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Buono was born and raised in [[The Bronx]], [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], in a [[blue-collar]] family<ref name=nymag>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.vulture.com/2010/09/mad_mens_carla_buono_faye_on_d.html |date=September 20, 2010 |title=Mad Men’s Cara Buono on Her Character Faye’s Affair With Don Draper |first=Gwynne |last=Watkins |accessdate=April 8, 2012 |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |archivedate=April 8, 2012 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66mUZcKuh?url=http://www.vulture.com/2010/09/mad_mens_carla_buono_faye_on_d.html |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> with two brothers and a sister.<ref name=usatoday>{{cite news|last=Freydkin |first=Donna |date=August 30, 2010 |title=Cara Buono shares cooking tips but no 'Mad Men' secrets |work=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2010-08-27-CaraBuono27_ST_N.htm |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66mUzYPXS?url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2010-08-27-CaraBuono27_ST_N.htm |archivedate=April 8, 2012 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> She is of Italian descent.<ref name="fandango.com">{{cite web|title=fandango.com|url=http://www.fandango.com/carabuono/biography/p9519}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.it/en/people-are-talking-about/focus-on/2010/10/cara-buono|title=Cara Buono|work=Vogue Italy}}</ref>
Buono was born and raised in [[The Bronx]], [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], in a [[blue-collar]] family<ref name=nymag>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.vulture.com/2010/09/mad_mens_carla_buono_faye_on_d.html |date=September 20, 2010 |title=Mad Men’s Cara Buono on Her Character Faye’s Affair With Don Draper |first=Gwynne |last=Watkins |accessdate=April 8, 2012 |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |archivedate=April 8, 2012 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66mUZcKuh?url=http://www.vulture.com/2010/09/mad_mens_carla_buono_faye_on_d.html |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> with two brothers and a sister.<ref name=usatoday>{{cite news|last=Freydkin |first=Donna |date=August 30, 2010 |title=Cara Buono shares cooking tips but no 'Mad Men' secrets |work=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2010-08-27-CaraBuono27_ST_N.htm |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66mUzYPXS?url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2010-08-27-CaraBuono27_ST_N.htm |archivedate=April 8, 2012 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> She is of Italian descent.<ref name="fandango.com">{{cite web|title=fandango.com|url=http://www.fandango.com/carabuono/biography/p9519}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.it/en/people-are-talking-about/focus-on/2010/10/cara-buono|title=Cara Buono|work=Vogue Italy}}</ref>


Buono attended [[Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://laguardiahs.org/alumni/ |title=LaGuardia Arts Alumni |publisher=Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Arts and Performing Arts |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20140408163845/http://laguardiahs.org/alumni/ |archivedate=2014-04-08 |df= }}</ref> and is a 1995 graduate of [[Columbia University]] with a double major in [[English studies|English]] and [[political science]]. She earned her degree in three years.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03EFDB173FF93BA35757C0A9619C8B63 |title=A NIGHT OUT WITH -- Cara Buono; Mrs. Wiseguy |date=April 8, 2007 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> She made her acting debut in [[Harvey Fierstein]]'s play ''Spook House''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}
Buono attended [[Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://laguardiahs.org/alumni/ |title=LaGuardia Arts Alumni |publisher=Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Arts and Performing Arts |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20140408163845/http://laguardiahs.org/alumni/ |archivedate=2014-04-08 |df= }}</ref> and is a 1995 graduate of [[Columbia University]] with a double major in [[English studies|English]] and [[political science]]. She earned her degree in three years.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03EFDB173FF93BA35757C0A9619C8B63 |title=A NIGHT OUT WITH -- Cara Buono; Mrs. Wiseguy |date=April 8, 2007 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> She made her acting debut in [[Harvey Fierstein]]'s play ''Spook House''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cara Buono Wiki|url=http://superbhub.com/biography/american-actress-cara-buono-early-life-education-career-personal-life/|website=SuperbHub|publisher=SuperbHub|accessdate=3 January 2018}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}


==Career==
==Career==
Buono continued stage work both on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and [[Off Broadway]], and started her film career opposite [[Ethan Hawke]] and [[Jeremy Irons]] in ''[[Waterland (film)|Waterland]]'' (1992). Much of her work has been in indie films such as ''[[Chutney Popcorn]]'' (1999), ''[[Happy Accidents (film)|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 film)|Deep in My Heart]]'' (1999).
Buono continued stage work both on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and [[Off Broadway]], and started her film career opposite [[Ethan Hawke]] and [[Jeremy Irons]] in ''[[Waterland (film)|Waterland]]'' (1992). Much of her work has been in indie films such as ''[[Chutney Popcorn]]'' (1999), ''[[Happy Accidents (film)|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 film)|Deep in My Heart]]'' (1999).


