Carrie Coon Biography
Carrie Coon (middle name Alexandra) is an American actress and TV personality. She is famously known for her role as Nora Durst in HBO’s hit drama series The Leftovers.
Coon was born in Copley, Ohio. She went to Copley High School and graduated in 1999. She then proceeded to the University of Mount Union where she graduated with Bachelor of Arts in English and Spanish in 2003. Coon earned her M.F.A. in Acting in 2006 from the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
Carrie Coon Age
Carrie was born on 24th January 1981. She is 38 years as of 2019.
Carrie Coon Family
Coon is the daughter to Paula and John Coon. She has four other siblings of which there is an older brother, an older sister and two young brothers.
Tracy Letts Carrie Coon|Carrie Coon Husband
Coon is married to fellow actor and playwright, Tracy Letts. Coon and Letts were married in 2013.
Carrie Coon Child
Coon and Letts have one child together. They welcomed their first child, a son in 2018. The couple is yet to share the name of their child to the public.
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Carrie Coon Career
Carrie’s early career in acting began in regional theater. Shortly after her graduation, she was recruited by the Madison Repertory Theater. It was at this theater that she made her stage debut in a production by Our Town. She then joined the American Players Theater and was with them for four good seasons.
Her breakthrough was in 2010 when she featured as Honey in the Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf by the Steppenwolf Theater Company. Due to her performance, she was nominated for a Tony Award.
Carrie Coon Gone Girl|Carrie Coon The Leftovers
The Tony Award nomination opened many doors for Carrie. In 2014 she was cast as an anchor character in HBO’s hit drama series The Leftovers. In the film, she featured alongside seasoned actors and actresses such as Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, and Ann Dowd. That same year was featured in Gone Girl that was based on a novel by the same name.
Carrie Coon Fargo
Coon was also played Gloria Burgle in FX’s anthology series Fargo. She played the main role in the third season of the series. The role was such a blessing as she won the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama for both Leftovers and Fargo. She also managed to get a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
Carrie Coon Avengers|Carrie Coon Infinity War|Carrie Coon Widows
In 2018 she was featured as a co-star in a heist thriller movie Widows by Steve McQueen. She has also provided a motion capture and voice in the action film Avengers: Infinity War.
Carrie Coon Net Worth
Carrie’s net worth is estimated at around $1 million. Her main sources of income is her career in acting in both movies and TV series.
Carrie Coon Awards
|
Year |
Award |
Category |
Work |
| 2013 | Theatre World Award | Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | |
| 2016 | Critics’ Choice Television Award | Best Actress in a Drama Series | The Leftovers |
| 2017 | TCA Award | Individual Achievement in Drama | The Leftovers and Fargo |
| 2018 | Lucille Lortel Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play | Mary Jane |
| Obie Awards | Distinguished Performance by an Actress | Mary Jane |
Carrie Coon Movies
|
Year |
Title |
Role |
| 2014 | Gone Girl | Margo Dunne |
| 2016 | Strange Weather | Byrd |
| 2017 | The Keeping Hours | Elizabeth |
| Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town | Virginia | |
| The Post | Meg Greenfield | |
| 2018 | The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter | Linda Ferguson |
| Avengers: Infinity War | Proxima Midnight | |
| Kin | Morgan Hunter | |
| Widows | Amanda Nunn | |
| TBA | The Nest |
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