Carrie Preston

Carrie Preston: Latest Updates News American actress on both stage and screen. Carrie Preston also produced, directed, and edited. Her husband, actor Michael Emerson, and her brother, actor John Preston.

Born and raised in Macon, Georgia, artist and art therapist mother and geo-technical engineer father, Carrie Preston Young discovered his true vocation in the performing arts.

At age 12, she became the impresario of his front yard of the company, as a producer, screenwriter, casting director, customer, director and actress.

Carrie Preston later received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Evansville, after the current degree of the prestigious performing arts school Juilliard School. After attending Juilliard, Preston continued to work in the performing arts.

Preston worked with her husband, actor Michael Emerson, on a number of projects. Emerson plays Ben Linus on TV’s Lost and Preston was a guest star in episode 20 Season 3, The Man Behind the Curtain. She played Ben’s mother Emily a few flashback scenes, although she and Emerson did not appear in any scenes together.