Carla Gugino

Carla Gugino

Born: August 29, 1971
Age: 52
Birthplace: Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
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Biography

Carla Gugino (/ɡʊˈdʒiːnoʊ/; born August 29, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Ingrid Cortez in the Spy Kids trilogy, Sally Jupiter in Watchmen (2009), Dr. Vera Gorski in Sucker Punch (2011), and as the lead characters of the television series Karen Sisco and Threshold. Her feature film work includes starring roles in Son in Law (1993), Sin City (2005), Night at the Museum (2006), Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) and San Andreas (2015), as well as Kelor in the DC Extended Universe. Gugino has had lead roles in the television miniseries Political Animals (2012) and Wayward Pines (2015).

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Early life

Gugino was born in Sarasota, Florida, to Carl Gugino, an orthodontist of Italian descent, and a mother of English-Irish descent described as "Bohemian". Her parents separated when she was two, after which she traveled between her father and half-brother Carl Jr.'s home in Sarasota, and her Paradise, California home, to which her mother moved her when she was four. She has said of her upbringing, "I lived in a tepee in Northern California and a van in Big Sur. With my dad, I lived in a beautiful house with a swimming pool and a tennis court and went to Europe for the summers. So I feel like I lived two childhoods." She worked as a teenage fashion model, and took acting classes at the suggestion of her aunt, former Let's Make a Deal spokesmodel Carol Merrill. She eventually came to support herself, and with her parents' support, was legally emancipated by the time she was 16.

Career

Gugino's television work during the late 1980s and early 1990s included appearances on Saved by the Bell, Who's the Boss?, ALF, Doogie Howser, M.D., The Wonder Years and a recurring role on Falcon Crest.

In film, Gugino appeared in the Shelley Long film, Troop Beverly Hills and co-starred with Pauly Shore in the 1993 romantic comedy Son in Law. She later appeared in the video to Bon Jovi's 1994 song "Always".

In 1995, Gugino appeared as Nan St. George (later the Duchess of Trevenick) in the BBC miniseries The Buccaneers an adaptation of Edith Wharton's last novel.

After playing Michael J. Fox's love interest, Ashley Schaeffer, during the first season of the sitcom Spin City in 1996, Gugino starred with Nicolas Cage in Brian De Palma's Snake Eyes, and in Judas Kiss, which she also co-produced. She appeared as Dr. Gina Simon during the 1999-2000 final season of Chicago Hope.

In 2001, she appeared as family matriarch Ingrid Cortez in the first Spy Kids film (as well as the film's two sequels in 2002 and 2003). That same year she appeared as Jet Li's love interest in the martial arts action thriller The One.

She starred in two short-lived TV series: ABC's Elmore Leonard crime drama Karen Sisco in 2003, and CBS's science fiction series Threshold in 2005. That same year, Gugino appeared as Lucille in the feature film adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel, Sin City. The following year, she appeared in the movie Night at the Museum.

Gugino appeared in the Roundabout Theatre Company play After the Fall opposite Six Feet Under's Peter Krause. In late 2006, she appeared in an Off-Broadway production of Tennessee Williams' Suddenly Last Summer opposite Blythe Danner.

Gugino appeared as Amanda, Vincent Chase's agent, in a dozen episodes of the cable television series Entourage. Gugino appeared nude in the May 2007 issue of Allure. That same year she appeared in the action-horror film Rise: Blood Hunter and the feature film American Gangster. The following year, she played the female lead in the thriller Righteous Kill, opposite Robert De Niro and Al Pacino.

Gugino starred in Chicago's Goodman Theater production of Eugene O'Neill's Desire Under the Elms from January 17 to February 17, 2009, in the role of Abby. Charles Isherwood of The New York Times praised Gugino's performance, saying, "Ms. Gugino displays a depth and range of expression that I cannot imagine any other actress achieving with such blazing honesty and wrenching truth. She is simply magnificent." During the first three months of 2009, three feature films premiered featuring Gugino: the thriller The Unborn, the film Watchmen, in which she played Sally Jupiter, and the adventure remake Race to Witch Mountain, in which she starred opposite Dwayne Johnson. That April, she received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Actress In a Play for her performance in Desire Under the Elms. Later in November of that year, she appeared as a pornographic actress in the comedy film Women in Trouble, which spawned a sequel in 2010, Elektra Luxx, titled after her character.

In 2011, Gugino appeared as Madame Vera Gorsky in Zack Snyder's action-fantasy film Sucker Punch alongside Abbie Cornish and Emily Browning. Gugino sang a duet with co-star Oscar Isaac, which appeared in the end credits and in the film's soundtrack. She also guest starred on the fourth season of Californication as Abby Rhodes, Hank Moody's attorney and love interest.

In the mid-2012, Gugino had a lead role as Susan Berg, a Washington D.C. investigative reporter, on the USA Network's miniseries Political Animals.

