Trivia

Carrie had a recurring role alongside her husband Michael Emerson on the TV show Person of Interest (2011), where they played lovers.

Has appeared on Lost : Les Disparus (2004), playing the mother of the character Ben Linus. Ben is played by Preston's real-life husband, Michael Emerson; the age difference is explicable because Ben's mother died shortly after giving birth to him.

Preston met her now-husband Michael Emerson during the mid-1990s when they both appeared in a production of "Hamlet" at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Preston played Ophelia and Emerson played Guildenstern in the production.

Has played the sister of Felicity Huffman twice - Desperate Housewives (2004) and Transamerica (2005).

She and her husband, Michael Emerson, are both in the movie Straight-Jacket (2004).