Background
Marvel was born in Orange County, California, but raised in Mohnton, Pennsylvania.
Marvel was born in Orange County, California, but raised in Mohnton, Pennsylvania.
She attended Juilliard School and since the early 1990s appeared in off-Broadway plays.
Marvel appeared in many stage productions throughout her career. She returned to the role she originated Office-Broadway of Brooke Wyeth in Other Desert Cities, which was played by Rachel Griffiths in its Broadway premiere. In film, Marvel has appeared in True Grit as the adult Mattie Ross, and in Burn After Reading, directed by the Coen brothers.
She also appears in the The Bourne Legacy, Lincoln and Hyde Park on Hudson.
On television Marvel is best known for her regular role as Nancy Parras in Columbia Broadcasting System series The District (2000-2004). She played recurring roles in Lights Out, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Nurse Jackie and Person of Interest, and guest-starred on 30 Rock, The Good Wife and The Newsroom.
In 2013 she was cast as lead role of CW"s family drama pilot Blink opposite John Benjamin Hickey. Marvel has been most recently noted for portraying Heather Dunbar in Netflix"s political drama House of Cards.
Personal life.