Carla Gugino

CARLA GUGINO, a favorite of film and television audiences, starred alongside Jim Carrey in Mark Waters' comedy "Mr. Popper's Penguins," and in Garry Marshall's holiday ensemble "New Year's Eve." She also starred in Mark Pellington's "I Melt with You," which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, and was seen at South by Southwest Film Festival in the comedy "Girl Walks Into a Bar." "Sucker Punch" marked her second film with director Zack Snyder, having starred in his acclaimed comic book actioner "Watchmen."

Gugino's other film credits include "Faster," a crime thriller starring Dwayne Johnson, and the indie features "Every Day" and "Electra Luxx," in which she plays the title character, a role which she reprised from 2009's "Women in Trouble." In 2010, she starred in and produced the short film "Tell Tale." Prior to that, she played the lead in Tim Chambers' sports drama "The Mighty Macs," and starred in Andy Fickman's family adventure "Race to Witch Mountain," opposite Dwayne Johnson.

Gugino shared in a Screen Actors Guild Award® nomination as a member of the cast of Ridley Scott's acclaimed 2007 drama "American Gangster," with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. In 2006, she starred in the smash hit comedy "Night at the Museum," opposite Ben Stiller. Her additional film credits include Jon Avnet's "Righteous Kill," starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino; Scott Frank's "The Lookout"; and starring opposite Antonio Banderas in the hugely successful "Spy Kids" film trilogy, all written and directed by Robert Rodriguez. Rodriguez also directed Gugino in the action thriller "Sin City."

On television, Gugino was seen opposite David Duchovny in Showtime's dark comedy "Californication," and had a recurring role on the hit HBO series "Entourage," playing uber-agent Amanda, who proves a formidable nemesis to Jeremy Piven's character, Ari Gold. Among her television credits are regular roles on the sci-fi series "Threshold"; "Karen Sisco," as the title character; the hospital drama "Chicago Hope"; and the sitcom "Spin City," opposite Michael J. Fox.

On the stage, Gugino starred in the role of the alluring and headstrong Abbie in the Eugene O'Neil play "Desire Under the Elms," at Chicago's Goodman Theatre. She made her Broadway debut as Maggie in the 2004 revival of Arthur Miller's "After the Fall," earning an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination and a Theatre World Award for her performance. In 2006, she starred in the off-Broadway production of Tennessee Williams' "Suddenly Last Summer," opposite Blythe Danner.

Gugino began her career while still in her teens, making her feature film debut in the comedy "Troop Beverly Hills." She went on to appear in such films as "Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael"; the drama "This Boy's Life," with Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio; and the comedy "Son in Law." Her additional film credits include "Miami Rhapsody," with Sarah Jessica Parker; Nora Ephron's "Michael," starring John Travolta; "Snake Eyes," opposite Nicolas Cage under the direction of Brian De Palma; and "The Singing Detective," with Robert Downey Jr.

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