Cara Buono
- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
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.
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.