Buono at the Chiller Theatre Expo 2017 | |
Born | The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
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Residence | Greenwich Village, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse(s) | Peter Thum |
Children | 1 |
Cara Buono is an American actress. Her roles include Dr. Faye Miller in the fourth season of the AMC drama series Mad Men, Kelli Moltisanti in the sixth season of The Sopranos, Linda Salvo in the 2006 comedy Artie Lange's Beer League, and Karen Wheeler in the horror sci-fi Netflix original series Stranger Things (2016–present). She has appeared in such films as Hulk (2003) and Let Me In (2010).
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Early life
Buono was born and raised in The Bronx, New York City, New York, in a blue-collar family[1] with two brothers and a sister.[2] She is of Italian descent.[3]
Buono attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School[4] and is a 1995 graduate of Columbia University with a double major in English and political science. She earned her degree in three years.[5] She made her acting debut in Harvey Fierstein's play Spookhouse at the age of 12.[5]
Career
Buono continued stage work both on Broadway and Off Broadway, and started her film career opposite Ethan Hawke and Jeremy Irons in Waterland (1992). Much of her work has been in indie films such as Chutney Popcorn (1999), Happy Accidents (2000), Next Stop Wonderland (1998) and Two Ninas (1999), which she co-produced. In 1999, she played a small role as a young Gerry Cummins in the TV movie, Deep in My Heart (1999).
She starred in the final season of the NBC drama Third Watch (1999) as paramedic Grace Foster, and Ang Lee's adaptation of Marvel Comics' Hulk in 2003 as the mother of the title character's alter ego, Bruce Banner.
She also appeared as Kelli, the wife of Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli), in the two-part final season of the HBO drama series The Sopranos, which aired in 2006 and 2007. Additionally, she appeared as Dr. Faye Miller in the fourth season of the AMC drama series Mad Men,[6] for which she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2011.[7]
Personal life
As of August 2010, Buono lives in New York City's Greenwich Village with her husband Peter Thum, founder of Ethos Water,[2] and their daughter.[8]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Gladiator | Dawn | |
1992 | Waterland | Judy Dobson | |
1994 | The Cowboy Way | Teresa Salazar | |
1995 | Killer: A Journal of Murder | Esther Lesser | |
1995 | Kicking and Screaming | Kate | |
1997 | Made Men | Toni-Ann Antonelli | |
1998 | Next Stop Wonderland | Julie | |
1998 | River Red | Rachel | |
1999 | Man of the Century | Virginia Clemens | |
1999 | Two Ninas | Nina Cohen | |
1999 | Chutney Popcorn | Janis | |
2000 | Happy Accidents | Bette | |
2000 | Takedown | Christina Painter | |
2000 | Attention Shoppers | Claire Suarez | |
2003 | Hulk | Edith Banner | |
2004 | From Other Worlds | Joanne Schwartzbaum | |
2006 | Artie Lange's Beer League | Linda Salvo | |
2007 | Cthulhu | Dannie Marsh | |
2010 | Betrayed | Amy Waite | Short film |
2010 | Stuff | Madeline | Short film |
2010 | Let Me In | Owen's mother | |
2012 | The Discoverers | Nell | |
2014 | A Good Marriage | Betty Pike | |
2015 | Paper Towns | Connie Jacobsen | |
2015 | Half the Perfect World | Sonia | |
2017 | All Saints | Aimee Spurlock | |
2018 | Monsters and Men | Stacey |
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Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1989 | Dream Street | Joann | 2 episodes |
1991 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Abby Morris | Episode: 'Abby, My Love' Nominated—Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special |
1992 | I'll Fly Away | Diane | 3 episodes |
1993 | Tribeca | Rose Polito | Episode: 'The Hopeless Romantic' |
1993 | Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story | Tracey Lien | Television film |
1995 | The Single Guy | Christie | Episode: 'Tennis' |
