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Cara Buono

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It follows Kara Robinson as she survives an abduction and ultimately brings down a serial killer.
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The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story (2023)
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As a young girl growing up in New York City, Cara Buono took her family's blue-collar work ethic and began to turn it into an acting career that would later lead not only to starring roles but to screenwriting and directing. With no help from friends, family or mentors, she went out on her own, picked up a trade paper, saw an ad for a casting call and sneaked into an audition. She managed to land a role in Harvey Fierstein's play, "Spook House", despite her lack of experience.

From there on, Cara's career blossomed. She continued stage work both on 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.

As well as acting, Cara has directed, produced and written films, including the short film, Baggage (1997), which starred Liev Schreiber. She co-wrote the screenplay, "When The Cat's Away" (1999), with Brad Anderson, and cut a deal with Miramax for a screenplay adaptation of one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's work. Most recently, Cara starred on the final season of the NBC drama, Third Watch (1999), as Grace Foster, a headstrong paramedic with an unbridled ego and the skills to back it up.

Cara is a graduate of Columbia University, with a double major in English and Political Science. She got her degree in three years, again helped by her blue-collar work ethic.
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy

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Cara Buono in Stranger Things (2016)
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Cara Buono and Finn Wolfhard in Stranger Things (2016)
Cara Buono and Dacre Montgomery in Stranger Things (2016)
Cara Buono at an event for The Sopranos (1999)
Cara Buono and Kai Lennox in The Girl from Plainville (2022)
Cara Buono in She Came from the Woods (2022)
Cara Buono in She Came from the Woods (2022)
Cara Buono, Kai Lennox, and Elle Fanning in The Girl from Plainville (2022)
Cara Buono, Elle Fanning, and Eliana Ghen in The Girl from Plainville (2022)
Cara Buono, Kai Lennox, Elle Fanning, and Michael Mosley in The Girl from Plainville (2022)
Cara Buono, Kai Lennox, and Elle Fanning in The Girl from Plainville (2022)

Known for

Winona Ryder, Tom Wlaschiha, David Harbour, Brett Gelman, Maya Hawke, Jamie Campbell Bower, Natalia Dyer, Joseph Quinn, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Priah Ferguson, and Eduardo Franco in Stranger Things (2016)
Stranger Things
8.7
TV Series
  • Karen Wheeler
Mad Men (2007)
Mad Men
8.7
TV Series
  • Faye Miller
Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Pastore, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and Tony Sirico in The Sopranos (1999)
The Sopranos
9.2
TV Series
  • Kelli Moltisanti
  • Kelli Lombardo
Jim Caviezel and Michael Emerson in Person of Interest (2011)
Person of Interest
8.5
TV Series
  • Martine Rousseau

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Actress

  • The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story
    • Completed
  • In Fidelity
    • Post-production
  • Things Like This
    • Post-production
  • William Sadler, Cara Buono, Michael Park, Spencer List, Clare Foley, Ehad Berisha, Giselle Torres, and Adam Weppler in She Came from the Woods (2022)
    She Came from the Woods
  • Winona Ryder, Tom Wlaschiha, David Harbour, Brett Gelman, Maya Hawke, Jamie Campbell Bower, Natalia Dyer, Joseph Quinn, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Priah Ferguson, and Eduardo Franco in Stranger Things (2016)
    Stranger Things
  • Elle Fanning in The Girl from Plainville (2022)
    The Girl from Plainville
  • David Harewood, Chyler Leigh, Jesse Rath, Azie Tesfai, Melissa Benoist, Katie McGrath, and Nicole Maines in Supergirl (2015)
    Supergirl
  • Sleepy Waffles in Sleepy Waffles: Stranger Things Series Reaction (2019)
    Sleepy Waffles: Stranger Things Series Reaction
  • God Friended Me (2018)
    God Friended Me
  • The Romanoffs (2018)
    The Romanoffs
  • Rob Lowe and Mckenna Grace in The Bad Seed (2018)
    The Bad Seed
  • John David Washington, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Chanté Adams, and Anthony Ramos in Monsters and Men (2018)
    Monsters and Men
  • Michael Weatherly in The Necklace (2016)
    Bull
  • John Corbett and Barry Corbin in All Saints (2017)
    All Saints
  • Famke Janssen, Edi Gathegi, and Ryan Eggold in The Blacklist: Redemption (2017)
    The Blacklist: Redemption
  • Half the Perfect World
  • Debra Messing in The Mysteries of Laura (2014)
    The Mysteries of Laura
  • Olympia Dukakis, Alexis Bledel, Andre Braugher, Malcolm Gets, Zosia Mamet, Kal Penn, David Pittu, Phylicia Rashad, Louis Zorich, and Thomas Mann in Emily & Tim (2015)
    Emily & Tim

Writer

  • Baggage

Producer

  • William Sadler, Cara Buono, Michael Park, Spencer List, Clare Foley, Ehad Berisha, Giselle Torres, and Adam Weppler in She Came from the Woods (2022)
    She Came from the Woods
  • Amanda Peet, Cara Buono, and Ron Livingston in Two Ninas (1999)
    Two Ninas

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"Do You Like Me?"
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"Do You Like Me?"
"Are You Involved in Some Kind of Cult?"
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"Are You Involved in Some Kind of Cult?"
"Are You a Vampire?"
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"Are You a Vampire?"
"Please Don't See That Boy Again"
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"Please Don't See That Boy Again"
"Abby Tries Owen's Candy"
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"Abby Tries Owen's Candy"
A Good Marriage
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A Good Marriage
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Personal details

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    • March 1
    • The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
    • Peter ThumDecember 31, 2008 - present (1 child)
  • Other works
    Broadway: The Rose Tattoo opposite Anthony LaPaglia

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    Ran in three New York City Marathons--1998, 1999 and 2005. She was set to run the 2006 Marathon but had to drop about a week before due to an injury.
  • Quotes
    I had some experience when I joined The Sopranos (1999) in the last season. My character married Christopher, and everyone loved Adriana. I knew what it was like to join a very beloved, secretive show and following a very iconic character.

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