Marlyne Barrett

Marlyne Nayokah Barrett (née Afflack: born September 13, 1978) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med portraying Charge Nurse Maggie Lockwood from 2015 to 2025. In 2005, she appeared in the film Hitch. She had a recurring role from 2006 to 2008 as Nerese Campbell in the HBO crime drama The Wire and in 2007, she had a recurring role as Felicia Marquand in the FX legal drama Damages.

Life and career Barrett was born as Marlyne Nayokah Afflack in Brooklyn, New York. She began her career appearing on stage and television, before she co-starred with Hill Harper in the 2003 romantic comedy Love, Sex and Eating the Bones. In the late 90s, she was a DJ for the TV station Musique Plus in Montreal, Canada. Later in 2000s, Barrett had a number of guest starring television roles on the New York City-filmed dramas, include the NBC police procedural drama Law & Order and its spin-offs Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Trial by Jury and the short-lived NBC legal drama Conviction. From 2006 to 2008, she played Nerese Campbell in the HBO crime drama The Wire, and in 2007, also had a recurring role as attorney Felicia Marquand in the FX legal drama Damages. In 2009, Barrett co-starred as Thomasina, the efficient palace secretary and aide-de-camp, on the short-lived NBC drama Kings.

In 2015, Barrett returned to television appearing as Det. Chris Thompson in the first two episodes of the ABC crime drama American Crime. Later that year, she was cast as Nurse Maggie Lockwood in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med. She was credited in the recurring cast in the first thirteen episodes and was added to the main cast in the fourteenth episode. In addition to Chicago Med, she also appeared as a recurring character in Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. between 2016 and 2019.

Personal life She is married to Gavin Barrett, a pastor, and they have two children. On September 27, 2022, Barrett announced that she had been diagnosed with uterine and ovarian cancer, and that she was undergoing "aggressive" chemotherapy treatment to fight the disease, before undergoing a hysterectomy later in the year.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1999 Angelique Angelique Short film 2000 The Growing Pains Movie Jody Television film2001 Hidden Agenda Airport Stewardess Heist Young Woman 2003 Good Fences Tina Television film Love, Sex and Eating the Bones Jasmine LeJeune 2005 Hitch Stephanie 2006 Off the Black Nancy 2016 Quest Sheila 2017 Night Call Kadedra Domek Short film; also executive producer 2018 After Everything Dr. Beatty

Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 The Jury Faith Ward Episode: "Mail Order Mystery"2005 Law & Order Alana Sinclair Episode: "Obsession" Law & Order: Trial by Jury Diane Harris Episode: "Pattern of Conduct" Rescue Me Coma Boy's Mom Episodes: "Shame" & "Believe"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sarah Miller Episode: "Night"2006 Alma Cordoza Episode: "Cage" Conviction Dr. Donner Episode: "Madness" 2006–2008 The Wire Council President Nerese CampbellRecurring role 2007 Damages Felicia Marquand 2007–2008 Law & Order Attorney Bocanegra Episodes: "Murder Book" & "Tango"2009 Kings ThomasinaRecurring role Bored to Death Ava Episode: "Stockholm Syndrome" The Good Wife Thalia Ramsey Episode: "Lifeguard" 2010 Gossip Girl Martha Chamberlain Episode: "Goodbye, Columbia" 2014 Satisfaction Lauretta Episode: "Through Revelation" 2015 American Crime Det. Chris Thompson Episodes: "Episode One" and "Episode Two" 2015–2025 Chicago Med Nurse Maggie Lockwood Main role 2016–2025 Chicago P.D.Recurring role 2016–2019 Chicago Fire