Carrie Preston

Preston was born and raised in Macon, Georgia. Her mother is an artist and art therapist, and her father is a geo-technical engineer. She began performing in community theater shows at age 8, and by age 12 she had begun her own front-yard theater company with other neighborhood kids. Her brother is actor John G. Preston. Both are graduates of Central High School in Macon, Georgia.\n', '

She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Evansville (1990), followed by an acting diploma from the Juilliard School\'s Drama Division (Group 23: 1990–1994).\n', '

Preston has worked with her husband, actor Michael Emerson, on a number of projects. Emerson played Ben Linus on television\'s Lost, and Preston was a guest star in episode 20 of season 3, "The Man Behind the Curtain" as Ben\'s mother Emily in flashback scenes, though she and Emerson never shared scenes together. Th…