Carrie Coon

Birth Name:

Carrie Alexandra Coon

Birth Place:

Copley, Ohio, United States

Profession

Actress, Producer, Soundtrack

Won the 2018 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play
Won the 2013 Theatre World Award for her role in the play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
Graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison with a Master's degree in Theatre in 2003
Married playwright Tracy Letts in 2013
Quote: "When I look back, I always say, 'Oh, I never thought I'd be an actor,' and my parents always say, 'Really?' I have this image of myself as a sort of quiet, observant little girl, and they're like, 'No, no, no․ You were bossy․'"
Quote: "(On what she learned in acting school): "Certainly research is an essential piece of preparing the role, but putting everything together is a different kind of challenge than writing an essay or taking a test․""
Well known for her role in the series "The Leftovers․"
Got married in a hospital room after Tracy, her husband, had a gallbladder surgery, also became the first couple the chaplain of that hospital performed the ceremony for
Has also worked as a motion capture performer for video games, like "X-Men Origins: Wolverine․"

2014ACCA - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
2014Golden Schmoes - Best Supporting Actress of the Year:Nominated
2014IGN Award - Best Movie Supporting Actress:Nominated
2014IGN Award - Best TV Actress:Nominated
2014ICP Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
2014PFCS Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
2014SDFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
2014SLFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
2014VVFP Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
2015COFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
2015Critics' Choice TV Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
2015Empire Award - Best Female Newcomer:Nominated
2015GAFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
2015Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
2015Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Supporting Actress:Nominated
2015INOCA TV - Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:Winner
2015OFTA Film Award - Best Breakthrough Performance - Female:Winner
2016Critics' Choice TV Award - Best Actress in a Drama Series:Winner
2016Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Lead Actress:Nominated
2016INOCA TV - Best Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
2017ACCA TV - Best Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries:Nominated
2017Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Lead Actress:Nominated
2017Gold Derby TV Award - TV Movie/Mini Lead Actress:Nominated
2017IGN Award - Best Dramatic TV Performance:Nominated
2017INOCA TV - Best Actress in a Drama Series:Winner
2017INOCA TV - Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie:Nominated
2017OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
2017OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series:Nominated
2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:Nominated
2017TCA Award - Individual Achievement in Drama:Winner
2018Palmarés blogos de oro - Best Actress in a TV show (Mejor Actriz en una serie):Nominated
2018Chlotrudis Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
2018Critics Choice Award - Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series:Nominated
2018MTV Movie + TV Award - Best Fight:Nominated
2018Golden Nymph - Outstanding Actress in a Long Fiction Program:Nominated
2018OFTA Film Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
2018Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Series, Drama/Genre:Nominated
2019Critics Choice Award - Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series:Nominated
2019Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
2019Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Actress of the Decade:Nominated
2019OFTA Film Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
2020CFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2020FFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2020IFJA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2020ICP Award - Best Performance:Nominated
2021British Independent Film Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2021Canadian Screen Award - Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
2021Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2021VFCC Award - Best Actress in a Canadian Film:Nominated
2022Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
2023Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Series, Drama or Genre:Nominated
2024Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
2024Astra TV Award - Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series:Nominated
2024OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
2024Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
2025Astra TV Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
2025Dorian Award - Best Supporting TV Performance - Drama:Nominated
2025Robert Altman AwardWinner
2025Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Supporting Actress:Nominated
2025OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
2025Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
2025Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Series, Drama or Genre:Nominated
2026Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
2026Critics Choice Award - Best Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
2026Dorian Award - Best TV Performance - Drama:Nominated
2026Golden Globe - Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television:Nominated
2026Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
2026Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries and Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated

Carrie Coon

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