| Cara Buono (born March 1, 1974) is an American actress, screenwriter and director. Buono was born and raised in the Bronx, New York, in a blue-collar family. With no help from friends, families 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 Broadway 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 with Brad Anderson, and sold a pitch to Miramax for a screenplay adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "This Side of Paradise." She starred in 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. Most recently, she landed the role of Christopher Moltisanti's (Michael Imperioli) wife, Kelli, on the last two seasons of the HBO hit series The Sopranos. Buono is a 1995 graduate of Columbia University with a double major in English and Political Science. She got her degree in three years. Filmography | Year | Title | Role | Other notes | | 2008 | The Unquiet | Julie Biship | | 2007 | Cthulhu | Dannie | | 2005–2007 | The Sopranos | Kelli Moltisanti | TV series | | 2007 | The Dead Zone | Sheriff Anna Turner | TV series | | 2007 | Law & Order episode "Melting Pot" | Kelley Shannon | Defense Attorney | | 2006 | Beer League | Linda Salvo | | | 2004–2006 | Third Watch | Grace Foster | TV series | | 2004 | From Other Worlds | Joanne Schwartzbaum | | | 2003 | Hulk | Edith Banner | | | 2002 | Mafia | Sarah/various voices | Video Game | | 2002 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode "Phantom" | Charlotte Fielding | | 2000 | Attention Shoppers | Claire Suarez | | | 2000 | Takedown | Christina Painter | | | 2000 | Happy Accidents | Bette | | | 1999 | Chutney Popcorn | Janis | | | 1999 | Two Ninas | Nina Cohen | actor and associate producer | | 1998 | Man of the Century | Virginia Clemens | | | 1997 | Baggage | | Only director and writer | | 1996 | Killer: A Journal Of Murder | Esther Lesser | | | 1995 | Kicking and Screaming | Kate | | | 1994 | The Cowboy Way | Teresa Salazar | | | 1993 | Victim of Love : The Shannon Mohr Story | Tracey Lien | | 1992 | Gladiator | Dawn | | | 1991 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Abby Morris | TV series | References - Vinciguerra, Thomas (2007-04-08). "A Night Out With Cara Buono: Mrs. Wiseguy". The New York Times.
External links - Cara Buono at the Internet Movie Database
- Cara Buono at Allmovie
- Cara Buono fan site
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