Carrie Coon
Carrie Coon was born in Copley, Summit County, Ohio, United States on January 24th, 1981 and is the TV Actress. At the age of 43, Carrie Coon biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Carrie Alexandra Coon (born January 24, 1981) is an American actress.
She starred as Nora Durst in the HBO supernatural mystery drama series The Leftovers (2014–2017), for which she won a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series.
Coon starred as Gloria Burgle in the third season of the FX anthology series Fargo (2017), for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
Coon also won the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama for both performances.
She starred as Vera Walker in the second season of the anthology crime drama series The Sinner (2018), for which she was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award. On stage, Coon was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in the 2012 revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
She has also appeared in numerous films, including as Margo Dunne in the psychological thriller Gone Girl (2014), Meg Greenfield in the political drama The Post (2017), Amanda Nunn in the heist drama Widows (2018), and "Child of Thanos" Proxima Midnight in the superhero film Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
Early life
Coon was born in Copley, Ohio on January 24, 1981, to Paula (née Ploenes) and John Coon. She has an older sister, an older brother, and two younger brothers. She graduated from Copley High School in 1999, next attending the University of Mount Union, graduating in 2003 with a BA in English and Spanish. In 2006, she earned her M.F.A. in acting from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Personal life
Coon married actor and playwright Tracy Letts in 2013. They have a son who was born in 2018 and a daughter born in 2021.
Career
Coon began her career in regional theater. Coon came to the Madison Repertory Theatre straight after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and made her professional debut in a production of Our Town. Coon debuted with the Madison Repertory Theatre in Madison, Wisconsin, and she stayed with them for four seasons. Coon performed in Chicago in 2008 and made her Chicago debut with the Bronto Theatre Company in Remy Bumppo. For many years, Coon commuted between Chicago plays, Milwaukee's productions, and seasons with the American Players Theatre. Coon earned her fortune by doing motion capture for a Wisconsin-based video game business during the years.
In the Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Coon's breakthrough came in 2010. She landed in further roles in Chicago productions straight away, and she continued the performance to shows in Washington, D.C., and New York City, her first Broadway debut. She received a Theatre World Award and a Tony Award nomination for her appearance, as well as a coveted Tony Award nomination.
In an episode of the short-lived NBC series The Playboy Club, Coon made her screen debut in 2011. She appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ironside, and Intelligence later in the series.
Following her Tony Award nomination in 2014, Coon was portrayed as one of the main characters in HBO's drama series The Leftovers, alongside Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, and Ann Dowd. She made her film debut in Gone Girl in 2012, based on David Fincher's 2012 book of the same name and directed.
Coon appeared in the lead role of Placebo, an Off-Broadway production at Playwrights Horizons in early 2015. She appeared in readings for her husband Tracy Letts' 2015–2016 season play Mary Page Marlowe, as well as being in talks to appear in the production in Chicago; Coon would be one of six actresses playing the title role in Mary Page Marlowe's steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago from March to May 2016. Coon left The Gersh Agency for the United Talent Agency in April 2015. Coon produced Strange Weather in Mississippi with actress Holly Hunter for director Katherine Dieckmann in October and November 2015. She filmed the horror film The Keeping Hours for director Karen Moncrieff and Blumhouse Productions in December 2015.
In the third season of the FX anthology series Fargo, Coon appeared in the lead role. She was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her role, and she received the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama for both Fargo and The Leftovers. Meg Greenfield, a real life journalist, appeared in The Post, a Steven Spielberg-directed historical drama film. Coon appeared in the Steve McQueen thriller Widows in 2018.
In the Russo brothers-directed superhero film Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Coon provided Proxima Midnight, a Black Order soldier and a child of Thanos.
Bertha Russell, a comedian from HBO, appeared in the movie The Gilded Age's cast on April 30, 2020, replacing Amanda Peet.
At the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021 for her role in the film The Nest, she was nominated for Best Actress.