Acclaimed screen and stage beauty Carla Gugino has enjoyed both critical and commercial success as an actor.
Gugino can currently be seen starring in Cinemax’s action-packed crime drama, Jett. The series is written and directed by Sebastian Gutierrez and Gugino stars in the title role of Daisy “Jett” Kowalski. “Jett” follows a world-class thief fresh out of prison who finds herself falling back into the life that got here there in the first place. The season finale will air on August 5th 2019.
Gugino recently began production on season two of Spectrum Originals’ anthology series Manhunt, from Lionsgate Television. Gugino will star opposite Jackson Huston and Cameron Britton in the series which is set to release Summer 2020.
Gugino recently wrapped production in Germany on the Navot Papushado-directed action thriller Gunpowder Milkshake alongside Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Angela Bassett and Paul Giamatti. The film is slated to release Summer 2020.
On the small screen, Gugino was recently seen starring in Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House where she re-teamed with director Mike Flanagan and appeared opposite Michiel Huisman and Timothy Hutton. The 10-part horror series is an adaptation of the Shirley Jackson novel, Hill House, and received rave reviews.
Gugino could also be seen in IFC Films’ Elizabeth Harvest with Abbey Lee and directed by Sebastian Gutierrez. In 2017, she starred in Netflix’s film adaptation of Gerald’s Game, the 1992 bestselling novel from Stephen King, opposite Bruce Greenwood and directed by Mike Flanagan. Her performance as “Jessie Burlingame” was critically acclaimed and received rave reviews.
Additionally Gugino was seen in the Peter Chelson-directed feature The Space Between Us with Gary Oldman, Britt Robertson, and Asa Butterfield. The film was released on February 3rd. In the summer of 2016, she starred in the Cameron Crowe created, J.J. Abrams produced Roadies for Showtime starring alongside Luke Wilson. Gugino also appeared in the indie film Wolves with Michael Shannon, which premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival.
In 2015, she starred in Warner Bros.’ summer tent pole blockbuster San Andreas, opposite Dwayne Johnson, which has grossed over $400 million worldwide. In that same year, she starred in the HBO comedy series The Brink opposite Tim Robbins and Jack Black and the M. Night Shyamalan mini-series for FOX, Wayward Pines alongside Matt Dillon.
Some of her iconic roles include Ingrid Cortez in the Spy Kids trilogy, Dr. Vera Gorski in Sucker Punch, Lucille in Sin City, Amanda Daniels in HBO’s Entourage, Sally Jupiter in Watchmen. Her other feature film work includes starring roles in Match, American Gangster, Night At The Museum, Race To Witch Mountain, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Women In Trouble, Elektra, and The Son In Law.
Gugino’s Broadway work includes turns as Maggie in Arthur Miller’s After The Fall (for which she received a Theater World Award and an Outer Critics Circle nomination for Outstanding Actress in a play), Catherine in Tennessee Williams’s Suddenly Last Summer with Blythe Danner (Outer Critics Circle nomination) and the role of Abbie Putnam in Eugene O’Neill’s Desire Under The Elms (also nominated by the Outer Critics Circle), opposite Brian Dennehy. Of this last performance, Christopher Isherwood of the New York Times wrote: “Ms. Gugino displays a depth and range of expression that I cannot imagine any other actress achieving with such blazing honesty and wrenching truth. She is simply magnificent.”
Other television work includes notable lead roles in NBC’s crime drama Karen Sisco and CBS’ science fiction drama Threshold. Gugino also starred in USA miniseries Political Animals, opposite Sigourney Weaver and Ellen Burstyn, as well as having memorable roles in New Girl (as Schmidt’s racy, unstable boss), Justified (as Raylan Givens’ female counterpart), and as David Duchovny’s razor-sharp lawyer and love interest on Californication.
