Noelle Beck

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Noelle Beck
Born (1967-12-14) December 14, 1967 (age 55)
OccupationActress
Years active1983–present
Spouse
Eric Petterson
(m. 1990)
Children3

Noelle Beck (born December 14, 1967, [1] in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actress, best known for her role as Trisha Alden on the ABC daytime soap opera Loving .

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Career

Beck graduated from Baltimore School for the Arts. [2] She portrayed Loving's Trisha Alden from December 1984 to March 26, 1993, [3] returning briefly in 1995 as the series neared cancellation. [4] On May 8, 2008, she took over the role of Lily Walsh on the CBS soap As the World Turns and remained until the series' cancellation on September 17, 2010.

In 1996, Beck was cast in the second season of the CBS primetime soap Central Park West as Jordan Tate. [5] In 2000, she was a series regular on the comedy TV series Tucker . [6] Beck also guest starred as Mr. Big's ex-wife Barbara in a first season episode of Sex and the City in July 1998.

Beck appeared on Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2000, on Law & Order: Criminal Intent in 2002, and returned in 2011 to Special Victims Unit and to Criminal Intent.

Personal life

She is of Italian and German ancestry. [1] Beck married Eric Petterson on August 5, 1990. They have two daughters born 1991 and 1992, and a son born 1998. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 Fletch Lives Betty Dilworth
1996 The Substitute Deidre Lane
2005 Trust the Man Flight Attendant
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie Katrina
2007 If I Didn't Care Janice Meyers
2009 Frame of Mind Linda
2010 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Bretton's Wife
2014InnocenceSarah Wilson

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985–1995 Loving Patricia "Trisha" Alden Sowolsky Hartman McKenzie Series regular: 1984 – April 12, 1993; 1995
1991–1992 All My Children Trisha Alden McKenzie4 Episodes: October 23 – 24, 1991; December 31, 1991 – January 2, 1992
1994 Golden Gate Danie AddisonTelevision film
Love on the Run Ava DietrichTelevision film
1996 CPW Jordan TateMain role (8 episodes)
1998 Spin City Kaari the MagicianEpisode: "The Lady or the Tiger"
Sex and the City BarbaraEpisode: "Three's a Crowd"
2000919 Fifth AvenueAudrey WildsmithTelevision film
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Stephanie MulroneyEpisode: "Entitled"
Law & Order Stephanie MulroneyEpisode: "Entitled: Part 2"
2000–2001 Tucker Jeannie PierceMain role (13 episodes)
2001 Big Apple Kate RyderEpisode: "1.7"
2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Tina DavenportEpisode: "Tomorrow"
2004My Sexiest MistakeAndieTelevision film
2005 Rescue Me Mariel4 episodes
2006 The Evidence Inspector Jessica Sykes2 episodes
2008 Cashmere Mafia Cilla Gray4 episodes
2008–2010 As the World Turns Lily Walsh Main role
2011 Blue Bloods Sue Connors3 episodes
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Deborah BriteEpisode: "Rispetto"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Audrey SheltonEpisode: "Bang"
2012 Person of Interest Sydney BaylorEpisode: "Risk"
Made in Jersey Maureen BarnesEpisode: "The Farm"
2013–2014 The Carrie Diaries Mrs. Kydd5 episodes
2015 The Blacklist Dr. Lauren KimberlyEpisode: "Karakurt (No. 55)"

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References

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