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Anna Gunn

Anna Gunn

11 movies on Netflix

Biography

Anna Gunn is an American actress who first appeared on screen in an episode of Quantum Leap. Raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico, she studied theater at Northwestern University, then played Jean Ward, an assistant district attorney, on The Practice from 1997 to 2002, and was a regular on HBO's Deadwood as Martha Bullock from 2005 to 2006. Her role as Skyler White on Breaking Bad won her a Screen Actors Guild Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Gunn also lent her voice to Ariel in the Legacy of Kain video games, and her films include Without Evidence (1995), Red State (2011), Equity (2016), Sully (2016) and Deadwood: The Movie (2019). In 2014 she acted Off-Broadway in Sex with Strangers.

58years old

Turns 59 on August 11in 274 days

  • Born Cleveland
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22

Movie Career

Films
11
Career span
27 years1995 to 2022

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Anna Gunn made her first appearance on screen in an episode of Quantum Leap. That episode was called "The Play's the Thing".

  2. Early training

    Gunn studied theater at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and earned her degree there in 1990. During the fall of 1988 she studied abroad for a semester at the British American Drama Academy.

  3. Behind the camera

    Gunn wrote a New York Times op-ed in August 2013 about the public dislike directed at her Breaking Bad character Skyler White.

  4. A first

    Gunn starred in Equity, a 2016 film. It was called the first female-driven Wall Street film and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2016.

Anna Gunn movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Sully2016 Biography, Dramaas Elizabeth Davis

    IMDb rating 7.4326K votes

  2. Lost Souls2000 Drama, Horror, Thrilleras Sally Prescott

    IMDb rating 4.812K votes

  3. Equity2016as Naomi Bishop

    IMDb rating 5.64.1K votes

  4. Red State2011as Travis' Mother

    IMDb rating 6.170K votes

  5. The Apology2022as Darlene Hagen

    IMDb rating 5.23.1K votes

  6. Deadwood: The Movie2019as Martha Bullock

    IMDb rating 7.330K votes

  7. Sassy Pants2012as June Pruitt

    IMDb rating 6.11.9K votes

  8. Without Evidence1995as Liz Godlove

    IMDb rating 4.01.3K votes

Worked with

Anna Gunn shares two films with W. Earl Brown, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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W. Earl Brown, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with W. Earl BrownJohn Goodman, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with John GoodmanJohn Hurt, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with John HurtTom Hanks, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Tom HanksChristopher McDonald, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Christopher McDonaldStephen Root, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Stephen RootClint EastwoodDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Clint EastwoodKevin SmithDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Kevin SmithDaniel MinahanDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Daniel Minahan

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Awards

Two awards and honors from 2013 to 2014, two of them major.

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Anna Gunn's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Emmy Awards
2014Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesBreaking BadWon
2013Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesBreaking BadWon

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