Carla Gugino
Biography
Carla Gugino is an American actress born in Sarasota, Florida, who moved from small parts to starring roles in comedies, thrillers and horror. Her early credits include Troop Beverly Hills (1989), This Boy's Life (1993), Son in Law (1993) and Snake Eyes (1998). She became widely known as the family matriarch Ingrid Cortez in the Spy Kids trilogy from 2001 to 2003, and went on to appear in Night at the Museum (2006), American Gangster (2007), Righteous Kill (2008), Watchmen (2009), Sucker Punch (2011), San Andreas (2015), Gerald's Game (2017), Gunpowder Milkshake (2021) and Lisa Frankenstein (2024). On television she starred in the crime drama Karen Sisco, Threshold and Jett, and she has worked often with the filmmaker Mike Flanagan, appearing in The Haunting of Hill House and The Fall of the House of Usher. She made her Broadway debut in After the Fall and drew an Outer Critics Circle nomination in 2009 for Desire Under the Elms.
55years old
Turns 56 on August 29in 292 days
- Born Sarasota
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Carla Neill Gugino (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 45
- Career span
- 36 years1989 to 2025
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Behind the camera
Carla Gugino co-produced the film Judas Kiss, in which she also appeared opposite Nicolas Cage in Brian De Palma's Snake Eyes.
Beyond film
In 2011, Gugino played Madame Vera Gorsky in Zack Snyder's action-fantasy film Sucker Punch. She and co-star Oscar Isaac recorded a duet that was used in the end credits and on the soundtrack.
First role
Carla Gugino first appeared on Broadway in the Roundabout Theatre Company staging of Arthur Miller's After the Fall, with Peter Krause as her co-star.
Carla Gugino movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Sebastian Gutierrez directed four of these films, Robert Rodriguez three and Zack Snyder two. Antonio Banderas appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Antonio Banderas's page
Danny Trejo's page
Cheech Marin's page
Dwayne Johnson's page
Idris Elba's page
Alan Cumming's page
Sebastian GutierrezDirector, 4 films, 1998 to 2018
All films by Sebastian Gutierrez
All films by Robert Rodriguez
All films by Zack Snyder
Also three films together4 more actors
- Alexa PenaVegaSpy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003), Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002) and Spy Kids (2001)
- Gil BellowsGirl Walks Into a Bar (2011), Judas Kiss (1998) and Miami Rhapsody (1995)
- Daryl SabaraSpy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003), Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002) and Spy Kids (2001)
- Mike JudgeSpy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003), Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002) and Spy Kids (2001)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Carla Gugino's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$3.0 billion
35 of the 45 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 45 films: 35 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 35Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 73% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$574M19.4% of the total
- 2$474M16.0% of the total
- 3$270M9.1% of the total
- 4$197M6.7% of the total
- 5$187M6.3% of the total
- 6$185M6.3% of the total
- 7$148M5.0% of the total
- 8$120M4.0% of the total
$805 millionfrom the other 27 films with a worldwide figure, 27% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2005 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.