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Cara Buono

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Cara Buono (born March 1, 1971) is an American actress. She made her film debut in Gladiator (1992) and received recognition for her roles in various television shows including CBS Schoolbreak Special (1991), Law & Order (1996–2024), Mad Men (2010), and starred as Karen Wheeler in the Netflix series Stranger Things (2016–2025). Her roles earned her nominations for both a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming. On film, Buono has appeared in a number of projects since her 1992 debut, with her most notable credits including Hulk (2003), in which she portrayed Edith Banner, Let Me In (2010), A Good Marriage (2014), Paper Towns (2015), All Saints (2017), Monsters and Men (2018), and She Came from the Woods (2022). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Cara Buono is the 6,758th most popular actor (down from 6,225th in 2024), the 10,450th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,139th in 2019) and the 3,107th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Cara Buono ranks 6,758 out of 13,578. Before her are Jesse Williams, John Gallagher Jr., Florence Vidor, Kerry Fox, Charlie Murphy, and Arturo Fernández Rodríguez. After her are Cha Hwa-yeon, Stephen McNally, Joan Leslie, Sergey Bezrukov, Sheree North, and Richard Masur.

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Among people born in 1974, Cara Buono ranks 242. Before her are Nicole Appleton, Pablo Cavallero, Laz Alonso, Roman Šebrle, Kostas Chalkias, and Natassia Malthe. After her are Gina Lynn, Lil' Kim, Derek Jeter, Rob Page, Goce Sedloski, and Armen Nazaryan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cara Buono ranks 10,452 out of 20,380. Before her are Victor Schertzinger (1888), José M. Hernández (1962), Gilbert Colgate (1899), Maxine Kumin (1925), Charles Sprague Sargent (1841), and Tenskwatawa (1775). After her are Herman Cain (1945), John Isner (1985), Stephen McNally (1911), Joan Leslie (1925), Sheree North (1932), and Charles B. Cory (1857).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Cara Buono ranks 3,108. Before her are Tommy Rettig (1941), Inga Swenson (1932), Abby Dalton (1932), Jesse Williams (1981), John Gallagher Jr. (1984), and Florence Vidor (1895). After her are Stephen McNally (1911), Joan Leslie (1925), Sheree North (1932), Richard Masur (1948), David Koechner (1962), and Roxann Dawson (1958).

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