| Cara Buono | |
| Born | March 1, 1974 Bronx, New York, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Film, stage actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Cara Buono (born March 1, 1974) is an American actress, screenwriter and director.
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Early life
Buono was born and raised in the Bronx, New York, in a blue-collar family. She made her acting debut in Harvey Fierstein's play Spook House.
Buono is a 1995 graduate of Columbia University with a double major in English and Political Science. She earned her degree in three years.
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.
Buono has directed, produced and written films, including the short film Baggage (1997), which starred Liev Schreiber. 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. She starred in the final season of the NBC drama Third Watch (1999) as Grace Foster. Most recently, she landed the role of Christopher Moltisanti's (Michael Imperioli) wife, Kelli, on the last two seasons of the HBO hit series The Sopranos which were first aired in 2006 and 2007.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 2008 | The Unquiet | Julie Biship | |
| 2007 | Cthulhu | Dannie | |
| 2005–2007 | The Sopranos | Kelli Moltisanti | TV series |
| 2007 | The Dead Zone | Sheriff Anna Turner | TV series |
| 2007 | Law & Order episode "Melting Pot" | Kelley Shannon | Defense Attorney |
| 2006 | Beer League | Linda Salvo | |
| 2004–2006 | Third Watch | Grace Foster | TV series |
| 2004 | From Other Worlds | Joanne Schwartzbaum | |
| 2003 | Hulk | Edith Banner | |
| 2002 | Mafia | Sarah/various voices | Video Game |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode "Phantom" | Charlotte Fielding | |
| 2000 | Attention Shoppers | Claire Suarez | |
| 2000 | Takedown | Christina Painter | |
| 2000 | Happy Accidents | Bette | |
| 1999 | Chutney Popcorn | Janis | |
| 1999 | Two Ninas | Nina Cohen | actor and associate producer |
| 1998 | Man of the Century | Virginia Clemens | |
| 1997 | Baggage | Only director and screenwriter | |
| 1996 | Killer: A Journal Of Murder | Esther Lesser | |
| 1995 | Kicking and Screaming | Kate | |
| 1994 | The Cowboy Way | Teresa Salazar | |
| 1993 | Victim of Love : The Shannon Mohr Story | Tracey Lien | |
| 1992 | Gladiator | Dawn | |
| 1991 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Abby Morris | TV series |
References
- Vinciguerra, Thomas (2007-04-08). "A Night Out With Cara Buono: Mrs. Wiseguy". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03EFDB173FF93BA35757C0A9619C8B63.
External links
- Cara Buono at the Internet Movie Database
- Cara Buono at Allmovie
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