Carrie Coon facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Carrie Coon
Coon in 2013
Born	Carrie Alexandra Coon (1981-01-24) January 24, 1981 (age 44) Copley, Ohio, U.S.
Education	University of Mount Union (BA) University of Wisconsin–Madison (MFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present
Spouse(s)	Tracy Letts ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	2

Carrie Alexandra Coon (born January 24, 1981) is an American actress. She is famous for playing strong and interesting women in movies, TV shows, and plays. She has won a Critics' Choice Television Award and has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award.

On TV, Carrie Coon was nominated for an Emmy for her role as Gloria Burgle in the show Fargo (2017). She also got another Emmy nomination for playing a socialite in the HBO series The Gilded Age (2022–present). You might also know her from The Leftovers (2014–2017), where she played a mom dealing with loss, or The Sinner (2018).

She started her movie career in Gone Girl (2014). Since then, she has been in many films like Widows (2018), The Post (2017), and The Nest (2020). She also played Proxima Midnight in the superhero movie Avengers: Infinity War (2018). More recently, she starred in the comedy films Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024). On stage, she made her Broadway debut in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2012), which earned her a Tony Award nomination.

Carrie Coon's Early Life

Carrie Alexandra Coon was born in Copley, Ohio, on January 24, 1981. Her parents are Paula and John Coon. She has an older sister, an older brother, and two younger brothers. She finished high school at Copley High School in 1999.

After high school, she went to the University of Mount Union. She graduated in 2003 with a degree in English and Spanish. Later, in 2006, she earned a special degree in acting from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Carrie Coon's Acting Journey

Starting Out in Acting

Carrie Coon began her acting career in local theaters. After finishing her studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she quickly joined the Madison Repertory Theatre. Her first professional play was Our Town. After that, she worked with the American Players Theatre for four years.

In 2008, Carrie moved to Chicago. She performed in a play called Brontë. For several years, she traveled between Chicago and Wisconsin for different acting jobs. During this time, she also did "motion capture" work for a video game company. This means her movements were recorded to make characters in video games.

Her big break came in 2010. She was cast as Honey in the play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. This role led to many more parts in Chicago. She also performed the play in Washington, D.C. and New York City, making her first appearance on Broadway. For her performance, she won a Theatre World Award and was nominated for a Tony Award.

Before her big breakthrough, Carrie also had guest roles on TV shows like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ironside, and Intelligence.

Becoming a Star

After her Tony Award nomination in 2014, Carrie Coon got a main role in the HBO drama series The Leftovers. She starred alongside actors like Justin Theroux. In the same year, she made her first movie appearance in Gone Girl. This movie was based on a book and directed by David Fincher.

In 2015, Carrie Coon starred in an Off-Broadway play called Placebo. She also worked on a play written by her husband, Tracy Letts, called Mary Page Marlowe. She was one of six actresses who played the main character at different ages. In 2015, she filmed two movies: Strange Weather and the horror romance The Keeping Hours.

Carrie Coon played the main role of Gloria Burgle in the third season of the TV series Fargo. For this role, she was nominated for an Emmy Award. She also won an award for her acting in both Fargo and The Leftovers. In 2017, she was in a short horror film called Great Choice. That same year, she played real-life journalist Meg Greenfield in the movie The Post, directed by Steven Spielberg.

In 2018, Carrie Coon co-starred in the movie Widows. She also provided the voice and movements for Proxima Midnight in the superhero movie Avengers: Infinity War. Proxima Midnight is a powerful character from the Black Order.

In 2020, Carrie Coon joined the cast of the HBO drama series The Gilded Age as Bertha Russell. She was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award in 2021 for her work in the film The Nest. In 2024, she joined the cast of the third season of The White Lotus, which will be out in 2025. She also starred in the family drama His Three Daughters (2023) with Elizabeth Olsen. This movie is about three sisters who care for their dying father. Critics praised her performance in this film.

Her Life Outside Acting

Carrie Coon married actor and playwright Tracy Letts in 2013. They have two children: a son born in 2018 and a daughter born in 2021.

Where You've Seen Her

Movies She's Been In

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TV Shows She's Starred In

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Talia Blaine	Episode: "Girl Dishonored"
2013	Ironside	Rachel Ryan	Episode: "Pilot"
2014	Intelligence	Luanne Vick	Episode: "Patient Zero"
2014–2017	The Leftovers	Nora Durst	Main role
2017	Fargo	Gloria Burgle	Main role (season 3)
2018	The Sinner	Vera Walker	Main role (season 2)
2021	What If...?	Proxima Midnight (voice)	Episode: "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?"
2022–present	The Gilded Age	Bertha Russell	Main role
2025	The White Lotus	TBA	Main role (season 3)

Her Work on Stage

Awards and Recognitions

See also

In Spanish: Carrie Coon para niños