Carla Gugino as Karen Sisco
Carla Gugino (born August 29, 1971) is an actress known for her role as Ingrid Cortez in the Spy Kids movies and the title role in the TV series Karen Sisco.
Born in Sarasota, Florida to an Italian-Irish father and a mother of English descent. Her mother moved the family to Paradise, California, when she was four years old. Despite moving around California a great deal as a child, Carla Gugino remained a straight-A student and graduated valedictorian. At the age of 15 she was spotted by a modeling agency in San Diego and moved to New York. This was unusual as at only 5 feet 4 inches (1.65 meters) tall, she was considered too short for runway work. Finding the experience too much, Gugino moved back to California that summer. She subsequently studied acting.
Carla Gugino has starred in many films including Snake Eyes (1998), Judas Kiss (which she also co-produced, 1998), the three Spy Kids films, Son in Law, "The One" with Jet Li, and most recently in Sin City. She will next be seen opposite Ben Stiller in the upcoming holiday film "Night at the Museum".
She also played Ashley Schaeffer in the television series Spin City. Gossip suggested Gugino was removed after twelve episodes because Tracy Pollan—wife of star Michael J Fox—felt her chemistry with Fox was too good. She recently starred in the short lived CBS science fiction series, Threshold.
Carla Gugino has also appeared in a wide range of TV programs including ALF, Doogie Howser, M.D., Saved by the Bell, Who's the Boss? and The Wonder Years, and is featured in the video to Bon Jovi's 1994 song 'Always'.
Selected filmography
- Night at the Museum (2006)
- Sin City (2005)
- The Singing Detective (2003)
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
- Spy Kids 2: Island Of Lost Dreams (2002)
- The Center of the World (2001)
- The Jimmy Show (2001)
- The One (2001)
- Spy Kids (2001)
- Judas Kiss (1998)
- Snake Eyes (1998)
- Lovelife (1997)
- Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
- Jaded (movie) (1996)
- Michael (1996)
- The War at Home (1996)
- Wedding Bell Blues (1996)
- Miami Rhapsody (1995)
- Red Hot (1993)
- Son in Law (1993)
- This Boy's Life (1993)
- Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
- Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
- The Buccaneers (1995)
External links
- Carla Gugino Online
- Carla Gugino at the Internet Movie Database
- Carla Gugino at the Internet Broadway Database
Categories: 1971 births | American film actors | American television actors | English Americans | Living people | Irish-American actors | Italian-American actors | Falcon Crest actors | Saved by the Bell actors | Quantum Leap actors | Spy Kids actors | People from Florida | Film actors
