Kate Mara

Not to be confused with Kate O'Mara or Rooney Mara.

Kate Mara
Mara at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con promoting Fantastic Four
Born
Kate Rooney Mara

(1983-02-27) February 27, 1983 (age 41)
Bedford, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Spouse
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(m. 2017)​
Children2
RelativesRooney Mara (sister)
Family

Kate Rooney Mara (/ˈmɛərə/ MAIR-ə;[1] born February 27, 1983[2]) is an American actress. She is known for work in television, playing reporter Zoe Barnes in the Netflix political drama House of Cards (2013–2014; 2016), computer analyst Shari Rothenberg in the Fox thriller series 24 (2006), wronged mistress Hayden McClaine in the FX miniseries American Horror Story: Murder House (2011), Patty Bowes in the first season of the FX drag ball culture drama series Pose (2018), and a teacher who begins an illicit relationship with an underage student in the FX miniseries A Teacher (2020). For the latter, she received an Independent Spirit nomination for Best New Scripted Series as an executive producer.[3]

Mara made her film debut in Random Hearts (1999). She has since appeared in Brokeback Mountain (2005), We Are Marshall (2006), Shooter (2007), Transsiberian (2008), Stone of Destiny (2008), The Open Road (2009), Transcendence (2014), The Martian (2015), Fantastic Four (2015), Morgan (2016), Megan Leavey (2017), My Days of Mercy (2017), and Chappaquiddick (2018).[4][5]

  1. ^ Josh Horowitz (February 23, 2014). "Kate Mara". Happy Sad Confused (Podcast). SoundCloud. Event occurs at 1:53. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "Kate Mara". TV Guide. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  3. ^ Jain, Arnav (February 10, 2021). "The Must List: Getting to Know Our Inaugural Film Independent Spirit Award TV Nominees". Film Independent. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  4. ^ ONE Media (December 20, 2017). "Chappaquidick Official Trailer (2018) Kate Mara, Kennedy Biography Movie HD" – via YouTube.
  5. ^ ONE Media (February 28, 2018). "Chappaquidick Official Trailer # 2 (2018) Kate Mara, Kennedy Biography Movie HD". Archived from the original on December 19, 2021 – via YouTube.