NCIS: Who Plays Carla Marino?

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Contains spoilers for “NCIS” Season 22, Episode 20 — “Nexus”

During Season 22 of “NCIS”, Alden Parker, portrayed by Cary Cole, has been engaged in a complex dance with a Kansas City mob boss named Carla Marino. They share a tumultuous past: Alden provided information about the criminal activities of her family to Jason, Carla’s teenage son, which led him and his girlfriend, April Day (Brianna Brown), to flee in horror. The couple were involved in a motorcycle accident that claimed Jason’s life and sent April into hiding, where she changed her name to Melinda and secretly gave birth to Carla’s granddaughter, Lauren. Now, Carla seeks to reclaim what remains of her family, and her anger towards the events surrounding Jason’s death persists.

In the final episode of Season 22 titled “Nexus”, Carla gets a significant chance for retaliation when she joins forces with Alden to bring down the leader of the criminal organization, The Butcher. However, things take an unexpected turn as it’s revealed that Carla is the real mastermind behind Nexus and The Butcher was merely a disguise she used. In a shocking twist, Carla accuses Alden of Jason’s death and seeks revenge by fatally shooting his father, Roman (Francis Xavier McCarthy), right in the chest with a gunshot.

In the final episode of Season 22, this significant demise serves as an intriguing launchpad for the subsequent season of “NCIS”. The character played by Carla is turning out to be quite a formidable adversary, and the actress portraying her, Rebecca De Mornay, matches that intensity. However, one may wonder about her background. She gained prominence for her role as a vengeful widow in a popular thriller movie, which subsequently pigeonholed her for a while. Yet, her acting portfolio reveals a more diverse range of roles. Here are some instances where you might have seen her performing previously.

Rebecca De Mornay was a thriller queen

If you frequently attended movies during the 1980s and 1990s, you might have pondered about Rebecca De Mornay’s whereabouts, as she was a common sight on the silver screen during that time. Some of her prominent roles from that era include Lana, the gold-hearted call girl in “Risky Business”; Debby Palmer, a wannabe actress in “The Slugger’s Wife”; Robin Shea, a part-time rocker and full-time parolee in “And God Created Woman”; and Helen McCaffrey, the loving wife in the firefighting drama “Backdraft.

In popular culture, De Mornay is most recognized for her portrayal of the vengeful character Peyton Flanders from “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.” After suffering the loss of her husband and child, she transforms into an ideal nanny and becomes entwined with the family of one of her husband’s attackers. The movie was incredibly successful, causing De Mornay to be typecast for a while, as she went on to act in films like “Never Talk to Strangers” and “Table for One.” However, her role as Milady in the 1993 adaptation of “The Three Musketeers” offered some diversity to her acting portfolio.

Originally from Santa Rosa, she shared the screen as Wendy Torrance in the TV version of “The Shining”, and later appeared frequently on “ER” as Elaine Nichols, a recovering patient, which allowed her to move beyond the thriller genre in the late ’90s. In the 2000s, she secured roles such as those in the family musical “Raise Your Voice”, the skateboarding drama “Lords of Dogtown”, and the popular comedy “Wedding Crashers”. More recently, she portrayed the mother of the main character in the Marvel series “Jessica Jones” and Penelope Decker in “Lucifer”. Here’s an update on what has happened to the rest of the “Lucifer” cast.

Starting off as a native of Santa Rosa, she starred alongside others in the TV adaptation of “The Shining” as Wendy Torrance, and later became a recurring character on “ER”, playing Elaine Nichols, a recovering patient. This marked her break from the thriller genre in the late ’90s. In the 2000s, she took on supporting roles in movies like the family musical “Raise Your Voice”, the skateboarding drama “Lords of Dogtown”, and the comedy hit “Wedding Crashers”. Lately, she played the mother in the Marvel series “Jessica Jones” and Penelope Decker in “Lucifer”. Here’s a look at what transpired with the cast of “Lucifer”.)

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2025-05-07 14:25