| Cara Buono | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1, 1974 Bronx, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Film, stage actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Cara Buono (born March 1, 1974)[1] is an American actress, screenwriter and director, probably best known for her role as Dr. Faye Miller in the fourth season of the AMC drama series Mad Men.
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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, earning her degree in three years.[2]
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 "Deep in my Heart", a TV movie.
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. She appeared as Christopher Moltisanti's (Michael Imperioli) wife, Kelli, in the two-part final season of the HBO drama series The Sopranos, which aired in 2006 and 2007. She appeared as Dr. Faye Miller in the fourth season of the AMC drama series Mad Men.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Gladiator | Dawn | |
| 1992 | Waterland | Judy Dobson | |
| 1993 | Victim of Love : The Shannon Mohr Story | Tracey Lien | |
| 1994 | The Cowboy Way | Teresa Salazar | |
| 1995 | Kicking and Screaming | Kate | |
| 1996 | Killer: A Journal Of Murder | Esther Lesser | |
| 1997 | Baggage | Only director and screenwriter | |
| 1998 | Man of the Century | Virginia Clemens | |
| 1999 | Two Ninas | Nina Cohen | Actor and Associate producer |
| 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 | Beer League | Linda Salvo | |
| 2007 | Cthulhu | Dannie | |
| 2008 | The Unquiet | Julie Biship | |
| 2010 | Let Me In | Owen's mother | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Abby Morris | |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Charlotte Fielding | Episode: "Phantom" |
| 2004–05 | Third Watch | Grace Foster | Main cast |
| 2007 | Law & Order | Kelley Shannon | Episode "Melting Pot" |
| 2007 | The Dead Zone | Sheriff Anna Turner | |
| 2005–07 | The Sopranos | Kelli Moltisanti | Recurring cast |
| 2010–present | Mad Men | Dr. Faye Miller | Recurring cast Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (2011) |
| 2011 | Brothers & Sisters | Rose | Recurring cast |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven | Sarah/various voices |