinson
|6 episodes
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|1996
|Episode: Duke of Groove
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|Short
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|1996–2001, 2022
|Law & Order
|rowspan=2|ADA Jamie Ross
|Main role (seasons 7–8)<br/>Guest role (seasons 10–11, 21)
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|1997
|Homicide: Life on the Street
|Episode: "Baby, It's You"
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|2001
|Big Apple
|Deirdre Stiles
|2 episodes: "Follow the Blender" & "1.7"
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|2003
|More Than Meets the Eye: The Joan Brock Story
|Joan Brock
|TV film
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|rowspan=2| 2005
|Law & Order: Trial by Jury
|Judge Jamie Ross
|2 episodes: "41 Shots" & "Bang & Blame"
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|Empire Falls
|Francine Whiting (age 40)
|Miniseries
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|2006–2007
|Six Degrees
|Christine Caseman
|Recurring role
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|2012
|007 Legends
|Pam Bouvier (voice and likeness)
|Video game
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|rowspan=2|2018
|Blue Bloods
|Janet Thompson
|Episode: "Tale of Two Cities"
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|Bull
|Marina DeMarte
|Episode: "Fool Me Twice"
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