Carrie Coon

Carrie Coon

Birth name: Carrie Alexandra Coon
Born: January 24, 1981
Age: 43
Birthplace: Copley, Ohio U.S.
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Biography

Carrie Alexandra Coon (born January 24, 1981) is an American actress. Coon was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in the 2012 revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. In 2014, she began starring as Nora Durst in the HBO drama series, The Leftovers, and appeared in the thriller film Gone Girl.

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Early life

Coon was born and raised in Copley, Ohio, the daughter of Paula (née Ploenes) and John Coon. She has an older sister and three brothers. She graduated from Copley High School in 1999, next attending the University of Mount Union, graduating in 2003 with a B.A in English and Spanish. In 2006 she earned her M.F.A in Acting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Career

Coon began her career in regional theater. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Coon was immediately recruited by the Madison Repertory Theatre and made her professional stage debut in a production of Our Town. After her debut with the Madison Repertory Theatre, Coon joined the American Players Theatre and stayed with them for four seasons. Coon moved to Chicago in 2008 and made her Chicago debut with a production of Brontë. Coon commuted between Chicago and Wisconsin for several years, alternating between Chicago productions, productions in Milwaukee, and seasons with the American Players Theatre. During these years, Coon provided for herself by performing motion capture work for a video game company based in Wisconsin.

Coon's breakthrough came in 2010 when she was cast as Honey in the Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. The role immediately resulted in further parts in Chicago productions, and she followed the production to performances in Washington DC and New York City, making her Broadway debut. For her performance, she won a Theatre World Award and received a Tony Award nomination.

Coon made her screen debut in an episode of the short-lived NBC series The Playboy Club in 2011. She later guest-starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ironside and Intelligence. After her Tony Award nomination, Coon was cast as one of the main characters in the HBO drama series, The Leftovers, alongside Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, and Ann Dowd. She later made her film debut in Gone Girl, based on the 2012 novel of same name and directed by David Fincher.

In early 2015, Coon starred in the lead role of the Off-Broadway production of Placebo at Playwrights Horizons. She also participated in readings for her husband Tracy Letts' 2015-2016 season play Mary Page Marlowe and was in talks to perform in the production in Chicago if her filming schedule with The Leftovers permits; in December 2015, it was announced that Coon would be one of six actresses portraying the title character in Mary Page Marlowe for the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago from March to May 2016. In April 2015, Coon left The Gersh Agency for United Talent Agency. In October and November 2015, Coon filmed the movie Strange Weather alongside actress Holly Hunter for director Katherine Dieckmann in Mississippi. In December 2015, she filmed the horror romance The Keeping Hours for director Karen Moncrieff and Blumhouse Productions.

Personal life

In 2013, Coon married actor and playwright Tracy Letts. The previous year they had appeared together in the Broadway production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Gone Girl Margo "Go" Dunne Nominated - Empire Award for Best Female Newcomer
Nominated - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
2016 Strange Weather Byrd Post-production
2016 The Keeping Hours Elizabeth Post-production
2016 Izzy Gets the Fuck Across Town Virginia Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011 The Playboy Club Doris Hall Episode: "An Act of Simple Duplicity"
2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Talia Blaine Episode: "Girl Dishonored"
2013 Ironside Rachel Ryan Episode: "Pilot"
2014 Intelligence Luanne Vick Episode: "Patient Zero"
2014-present The Leftovers Nora Durst Main cast
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series (2015)
Nominated - Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2014)

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Our Town Emily Overture Center for the Arts (Madison Repertory Theatre)
February 17 - March 12, 2006
Romeo and Juliet Ensemble American Players Theatre (Spring Green, Wisconsin)
July 2 - October 7, 2006
July 4 - October 8, 2006
July 5 - September 23, 2006
The Matchmaker Ermengarde
Measure for Measure Juliet
2007 Anna Christie Anna Overture Center for the Arts
February 2-25, 2007
Misalliance Hypatia American Players Theatre
June 15 - October 6, 2007
June 22 - October 5, 2007
August 3 - October 6, 2007
The Merchant of Venice Ensemble
Night of the Iguana Charlotte
2008 The Diary of Anne Frank Miep Overture Center for the Arts
January 11 - February 3, 2008
Brontë Emily Remy Bumppo Theatre Company (Chicago debut)
March 20 - May 4, 2008
A Midsummer Night's Dream Helena American Players Theatre
June 7 - October 5, 2008
June 20 - September 20, 2008
August 1 - October 4, 2008
Henry IV Lady Percy
The Belle's Stratagem Miss Ogle
2009 Magnolia Ariel Goodman Theatre (Chicago)
March 14 - April 19, 2009
Henry V Kate American Players Theatre
August 7 - October 2, 2009
2010 Blackbird Una Renaissance Theatreworks (Milwaukee)
January 15 - February 7, 2010
October 1-24, 2010
reasons to be pretty Stephanie
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Honey Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Chicago)
December 2, 2010 - February 13, 2011
2011 Arena Stage (Washington, D.C.)
February 25 - April 10, 2011
The Real Thing Annie Writers Theatre (Glencoe)
September 13 - December 4, 2011
2012 The Girl in the Yellow Dress Celia Next Theatre (Evanston)
January 19 - February 26, 2012
Pretty Penny Crystal Writers Theatre
March 12, 2012
Staged reading for one night only
The March Emily Thompson Steppenwolf Theatre Company
April 5 - June 10, 2012
June 28- August 26, 2012
Three Sisters Masha
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Honey Booth Theatre (Broadway debut)
Nominated: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
September 27, 2012 - March 3, 2013
2015 Placebo Louise Playwrights Horizons (Off-Broadway)
February 20 - April 6, 2015
2016 Mary Page Marlowe Mary Page Marlowe (ages 27-36) Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Chicago)
March 31 - May 29, 2016

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2013 Theatre World Award Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Won
Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Play Nominated
2014 Empire Award Best Female Newcomer Gone Girl Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2015 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Leftovers Nominated
2016 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Actress in a Drama Series Won

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