1996 | New York Undercover | Connie | Episode: 'A Time to Kill' |
1996 | Law & Order | Shelly Taggert | Episode: 'Girlfriends' |
1998 | Law & Order | Alice Simonelli | Episode: 'Punk' |
1999 | Deep in My Heart | Young Gerry Cummins | Television film |
2001 | Family Law | Carly Hanson | Episode: 'Intentions' |
2002 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Charlotte Fielding | Episode: 'Phantom' |
2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Tracy Logan | Episode: 'Chasing the Bus' |
2003 | Miss Match | Michelle Schiff | Episode: 'The Love Bandit' |
2004 | Six Months to Live | Alice | Episode: '1.1' |
2004–05 | Third Watch | Grace Foster | 22 episodes |
2006–07 | The Sopranos | Kelli Moltisanti | 7 episodes |
2007 | Law & Order | Attorney Shannon | Episode: 'Melting Pot' |
2007 | Queens Supreme | Bettina Martinelli | Episode: 'That Voodoo That You Do' |
2007 | The Dead Zone | Sheriff Anna Turner | 6 episodes |
2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Rachel Zelinsky | Episode: 'Unorthodox' |
2008 | The Unquiet | Julie Bishop | Television film |
2009 | ER | Lisa Salamunovich | Episode: 'And in the End...' |
2009 | NCIS | Navy Cdr. Sarah Resnik | Episode: 'Power Down' |
2010 | Mad Men | Faye Miller | 10 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
2011 | Brothers & Sisters | Rose | 3 episodes |
2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Agent Allison Marsh | Episode: 'Ho'opa'i' |
2011 | A Gifted Man | Carol Gordan | Episode: 'In Case of Discomfort' |
2012 | Drew Peterson: Untouchable | Kathleen Savio | Television film |
2013 | Castle | Siobhan O'Doul | Episode: 'The Wild Rover' |
2013 | The Good Wife | Charlene Peterson | Episode: 'A More Perfect Union' |
2014 | The Carrie Diaries | Penny | Episode: 'Hungry Like the Wolf' |
2014 | Elementary | Sarah Cushing | Episode: 'Ears to You' |
2014–15 | Person of Interest | Martine Rousseau | 8 episodes |
2015 | The Mysteries of Laura | Julia Davis | Episode: 'The Mystery of the Taken Boy' |
2016–present | Stranger Things | Karen Wheeler | Recurring role Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series(2016) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series(2017) |
2017 | The Blacklist: Redemption | Anna Copeland | Episode: 'Leland Bray' |
2017 | Bull | Amaya Andrews | Episode: 'The Illusion of Control' |
2018 | The Romanoffs | Debbie Newman | Episode: 'Bright and High Circle' |
2019 | Supergirl | Gamemnae | Recurring role[9] |
Video games
Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
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2002 | Mafia | Sarah Angelo |
References
- ^Watkins, Gwynne (September 20, 2010). 'Mad Men's Cara Buono on Her Character Faye's Affair With Don Draper'. New York. Archived from the original on April 8, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
- ^ abFreydkin, Donna (August 30, 2010). 'Cara Buono shares cooking tips but no 'Mad Men' secrets'. USA Today. Archived from the original on April 8, 2012.
- ^'Cara Buono'. Vogue Italy.
- ^'LaGuardia Arts Alumni'. Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Arts and Performing Arts. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014.
- ^ ab'A NIGHT OUT WITH -- Cara Buono; Mrs. Wiseguy'. The New York Times. April 8, 2007.
- ^Hochberg, Mina (September 27, 2010). Q&A with Cara BuonoArchived September 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. AMCtv.com
- ^2011 Outstanding Guest Actress Nominees in a Drama SeriesEmmys.com
- ^Cara Buono [@CaraBuono] (October 16, 2016). 'My husband @peterthum made this with our 3 year old daughter. #boo' (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^Boucher, Geoff (September 19, 2019). ''Supergirl': Mitch Pileggi And Cara Buono Join Season 5 Cast'. Deadline.
External links
- Cara Buono on IMDb
- Cara Buono at the Internet Broadway Database
- Cara Buono at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cara_Buono&oldid=926040378'
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