Cara Buono
Cara Buono (born March 1, 1974 in Bronx , New York City ) is an American actress . She was best known for starring Karen Wheeler in the original Netflix series Stranger Things .
Life
Buono grew up as one of four children of a working class family in the New York borough of Bronx. She got into acting through an audition for Harvey Fierstein's play Spook House . The 1.65 m tall actress made her first television appearances in the series Dream Street (1989) and CBS Schoolbreak Special (1991). At this time, Buono also began studying at Columbia University . After three years, she graduated in English and Political Science in 1993. In the following years she appeared in supporting roles in various films, including Let's Do It Like Cowboys (1994) and Hulk (2003), as well as in guest roles in numerous series. Buono also played some leading roles in independent films such as River Red (1998) and Attention Shoppers (2000).
In 2004, Buono received a lead role in the sixth and final season of Third Watch - Bet at the Limit as paramedic Grace Foster . She then appeared in the sixth season of The Sopranos as Kelli Moltisanti and in the sixth season of Dead Zone (2007) as Sheriff Anna Turner . For her guest role as Faye Miller in the fourth season of the series Mad Men , Buono was nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2011 . She had guest appearances in the series Castle , Good Wife and Elementary . In the fourth season of the series Person of Interest , Buono played the recurring role of Martine Rousseau . Since 2016, Buono has played the lead role of Karen Wheeler in the Netflix series Stranger Things .
Buono was already working behind the camera: in 1997 she wrote the short film Baggage and also directed it. The film's actors included Minnie Driver and Liev Schreiber . She was also co-producer of the romantic comedy Two Ninas (2001), in which she also played a supporting role.
The actress has been married to Peter Thum, a social entrepreneur and founder of Ethos Water , since July 2009 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1992: Fists - You have to fight for your rights (Gladiator)
- 1992: I'll Fly Away (TV series, three episodes)
- 1992: Waterland
- 1993: A Dog Race in Alaska
- 1994: Let's Do It Like Cowboys (The Cowboy Way)
- 1995: Kicking and Screaming
- 1996, 1998, 2006: Law & Order (TV series, three episodes)
- 1999: Man of the Century
- 2000: Attention Shoppers
- 2002: Criminal Intent - Criminal Intent ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent , TV series, episode 1x16 The Phantom )
- 2002: CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , TV series, episode 2x18 last exit )
- 2003: Hulk
- 2004: From Other Worlds
- 2004–2005: Third Watch - Operation at the Limit ( Third Watch , TV series, 24 episodes)
- 2006–2007: The Sopranos ( The Sopranos , television series, seven episodes)
- 2007: Dead Zone (TV series, six episodes)
- 2008: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, episode 9x13 Verorben )
- 2009: Betrayed
- 2009: Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme ( ER , TV series, episode 15x22 Last but not least ... )
- 2009: Navy CIS ( NCIS , TV series, episode 7x08 Unplugged )
- 2010: Mad Men (TV series, ten episodes)
- 2010: Let Me In
- 2011: Brothers & Sisters (TV series, three episodes)
- 2011: Hawaii Five-0 (TV series, episode 1x21 tungsten steel )
- 2011: A Gifted Man (TV series, episode 1x03 Danger Immediately )
- 2012: Drew Peterson: Untouchable (TV movie)
- 2012: The Discoverers
- 2013: Castle (TV series, episode 5x18 Fenton O'Connell )
- 2013: Good Wife ( The Good Wife , TV series, episode 4x21 A More Perfect Union )
- 2014: A Good Marriage
- 2014: Elementary (TV series, episode 2x17 Ears to You )
- 2014–2015: Person of Interest (TV series, eight episodes)
- 2015: Detective Laura Diamond (TV series, episode 2x01 The Mystery of the Taken Boy )
- 2015: Margo's Footsteps (Paper Towns)
- 2015: Emily & Tim
- 2015: Half the Perfect World
- since 2016: Stranger Things (TV series)
- 2017: All Saints
- 2017: The Blacklist (TV series, episode 1x01 Leland Bra y)
- 2017: Bull (TV series, episode 2x04 The Illusion of Control )
- 2018: Monsters and Men
- 2018: The Bad Seed (TV movie)
- 2018: The Romanoffs (TV series, episode 1x05 Bright and High Circle )
- 2019: God Friended Me (TV series, episode 1x18 Return to Sender )
- since 2019: Supergirl (TV series)
Awards
Emmy
- 2011: Nomination for Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Mad Men
Screen Actors Guild Award
- 2017 : Award as Best Acting Ensemble for Stranger Things
- 2018 : Nomination for Best Acting Ensemble for Stranger Things
Web links
- Cara Buono in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Annie Barrett: 'Mad Men': Meet the new blonde in Don Draper's life on August 16, 2010 at Entertainment Weekly
- ↑ Donna Freydkin: Cara Buono shares cooking tips but no 'Mad Men' secrets from August 26, 2010 at USA Today
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Buono, Cara |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1974 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bronx , New York City |