
Elizabeth Marvel (born November 27, 1969) is an American actress. Her most prominent roles include Det. Nancy Parras on The District, Solicitor General Heather Dunbar on House of Cards, and President Elizabeth Keane on Homeland. Film roles include Burn After Reading; Synecdoche, New York; True Grit; Lincoln; and The Meyerowitz Stories.

Disclosure Day
2026 · as Sister Maura

Gifted
2017 · as Gloria Davis

Burn After Reading
2008 · as Sandy Pfarrer

The Bourne Legacy
2012 · as Dr. Connie Dowd

True Grit
2010 · as 40-Year-Old Mattie

Lincoln
2012 · as Mrs. Jolly

G20
2025 · as Treasury Secretary Joanna Worth

Dark Waters
2019 · as Dr. Karen Frank (voice)

Aloha
2015 · as Launch Announcer

The Color Purple
2023 · as Miss Millie

A Most Violent Year
2014 · as Mrs. Rose

Synecdoche, New York
2008 · as Warehouse Realtor

Swallow
2020 · as Katherine Conrad

News of the World
2020 · as Mrs. Gannett

Run Amok
2026 · as Nancy

The Other Woman
2010 · as Pia

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017 · as Jean Meyerowitz

Consumed
2015 · as Connie Conway