Clare Carey (born June 11, 1967) is an American film and television actress best known for her roles as Kelly Fox in ''

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'' (1989-1995) and Mary Bailey in ''

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'' (2006-2008), and her film role in ''

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'' (2016).

Background

Carey was born at a Catholic mission in

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where her father (a doctor) and mother (a teacher) were serving. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.

Career

Though having acted in many films, Carey is best known for her recurring roles in episodic television, most notably for her role as Kelly Fox on the American sitcom ''

'' and her role as Macy Carlson, the Olsen twins' mother on the

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sitcom ''

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''. She has also had recurring roles on '' Point Pleasant'' in the role of Sarah Parker, ''

'' as bartender Mary Bailey, ''

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'' as Christine Emory and made a guest-star appearance in ''

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'' as a lawyer opposing Eli in court. Carey also did a cameo in the

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'' La Cucina'', which premiered on

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in December 2009. She plays

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's girlfriend. She also played a part in '' NCIS'' episode " Life Before His Eyes" as Ann Gibbs, the mother of Leroy Jethro Gibbs, played by

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. Carey later appeared on ''NCIS''' spinoff '' NCIS: New Orleans'', playing militia villainess Anne Boudreau in the episode, "Sic Semper Tyrannis."

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

* *https://web.archive.org/web/20091015141033/http://www.starz.com/originals/crash/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20090212030340/http://www.superu.ca/content/490 *http://www.clarecarey.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Carey, Clare 1967 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Rhodesian emigrants to the United States