Cara Buono

Name	Cara Buono
Image
Caption	Buono in 2017
Birth Date	1971-3-1
Birth Place	New York City, U.S.
Alma Mater	Columbia University
Occupation	Actress
Years Active	1989–present
Spouse	Peter Thum
Children	1

Early life and education

Buono was born to Rosemary (née Desiderioscioli; 1930–2023) and Anthony Buono (1927–2021) and raised in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, in a blue-collar family of Italian descent. She has two brothers and a sister.

She attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and graduated from Columbia University with a double major in English and political science, which she completed in three years. She made her acting debut in Harvey Fierstein's play Spookhouse at the age of 12.

Career

Buono continued stage work both on Broadway and Off Broadway, and started her film career opposite Ethan Hawke and Jeremy Irons in Waterland (1992). Much of her work has been in indie films such as Chutney Popcorn (1999), Happy Accidents (2000), Next Stop Wonderland (1998) and Two Ninas (1999), which she co-produced. In 1999, she had a small role as a young Gerry Cummins in the TV movie, Deep in My Heart (1999).

She starred in the final season of the NBC drama Third Watch (1999) as paramedic Grace Foster, and Ang Lee's feature film of Marvel Comics' Hulk in 2003 as the mother of the title character's alter ego, Bruce Banner.

She also appeared as Kelli, the wife of Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli), in the two-part final season of the HBO drama series The Sopranos, which aired in 2006 and 2007. She appeared as Dr. Faye Miller in the fourth season of the AMC drama series Mad Men, for which she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2011.

Personal life

Buono lives in New York City's Greenwich Village with her husband Peter Thum, founder of Ethos Water, and their daughter.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

• March 1, 2011, Today's Birthdays, The Associated Press, The Arizona Republic, Actress Cara Buono ('Mad Men') is 40.
• Rosemary Desiderioscioli Buono (2023), bronxfuneralhome.com
• Anthony Buono (2021), bronxfuneralhome.com
• September 20, 2010, Mad Men's Cara Buono on Her Character Faye's Affair With Don Draper, Gwynne, Watkins, April 8, 2012, New York, April 11, 2012, live
• Freydkin, Donna, August 30, 2010, Cara Buono shares cooking tips but no 'Mad Men' secrets, USA Today, February 4, 2011, live
• Cara Buono, Vogue Italy, July 30, 2015, September 27, 2015, dead
• LaGuardia Arts Alumni, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Arts and Performing Arts, dead, April 8, 2014
• A NIGHT OUT WITH -- Cara Buono; Mrs. Wisguy, April 8, 2007, The New York Times
• CaraBuono, Cara Buono, 787804806576476160, October 16, 2016, My husband @peterthum made this with our 3 year old daughter. #boo
• River Red, Variety, March 2, 1998
• Zhang, Michael, Trailer for the 5D Mark II Short Film "Betrayed", PetaPixel, January 28, 2010
• Padgett, Ethan, Queen of the Ring, Film Threat, October 24, 2024
• April 30, 2025, Atkinson, Tom, V13, Film Threat, August 26, 2025
• May 16, 2025, Things Like This, Austin Chronicle, December 14, 2025
• Lowry, Brian, Drew Peterson: Untouchable, Variety, January 20, 2012
• Boucher, Geoff, 'Supergirl': Mitch Pileggi And Cara Buono Join Season 5 Cast, Deadline, September 19, 2019

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