Buono has directed, produced and written films, including the short film ''Baggage'' (1997), which starred [[Liev Schreiber]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} She co-wrote the screenplay ''When the Cat's Away'' with [[Brad Anderson (director)|Brad Anderson]] and sold a pitch to [[Miramax]] for a screenplay adaptation of [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]]'s ''[[This Side of Paradise]]''.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}
Buono has directed, produced and written films, including the short film ''Baggage'' (1997), which starred [[Liev Schreiber]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cara Buono Career|url=http://superbhub.com/biography/american-actress-cara-buono-early-life-education-career-personal-life/|website=SuperbHub|publisher=SuperbHub|accessdate=3 January 2018}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} She co-wrote the screenplay ''When the Cat's Away'' with [[Brad Anderson (director)|Brad Anderson]] and sold a pitch to [[Miramax]] for a screenplay adaptation of [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]]'s ''[[This Side of Paradise]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cara Buono Television Series The Blacklist: Redemption and the Bull|url=http://superbhub.com/biography/american-actress-cara-buono-early-life-education-career-personal-life/|website=SuperbHub|publisher=SuperbHub|accessdate=3 January 2018}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}


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 (comics)|Hulk]] in 2003 as the mother of the title character's alter ego, Bruce Banner.
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 (comics)|Hulk]] in 2003 as the mother of the title character's alter ego, Bruce Banner.

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Cara Buono
Born (1974-03-01) March 1, 1974 (age 50)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, screenwriter, director
Years active1992–present
SpousePeter Thum
Children1

Cara Buono (born March 1, 1974[1]) is an American actress, screenwriter and director best known for her roles as 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 2016 horror sci-fi Netflix original series Stranger Things. She has appeared in such films as Hulk (2003) and Let Me In (2010).

Early life

Buono was born and raised in The Bronx, New York City, New York, in a blue-collar family[2] with two brothers and a sister.[3] She is of Italian descent.[4][5]

Buono attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School[6] and is a 1995 graduate of Columbia University with a double major in English and political science. She earned her degree in three years.[7] She made her acting debut in Harvey Fierstein's play Spook House.[8][citation needed]

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).

Buono has directed, produced and written films, including the short film Baggage (1997), which starred Liev Schreiber.[9][citation needed] She co-wrote the screenplay When the Cat's Away with Brad Anderson and sold a pitch to Miramax for a screenplay adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise.[10][citation needed]

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,[11] for which she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2011.[12]

Personal life

As of August 2010, Buono lives in New York City's Greenwich Village with her husband Peter Thum, founder of Ethos Water,[3] and their daughter.[13]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
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
2018 Monsters and Men Stacey

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 15 episodes
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"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Mafia Sarah Angelo (voice)

References

  1. ^ "March 1 celebrity birthdays". Orange County Register. March 1, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  2. ^ 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. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b Freydkin, Donna (August 30, 2010). "Cara Buono shares cooking tips but no 'Mad Men' secrets". USA Today. Archived from the original on April 8, 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "fandango.com".
  5. ^ "Cara Buono". Vogue Italy.
  6. ^ "LaGuardia Arts Alumni". Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Arts and Performing Arts. Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "A NIGHT OUT WITH -- Cara Buono; Mrs. Wiseguy". The New York Times. April 8, 2007.
  8. ^ "Cara Buono Wiki". SuperbHub. SuperbHub. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Cara Buono Career". SuperbHub. SuperbHub. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Cara Buono Television Series The Blacklist: Redemption and the Bull". SuperbHub. SuperbHub. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  11. ^ Hochberg, Mina (September 27, 2010). Q&A with Cara Buono Archived September 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. AMCtv.com
  12. ^ 2011 Outstanding Guest Actress Nominees in a Drama Series Emmys.com
  13. ^ Cara Buono [@CaraBuono] (16 October 2016). "My husband @peterthum made this with our 3 year old daughter. #boo" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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