Caroline Aaron Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress in a Drama/Romance for "Bounce" in 2001
• Studied performing arts at George Washington University, Georgetown University, American University, and the Catholic University of America
• Joined the Washington Theatre Lab after graduating and later studied with Stella Adler and Uta Hagen in New York City
• Quote: "(On being an actor): "You are always a student of this․ There's no such thing as mastering a craft; it's just a question of continuing to work at it․""
• Quote: "(On the challenges of working with some directors): "Every film is a battle․ Some you win, some you don't․""
• Has appeared in more than 120 feature films, TV series, and theater shows, including "Edward Scissorhands," "The Young and the Restless," and the 2012 film version of "21 Jump Street․"
• Her and her sister, artistic director Josephine R․ Abady, worked on the 1994 film "To Catch a Tiger," which told the story of their mother, Nina Abady, who was a civil rights activist from Alabama who walked with Martin Luther King in the '60s