<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Terry Kinney (m . 1993; div. 2006) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe (born July 5, 1965) is an American actress known for her role as Detective Alexandra Eames on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, a spin - off of Law & Order, and death row inmate Shirley Bellinger in the HBO series Oz . </P> <P> Erbe was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the daughter of Elsbeth and Richard Erbe . Her father is a research geneticist . She graduated from New York University (NYU) in 1989 . </P>

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