Personal life

As of 2005, Gugino was dating her collaborator, writer/producer/director Sebastian Gutierrez. She stated in 2009 that they had no plans to marry, commenting, " isn't important for us. We like being boyfriend and girlfriend; there's something sexy and fun about that. We're very much about, 'There’s nothing holding us here other than our desire to be together.'"

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1988 Saved by the Bell Karen
1989 Troop Beverly Hills Chica Barnfell
1990 Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael Young Roxy Carmichael
1993 This Boy's Life Norma Hansen
1993 Red Hot Valentina
1993 Son in Law Rebecca 'Becca' Warner
1995 Miami Rhapsody Leslie Marcus
1996 Jaded Megan 'Meg' Harris
1996 Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco Delilah Voice
1996 The War at Home Melissa
1996 Wedding Bell Blues Violet
1996 Michael Bride
1997 Lovelife Amy
1998 Snake Eyes Julia Costello
1998 Judas Kiss Coco Chavez
2001 Spy Kids Ingrid Cortez
2001 The Center of the World Jerri
2001 The Jimmy Show Annie
2001 The One T. K. Law/Massie Walsh
2002 Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Ingrid Cortez
2003 The Singing Detective Betty Dark/Hooker
2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Ingrid Cortez
2005 The Life Coach Carla
2005 Sin City Lucille
2006 Even Money Veronica
2006 Night at the Museum Rebecca Hutman
2007 The Lookout Janet
2007 Rise: Blood Hunter Eve
2007 American Gangster Laurie Roberts
2008 Righteous Kill Det. Karen Corelli
2009 The Unborn Janet Beldon
2009 Sparks Robin Short film
2009 Watchmen Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre
2009 Race to Witch Mountain Dr. Alex Friedman
2009 Women in Trouble Elektra Luxx
2009 Under the Hood Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre Short film
2010 The Mighty Macs Cathy Rush
2010 Elektra Luxx Elektra Luxx
2010 Every Day Robin
2010 Faster Cicero
2011 I Melt With You Laura
2011 Girl Walks into a Bar Francine Driver
2011 Sucker Punch Dr. Vera Gorski
2011 Mr. Popper's Penguins Amanda Popper
2011 New Year's Eve Dr. Morriset
2012 Hotel Noir Hanna Click
2013 By Virtue Fall Actress
2013 Man of Steel Kelor Voice
2014 Match Lisa
2015 San Andreas Emma
2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Kelor Voice
2016 Bling Catherine Voice
2016 The Space Between Us Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1988 Who's the Boss? Jane Episode: "Prom Night II"
1988 Good Morning, Miss Bliss Karen Episode: "Summer Love"
1989 ALF Laura Episode: "Standing in the Shadows of Love"
1989-90 Falcon Crest Sydney St. James Recurring role, 11 episodes
1990 Ferris Bueller Ann Peyson Episode: "Stand-In Deliver"
1991 Doogie Howser, M.D. Sara Newman Episode: "Planet of the Dateless"
1991 The Wonder Years Sandy Tyler Episode: "Triangle"
1992 Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story Allison Connors Television film
1992 Quantum Leap Michelle Temple Cutter Episode: "Ghost Ship"
1992 Davis Rules Kathi 2 episodes
1992 A Private Matter Mary Beth Television film
1994 Motorcycle Gang Leann Television film
1995 The Buccaneers Nan St. George 5 episodes
1996, 1998 Spin City Ashley Schaeffer Main role (season 1), 13 episodes
1999 A Season for Miracles Emilie Thompson Television film
1999-2000 Chicago Hope Dr. Gina Simon Main role (season 6), 23 episodes
2001 She Creature Lily Television film
2003-04 Karen Sisco Karen Sisco Lead role, 10 episodes
2005-06 Threshold Dr. Molly Anne Caffrey Main role, 13 episodes
2007-10 Entourage Amanda Daniels Recurring role, 12 episodes
2010 Californication Abby Recurring role, 10 episodes
2011 Hide Warren Television film
2012 Justified Karen Goodall Episode: "Cut Ties"
2012 Political Animals Susan Berg Television miniseries; main role
2012 New Girl Emma 3 episodes
2013 Doubt Linda Pilot
2015-16 Wayward Pines Kate Hewson Main role (season 1), 11 episodes
2015 The Brink Joanne "Jo" Larson Recurring role, 6 episodes
2016 Supergirl Kelor (voice) Episode: "Solitude"; uncredited
2016 Roadies Shelli Main role

Accolades

In 2009, Gugino was honored by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). During the Foundation's 34th Anniversary Gala in Washington, D.C., she received NIAF's Special Achievement Award for Entertainment, presented by her close friend, actress Connie Britton.

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2008 Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture American Gangster Nominated
Charities

Carla Gugino supports the following charitable cause: AIDS.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]


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