Carrie Coon

Biography

Carrie Coon is an American actress who built a career across regional theater, prestige television and film. Born in Copley, Ohio, she later earned a graduate acting degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her professional stage debut came with the Madison Repertory Theatre in Our Town, and she spent several seasons with the American Players Theatre before moving to Chicago. Cast as Honey in Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, she took the production to Broadway and won a Theatre World Award along with a Tony nomination. On television she broke through as a widow in The Leftovers, which brought her a Critics' Choice Award, and she earned Emmy nominations for Fargo, The Gilded Age and The White Lotus. Her film work includes Gone Girl (2014), The Post (2017), Widows (2018), The Nest (2020), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), Boston Strangler (2023), His Three Daughters (2024) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024). She has been nominated for a Golden Globe.

45years old

Turns 46 on January 24in 75 days

Born January 24, 1981Copley Township
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Also credited as Carrie Alexandra Coon

Movie Career

Films: 13
Career span: 10 years2014 to 2024

Genres

Drama77%, 10 films
Comedy46%, 6 films
Thriller31%, 4 films
Crime23%, 3 films
Fantasy23%, 3 films

First and latest

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First role
After she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Madison Repertory Theatre recruited Coon right away, and she made her professional stage debut there in Our Town.
Big break
Coon's career took off in 2010 when Steppenwolf cast her as Honey in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which led to her Broadway debut and a Tony nomination.

Carrie Coon movies on Netflix

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024IMDb rating 6.1as Callie Spengler
His Three Daughters2024IMDb rating 7.1as Katie
Lake George2024IMDb rating 6.5as Phyllis
Boston Strangler2023IMDb rating 6.5as Jean Cole
Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021IMDb rating 7.0as Callie
The Nest2020IMDb rating 6.2as Allison O'Hara
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town2018IMDb rating 5.6as Virginia
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter2018IMDb rating 5.5as Linda
Widows2018IMDb rating 6.8as Amanda
The Keeping Hours2017IMDb rating 6.4as Elizabeth
The Post2017IMDb rating 7.2as Meg Greenfield
Strange Weather2016IMDb rating 6.0as Byrd Ritt
Gone Girl2014IMDb rating 8.1as Margo Dunne

Best known for

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

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Gone Girl2014 Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Margo Dunne
IMDb rating 8.11.2M votes
Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021 Adventure, Comedy, Fantasyas Callie
IMDb rating 7.0243K votes
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024as Callie Spengler
IMDb rating 6.1108K votes
Boston Strangler2023as Jean Cole
IMDb rating 6.542K votes
His Three Daughters2024as Katie
IMDb rating 7.122K votes
The Nest2020as Allison O'Hara
IMDb rating 6.221K votes
The Post2017as Meg Greenfield
IMDb rating 7.2174K votes
Widows2018as Amanda
IMDb rating 6.8110K votes

Most often with

Annie Potts appears in three 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.

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Annie Potts

Bill Murray

Dan Aykroyd

Paul Rudd

Ernie Hudson

Mckenna Grace

Films together

Annie Potts3 films together, 2018 to 2024
Annie Potts's page
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024IMDb rating 6.1Coon as Callie SpenglerPotts as Janine Melnitz
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021IMDb rating 7.0Coon as CalliePotts as Janine Melnitz
- Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town2018IMDb rating 5.6Coon as VirginiaPotts as Mary
Bill Murray2 films together, 2021 to 2024
Bill Murray's page
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024IMDb rating 6.1Coon as Callie SpenglerMurray as Peter Venkman
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021IMDb rating 7.0Coon as CallieMurray as Peter Venkman
Dan Aykroyd2 films together, 2021 to 2024
Dan Aykroyd's page
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024IMDb rating 6.1Coon as Callie SpenglerAykroyd as Ray Stantz
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021IMDb rating 7.0Coon as CallieAykroyd as Ray Stantz
Paul Rudd2 films together, 2021 to 2024
Paul Rudd's page
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024IMDb rating 6.1Coon as Callie SpenglerRudd as Gary Grooberson
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021IMDb rating 7.0Coon as CallieRudd as Grooberson
Ernie Hudson2 films together, 2021 to 2024
Ernie Hudson's page
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024IMDb rating 6.1Coon as Callie SpenglerHudson as Winston Zeddemore
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021IMDb rating 7.0Coon as CallieHudson as Winston Zeddemore
Mckenna Grace2 films together, 2021 to 2024
Mckenna Grace's page
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024IMDb rating 6.1Coon as Callie SpenglerGrace as Phoebe Spengler
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021IMDb rating 7.0Coon as CallieGrace as Phoebe
Also two films together3 more actors
- Finn WolfhardGhostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
- Celeste O'ConnorGhostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
- Logan KimGhostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

Two awards and honors from 2013 to 2018.

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Carrie Coon's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Result
Other honors
2018	Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play	Won
2013	Theatre World Award	Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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