Carla Gugino

Who is Carla Gugino?

Carla Gugino is an American actress who has enthusiastically worked in the entertainment industry from 1988 to date. She became interested in acting as her aunt is the former model, named Carol Merrill. Likewise, she has done numerous films and television series. This actress is well-known for her role of Ingrid Cortez in the spy adventure comedy family film ‘Spy Kids’ franchise. Moreover, she is also popular for playing Dr. Molly Anne Caffrey in the television series ‘Threshold’ which lasted from 2005 to 2006. Additionally, she has also received honorable accolades for her acting skills. Apart from acting in movies and series, she has also featured in music videos with different artists.

Bio

Carla Gugino was born on 29 August 1971 in Sarasota, Florida, the United States. Her father, Carl Gugino is an orthodontist, and her mother, Susan Gugino is Bohemian. Sadly, her parents separated when she was two years old. Likewise, she also has her half-brother named Carl Gugino Jr. Additionally, she belongs to the Virgo sun sign and is currently 49 years old.

Nationality and Physical Stats

Carla Gugino holds an American nationality and as per her ethnicity, she is White. She has Italian ancestry through her father’s side and English-Irish descent through her mother’s side. Talking about her religious views, though she is a non-religious person, she believes in something and that’s very personal to her. Besides this, she stands 5 feet and 5 inches (1.65m/165cm) tall and weighs around 61kgs (135lbs). She has a slim body type measuring 35.5-25-35 inches, respectively. Moreover, she has a pair of hazel-colored eyes and dark brown hair color.

Education

Carla Gugino attended one of the schools in Paradise, California.

Social

Carla Gugino has active social media accounts. Her Instagram and Twitter handle (@carlagugino) have 770 thousand followers and 82.7 thousand followers respectively. Likewise, her Facebook page has 1.12 million followers and 104.4 thousand likes.

Personal Life 

Carla Gugino is in a long-term relationship with the director, writer, and producer Sebastian Gutierrez since 2005. They are still living together

Career

Movies of Carla Gugino

Carla Gugino landed her debut film role in the 1989 film ‘Troop Beverly Hills’ where she played the role of Chica Barnfell. She then appeared in ‘Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael’ in 1990, ‘This Boy’s Life,’ ‘Red Hot,’ and ‘Son in Law’ in 1993. Likewise, her other movies in the 1990s are ‘Miami Rhapsody’ in 1995, ‘Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco’ in 1996 where she had a voice role, ‘Lovelife’ in 1997, ‘Judas Kiss’ in 1998, and many more. In 2001, she became one of the casts of the spy family film ‘Spy Kids’ where she played Ingrid Cortez. Moreover, she also became part of all film series like ‘ Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams’ in 2002, and ‘Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over’ in 2003.

Similarly, in 2005 she played ‘The Life Coach’ as Carla and ‘Sin City’ as Lucille. Her other films between 2006 to 2009 were ‘Even Money,’ ‘Night at the Museum,’ ‘Rise: Blood Hunter,’ ‘Race to Witch Mountain,’ and many more. Additionally, she also appeared in the 2009 neo-noir superhero film ‘Watchmen’ where she played Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre. This film starred Malin Åkerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson. Likewise, her other movies are ‘The Mighty Macs’ in 2010, ‘I Melt With You,’ and ‘New Year’s Eve’ in 2011, ‘Hotel Noir’ in 2012, ‘ Man of Steel’ in 2013, ‘ Match’ in 2014, and ‘San Andreas’ in 2016.

Furthermore, she also had voice roles in ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ as Kelor and ‘Bling’ as Catherine in 2016. Carla appeared in two films in 2017 named ‘The Space Between Us’ as Kendra and ‘Gerald’s Game’ as Jessie Burlingame. Moreover, she has recently played ‘Elizabeth Harvest’ as Claire in 2018.

TV Shows 

Talking about her television career, Carla landed her first TV role in the 1988 series ‘Who’s the Boss?’ as Jane. She then appeared in series like ‘Good Morning, Miss Bliss’ in 1988, ‘ALF’ in 1989, ‘Falcon Crest’ in 1989, ‘American Dreamer’ in 1990, ‘Doogie Howser, M.D.’ in 1991, and ‘Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story’ in 1992 which is a television film. Moreover, she also played in other television films such as ‘A Private Matter,’ ‘Motorcycle Gang,’ ‘A Season for Miracles,’ and ‘She-Creature.’ Carla’s other lead role series is ‘Spin City’ in 1996 and 1998, ‘Chicago Hope’ from 1999 to 2000, ‘Karen Sisco’ in 2003 and ‘Threshold’ from 2005 to 2006.

Furthermore, from 2007 to 2010, she appeared in ‘Entourage’ as Amanda Daniels. Her next series came in 2012 named ‘Justified’ where she played Karen Goodall. She starred alongside Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, and Jere Burns. Moreover, she also had a main role in ‘Wayward Pines’ in 2015, ‘Roadies’ in 2016, ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ in 2018, and ‘Jett’ in 2019. Carla also had a voice role in ‘Supergirl’ in 2016 and ‘Robot Chicken’ in 2018. Her last played series is ‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’ in 2020 where she had a recurring role.

Awards

Carla Gugino has been honored by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) in 2009. She has also received the Capri-Hollywood Film Festival Award in 2007. Moreover, she has recently won the Fright Meter Award for the Best Actress in 2017 for her role in ‘Gerald’s Game.’

Net Worth of Carla Gugino

Carla Gugino has an estimated net worth of $14 million as of 2021.