Biography
Throughout her career, Stephanie March has proven her immense versatility across theater, television, and film. Born on July 23, 1974, in Dallas, Texas, March attended Highland Park High School, a shared alma mater of fellow "Law and Order" cast member, Angie Harmon, and later studied theater at Northwestern University. While in Illinois, she landed her first professional role, playing Helena in a Chicago stage production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Her television career started with a 1997 appearance on CBS's "Early Edition" (1996-2000). In 1998, she played Miss Forsythe in "Death of a Salesman," leading to her reprising that role in the 50th anniversary Broadway revival of the classic Arthur Miller drama. Her breakthrough came in 2000 when she joined "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC, 1999-) as Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Cabot, a role she played from 2000-2003 and reprised several times in later years. In that role, Stephanie March proved to be a versatile performer amidst the veteran cast, showing her character's sympathy toward victims as well as her cool tenacity in the courtroom. Although a theater actress at heart, she quickly mastered both film and television, leaving an impression on viewers, network executives, and casting agents, specifically those from NBC, who continued to place March in a variety of roles on the small screen. Notably, she played the role of "Gretchen" on NBC's award-winning "30 Rock" (NBC, 2006-13). After leaving "SVU," March landed a role in the Chris Rock comedy film "Head of State" (2003), as well as the part of a spy associate in the Angelina Jolie-Brad Pitt actioner, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" (2005). She returned to NBC and the small screen to reprise her beloved Alexandra Cabot of "SVU," now a bureau chief, on the short-lived courtroom drama, "Conviction" (NBC, 2006). March returned again to the role, rejoining the cast of "SVU" for three seasons between 2009 and 2012. During this period, March also appeared in the Ricky Gervais comedy-drama "The Invention of Lying" (2009) and the Jesse Eisenberg/Tracy Morgan vehicle "Why Stop Now" (2012). After appearing in the final episode of cult sitcom "Happy Endings" (ABC, 2011-13) as the eldest sister of Jane (Eliza Coupe) and Alex (Elisha Cuthbert), March co-starred in the indie horror film, "Innocence" (2013). She next appeared on TV in the recurring role of Mayor Carol Blanton in Jon Glaser's comedy "Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter" (Adult Swim, 2015 and 2017). Her most recent productions include the independent film "The Social Ones" (2019), which March also executive produced, "Solar Opposites" (Hulu, 2020-), a recurring role in "Naomi" (CW, 2021), TV Movie "A House on Fire" (Lifetime, 2021), "Harlan Coben's Shelter" (Amazon Prime Video, 2023) and "Origin" (2023).
