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Noelle Beck (born December 14, 1968, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actress, best known for her role as Trisha Alden on the ABC daytime soap opera Loving.
Career
Beck portrayed Loving's Trisha from 1984 to 1993, returning briefly in 1995 as the series neared cancellation. On May 8, 2008 she took over the role of Lily Walsh on the CBS soap As the World Turns from Martha Byrne and continued in the role until the series' cancellation on September 17, 2010. The role had previously been played by Byrne from 1985 to 1989 and from 1993 to 2008 and Heather Rattray from 1989 to 1993.
In 1996, Beck was added to the cast of Darren Star's CBS primetime soap Central Park West, during its retooling and retitling to CPW. She also had the distinction of guest starring in a first season episode of Sex and the City, as Mr. Big's ex-wife, in episode 8, "Three's a Crowd," which originally aired on July 26, 1998.
She appeared in Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Stephanie Mulroney and in Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Tina Davenport, and returned to Criminal Intent in 2011 to play Debra Brite.
Personal life
Beck married Eric Petterson on August 5, 1990. They have two daughters, Forrest (born 1991) and Spencer (born 1992), and a son, Brock (born 1998).
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Fletch Lives | Betty Dilworth | |
| 1996 | Substitute, TheThe Substitute | Deidre Lane | |
| 2005 | Trust the Man | Flight Attendant | |
| 2005 | Naked Brothers Band: The Movie, TheThe 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 | |
| 2013 | Innocence | Sarah Wilson | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–1995 | Loving | Patricia 'Trisha' Alden Sowolsky Hartman McKenzie | Recurring role (12 episodes) |
| 1994 | Golden Gate | Danie Addison | TV film |
| 1994 | Love on the Run | Ava Dietrich | TV film |
| 1996 | C.P.W. | Jordan Tate | Regular role (8 episodes) |
| 1998 | Spin City | Kaari the Magician | Episode: "The Lady or the Tiger" |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Barbara | Episode: "Three's a Crowd" |
| 2000 | Law & Order | Stephanie Mulroney | Episode: "Entitled: Part 2" |
| 2000 | 919 Fifth Avenue | TV film | |
| 2000 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Stephanie Mulroney | Episode: "Entitled" |
| 2000 | Tucker | Jeannie Pierce | Episodes: "Pilot", "Seth Green with Envy", "Everybody Dance Now", "Big Putts" |
| 2001 | Big Apple | Kate Ryder | Episode: "1.7" |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Tina Davenport | Episode: "Tomorrow" |
| 2004 | Deerings, TheThe Deerings | Ellie | TV film |
| 2004 | My Sexiest Mistake | Andie | TV film |
| 2005 | Rescue Me | Mariel | Episodes: "Shame", "Believe", "Brains", "Justice" |
| 2006 | Evidence, TheThe Evidence | Inspector Jessica Sykes | Episodes: "Five Little Indians", "And the Envelope Please" |
| 2008 | Cashmere Mafia | Cilla Gray | Episodes: "Pilot", "Dangerous Liaisons", "Yours, Mine and Hers", "The Deciders" |
| 2008–2010 | As the World Turns | Lily Walsh | Regular role (270 episodes) |
| 2011 | Blue Bloods | Sue Connors | Episodes: "Age of Innocence", "Silver Star", "All That Glitters" |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Deborah Brite | Episode: "Rispetto" |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Audrey Shelton | Episode: "Bang" |
| 2012 | Person of Interest | Sydney Baylor | Episode: "Risk" |
| 2012 | Made in Jersey | Maureen Barnes | Episode: "The Farm" |
| 2013 | Carrie Diaries, TheThe Carrie Diaries | Mrs. Kydd | Episodes: "The Long and Winding Road Not Taken", "Identity Crisis" |