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Carla Gugino
Carla Gugino is an American actress best recognized for her roles as Sally Jupiter in the movie ‘Watchmen,’ Ingrid Cortez in the ‘Spy Kids’ trilogy and Dr. Vera Gorski in ‘Sucker Punch.’ She is also popular for playing lead characters in the TV series ‘Threshold’ and ‘Karen Sisco’. In addition, she has appeared in a number of films including ‘Son in Law’, ‘Night at the Museum’ and ‘The Space Between Us’, to name a few. Till date, she has also done several voice roles. Born to an orthodontist father and a "Bohemian" mother, Gugino was raised in two different houses after her parents separated when she was two. She remained an ‘A’ student throughout her high school and graduated as the valedictorian. Inspired by her aunt, the former model Carol Merrill, she studied acting. Gugino eventually came to support herself and was emancipated by the time she was 16. Extremely talented and charming, the actress today stands out as one of the most successful and passionate artistes in the contemporary entertainment industry. Whenever she is not shooting, she loves travelling and hanging out with her friends. She also enjoys yoga in her leisure time.
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Born
August 29, 1971
Birth Place
Sarasota, Florida
Nationality
American
Sun Sign
Virgo
Famous As
Actress
Height
5'5" (165 cm)
Father
Carl Gugino
Boyfriend
Sebastian Gutierrez
Siblings
Carl Jr. (half-brother)
Relative(s)
Carol Merrill (aunt)
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Mike Flanagan announced that Carla Gugino, Mark Hamill, Frank Langella, Mary McDonnell and Carl Lumbly have been added to the cast of his and Trevor Macy’s upcoming Netflix limited series “The Fall of the House of Usher.” “To tell this epic tale of greed, horror, and tragedy, we have assembled the largest ensemble cast in the history of Intrepid Pictures,” Flanagan wrote on Twitter. The series is described as a modern remix of the short story of the same name by Egdar Allen Poe and multiple of his other works. Langella leads the cast as Roderick Usher, the patriarch of the...
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Netflix’s ‘Fall of the House of Usher’ Cast Revealed: Mark Hamill, Carla Gugino, More

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Frank Langella, Mark Hamill, Carla Gugino Among Five Cast for Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Fall Of The House Of Usher’ Netflix Series

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‘The Fall of the House of Usher’: Mark Hamill, Carla Gugino & More Cast in Mike Flanagan Series

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