Cara Buono

Infobox Actor
name = Cara Buono
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birthdate = birth date and age|1974|3|1
birthplace = city-state|Bronx|New York, U.S.
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occupation = Film, stage actress
yearsactive = 1992–present
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Cara Buono (born March 1, 1974) is an American actress, screenwriter and director.

Buono was born and raised in the Bronx, New York, in a blue-collar family. With no help from friends, families or mentors, she went out on her own, picked up a trade paper, saw an ad for a casting call and sneaked into an audition. She managed to land a role in Harvey Fierstein's play "Spook House", despite her lack of experience.

From there on Cara's career blossomed. She 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.

As well as acting, Cara 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, a headstrong paramedic with an unbridled ego and the skills to back it up. 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.

Buono is a 1995 graduate of Columbia University with a double major in English and Political Science. She got her degree in three years.

Filmography

References

*cite web
url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03EFDB173FF93BA35757C0A9619C8B63
title=A Night Out With Cara Buono: Mrs. Wiseguy
first=Thomas
last=Vinciguerra
publisher=The New York Times
date=2007-04-08

External links

*imdb|0120648
*amg name|2:9519
* [http://www.cara-buono.net Cara Buono fan site]