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My Take
Carrie Coon is my favorite kind of actor: stage-forged, late-blooming, and completely uninterested in celebrity as a project. Trained at Wisconsin-Madison and proven in the theatre before television found her, she carries a groundedness that prestige drama desperately needs. She can hold a close-up with nothing but stillness and let grief or fury surface by degrees. The Emmy and Tony nominations feel almost beside the point; what matters is that writers now build roles knowing she can land emotional weight no one else can. I suspect her Ohio pragmatism keeps her honest, and every project she joins instantly gains credibility in my book.
Overview
Carrie Alexandra Coon (born January 24, 1981) is an American actress. She is known for her leading performances in numerous prestige television dramas as well as her performances on film and stage. She has received a Critics' Choice Television Award, as well as nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two Tony Awards.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Carrie Coon
- Name (Japanese)
- キャリー・クーン
- Reading
- きゃりー・くーん
- Born
- January 24, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Copley Township, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Copley High School
- University
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
Awards & achievements
- 2013 Theatre World Award
- 2018 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
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
- 2026-06-11
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.