Carrie Preston is reprising her Emmy Award-winning role as the astute but unconventional attorney 'Elsbeth Tascioni' in the new hit CBS series, Elsbeth. The beloved character was first introduced in the acclaimed series The Good Wife and appeared in The Good Fight on Paramount+. Elsbeth premiered to rave reviews with the New York Times stating Carrie "reigns as the queen of quirk." Preston is back on the Emmy radar, as esteemed publications such as Entertainment Weekly, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter recognize her as a contender for the 2024 lead actress category. The series returns for a second season - October 2024. Preston spent four seasons starring as Polly in the TNT series, Claws. Before that, she played Arlene Fowler for seven seasons on HBO's True Blood, while also recurring for five seasons on Person of Interest, playing the love interest to her real-life husband, Michael Emerson. Other major TV series include the co-leading role in the NBC sitcom Crowded, ABC's LGBTQ-rights-driven miniseries When We Rise, and arcs opposite Hank Azaria in Brockmire and Joshua Jackson in Dr. Death. Her extensive list of guest star appearances includes ABC's Lost and Desperate Housewives. Carrie made her feature film debut in Julia Robert's blockbuster "My Best Friends' Wedding" and other notable film roles include scene-stealing roles in "Duplicity," "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," the Oscar-nominated "Transamerica" (as Felicity Huffman's sister), "That Evening Sun" with Hal Holbrook, with Joe Cole in "One of These Days" and "To The Bone" with Keanu Reeves and Lily Collins. She played Kevin Bacon's wife in two films: "Space Oddity" and "They/Them." She received praise for her role opposite Paul Giamatti in Alexander Payne's Oscar-winning film, "The Holdovers". Trained at Juilliard, Carrie made her Broadway debut playing Miranda to Patrick Stewart's Prospero in "The Tempest" and later played Honey with Stewart and Mercedes Ruehl in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" at The Guthrie Theater. Other stage work includes "Fes-ten" with Jeremy Sisto and Julianna Margulies, "The Rivals," "Antony and Cleopatra" with Vanessa Redgrave, and playing Mia Farrow's daughter in James Lapine's "Fran's Bed." Carrie is also a sought-after director. Television credits include two episodes of The Good Fight, two episodes of Showtime's Your Honor, and two episodes of Claws, in which she also starred. She also directed the Sundance Film Festival feature "That's What She Said" starring the late Anne Heche, Marcia DeBonis, and Alia Shawkat. Carrie lives in New York City with her husband Michael and their adopted dog, Chumley. Carrie supports GLAAD and LGBTQIA+ rights, is an honorary board member for the new play development organization, The New Harmony Project, and supports Parkinson's Research while working with the Michael J. Fox Foundation.