Carla Gugino
Carla Gugino N. ( born August 29, 1971 in Sarasota, Florida ) is an American actress of Italian, British and Irish descent.
Life and career
Carla Gugino was born as the daughter of an Italian orthodontist and a British-Irish mother. Her parents divorced when Gugino was two years old. At five years old she moved with her mother to Paradise, California. During her childhood she had to repeatedly move within the state, however, was a good student throughout their high school years and was even allowed to give the closing address. A modeling agency discovered in San Diego and sent her with barely 15 years after New York City. However, Gugino returned to Los Angeles back, modeled there and visited on the advice of her aunt, actress Carol Merrill, an acting class.
As an actress, Gugino made her debut with guest appearances on television series, such as in an episode of Who 's the Boss? from the year 1988. Her first role in a movie she had on the side of Shelley Long and Craig T. Nelson in the adventure comedy Troop Beverly Hills (1989). From 1989 to 1990 she appeared in eleven episodes of the television series Falcon Crest. In 1994, she played in the music video for Always with the band Bon Jovi. In the comedy Miami Rhapsody ( 1995) she played the sister of the protagonist Gwyn Marcus (Sarah Jessica Parker), whose marital problems Gwyn bring to their wedding hesitation out. A year later, she starred in the film drama Young, female, mercilessly the lead role of a woman who was raped by two other women.
The supporting role alongside Nicolas Cage in the thriller Snake Eyes (1998) brought Gugino in 1999 was nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award. In the action comedy Spy Kids (2001) and Spy Kids 2 - The Island of Lost Dreams (2002) she played the wife of Gregorio Cortez (Antonio Banderas ) and also the parent of the minor super spies. For her role in the thriller American Gangster (2007) she was nominated in 2008 together with her castmates for the Screen Actors Guild Award.