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My Take
Anna Gunn earned my lasting respect with Skyler White on Breaking Bad. Playing a character that audiences openly resented, and doing it without softening her into likability, is one of the bravest choices a working actor can make, and two consecutive Emmys vindicated her completely. That kind of role demands an actor secure enough to absorb hostility for the story's sake. Her Northwestern training shows in the precision she brought to Deadwood and her legal dramas too. I think the real measure of Gunn isn't the trophies but her willingness to be the necessary, uncomfortable presence a great show needs.
Overview
Anna Kathryn Gunn (born August 11, 1968) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Skyler White on the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Gunn has starred in the legal drama series The Practice (1997–2002), the Western series Deadwood (2004–2006) as Martha Bullock, and the crime drama series Gracepoint (2014).
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Anna Gunn
- Name (Japanese)
- アンナ・ガン
- Reading
- あんな・がん
- Born
- August 11, 1968 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Monkey
- Origin
- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- voice actor / film actor / television actor / stage actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Northwestern University School of Communication
Awards & achievements
- 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.