Anna Gunn
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 Gunn at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International. |
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| Born | August 11, 1968 Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Anna Gunn (born August 11, 1968)[1] is an American actress, best known for her roles as Skyler White on Breaking Bad and Martha Bullock on Deadwood.
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Early life[edit]
Gunn was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico and graduated from Northwestern University in 1990.[1]
Career[edit]
Gunn is best known for the role as Skyler White in the AMC drama series Breaking Bad, starring Bryan Cranston. In 2012, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in that show.[2]
Gunn played a recurring role as Assistant District Attorney Jean Ward on the ABC series The Practice from 1997 to 2002, and was a regular as Martha Bullock on HBO's Deadwood from 2005 to 2006. She appeared on Seinfeld in the episode "The Glasses", in the Six Feet Under episode "Parallel Play", and on the first season of Murder One.
Gunn provided the voice for Ariel in the Legacy of Kain series of video games.[citation needed] She also appeared in the Quantum Leap episode "The Play's The Thing". In 2011, she played a lead role in the Lifetime movie Secrets of Eden, opposite John Stamos.[3] Her other film credits include Without Evidence, Enemy of the State, Treading Water, Twelve Mile Road, and Red State.
Personal life[edit]
Gunn has two daughters, Ella Rose and Emma, with her realtor husband Alastair Duncan.[4]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Indecency | Celeste | Television film |
| 1994 | French Intensive | Rachel | Short film |
| 1994 | Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire | Agt. Alex King | Television film |
| 1994 | Junior | Casitas Madres Receptionist | |
| 1995 | Without Evidence | Liz Godlove | |
| 1995 | If Someone Had Known | Officer Linda Reed | |
| 1997 | Santa Fe | Jane | |
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | Emily Reynolds | |
| 2000 | Lost Souls | Sally Prescott | |
| 2001 | Nobody's Baby | Stormy | |
| 2002 | Treading Water | The Actress | |
| 2003 | L.A. Confidential | Unknown | Television film |
| 2003 | 12 Mile Road | Leah | Television film |
| 2004 | NYPD 2069 | Natalie Franco | Television film |
| 2011 | Red State | Travis' Mother | |
| 2012 | Little Red Wagon | Laurie Bonner | |
| 2012 | Secrets of Eden | Detective Catherine Benincasa | Television film |
| 2012 | Sassy Pants | June Pruitt | Nominated—Milan International Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2013 | Rita | Rita | filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Quantum Leap | Liz | Episode: "The Play's the Thing" |
| 1992-1993 | Down the Shore | Arden | 29 episodes |
| 1993 | Seinfeld | Amy | Episode: "The Glasses" |
| 1994 | Missing Persons | Ellie Keogh | Episode: "My Beautiful Son Is O.K..." |
| 1994 | NYPD Blue | Kimmy | 2 episodes |
| 1995-1996 | Murder One | Melissa Griotte | 3 episodes |
| 1996 | Chicago Hope | Megan Stanard | Episode: "Sexual Perversity in Chicago Hope" |
| 1996 | The Lazarus Man | The Journal | Episode: "The Journal" |
| 1996 | Men Behaving Badly | Michelle | Episode: "Babies Having Babies" |
| 1996 | The Big Easy | Evie | Episode: "Snake Dance" |
| 1997 | Sleepwalkers | Angie Gilpin | Episode: "Night Terrors" |
| 1997-2002 | The Practice | Jean Ward | 10 episodes |
| 1999 | ER | Ekabo's Lawyer | Episode: "Point of Origin" |
| 1999 | The Drew Carey Show | Kelly Walker | Episode: "Drew's Reunion" |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Emily Noble | Episode: "Presumed Innocent" |
| 2000 | Bull | Miss Coyle | Episode: "A Beautiful Lie" |
| 2001 | The Guardian | Meghan Barstow | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Yes, Dear | Jessica | Episode: "Kim's New Nanny" |
| 2003 | Dragnet | Dr. Louise Nottingham | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | The O'Keefes | Phyllis | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2003 | Wild Card | Janell Morgan | Episode: "The Cheese Stands Alone" |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | Elizabeth Hopper | Episode: "Blood" |
| 2003 | Miss Match | Maureen Weston | Episode: "Kate in Ex-tasy" |
| 2003 | Miracles | Rebecca Webb | Episode: "You Are My Sunshine" |
| 2004 | The D.A. | Shelly Ward | Episode: "The People vs. Sergius Kovinsky" |
| 2004 | Six Feet Under | Madeline | Episode: "Parallel Play" |
| 2005-2006 | Deadwood | Martha Bullock | 24 episodes Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
| 2007 | Boston Legal | Attorney Susan Bixby | Episode: "Nuts" |
| 2008–2013 | Breaking Bad | Skyler White | 62 episodes Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Supporting Actress (2012-13) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2012-13) |
| 2010 | Law & Order | Marielle Di Napoli | Episode: "Love Eternal" |
| 2010 | Lie to Me | Jenkins | Episode: "Dirty Loyal" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain | Ariel/Azimuth the Planer/DeJoule the Energist | Voice |
| 1999 | Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver | Ariel | Voice |
| 2001 | Soul Reaver 2 | Ariel | Voice |
| 2003 | Legacy of Kain: Defiance | Ariel | Voice |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Deadwood | Nominated |
| 2010 | Saturn Awards | Best Actress on Television | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| 2012 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Drama Supporting Actress | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| 2012 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| 2012 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| 2013 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Drama Supporting Actress | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| 2013 | Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actress on Television | Breaking Bad | Pending |
| 2013 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Anna Gunn: Biography]". TVGuide.com. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ Rice, Lynette (July 19, 2012). "Emmys 2012: And the nominees are...". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "About the Movie Secrets of Eden". Lifetime.
- ^ "Deadwood's Anna Gunn Has a Girl". People. September 14, 2006. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
