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Kate Mara Biography
Kate Mara is an American in the acting profession known for her performance in House of Cards, 24, American Horror Story: Murder House, American Horror Story: Murder House, Pose, and A Teacher. She stars in the upcoming drama miniseries, Class Of 09 as Amy Poet. The show premieres on FX on Hulu on 10th May 2023
Kate Mara Height
Mara stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Kate Mara Age
Kate Mara Height is 41 years old. She was born on 27th February 1983 in Bedford, New York.
Personal Life
Kate Mara Family and Relatives
Mara was born to Timothy Christopher Mara and Kathleen McNulty Mara (née Rooney). Timothy works as an NFL scout and vice president of the New York Giants for player evaluation. Mara is the second eldest of their 4 kids, i.e. Daniel, Patricia “Rooney”; and Conor. Daniel is the eldest while Conor is the youngest.
Tim Mara, her great-grandfather founded the New York Giants while her other great-grandfather, Art Rooney, Sr, founded Pittsburgh Steelers. Since its formation in 1933, her mother’s side held ownership of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers. Her father’s side held ownership of the NFL’s New York Giants since its creation in 1925.
Wellington Mara and Ann Mara were her paternal grandparents. Wellington co-owned the Giants from 1995 till his demise. After his death, Mara’s uncle and Wellington’s son, John took ownership. He serves the Giants as President, CEO, and co-owner of the team.
On the other hand, her maternal grandfather, Timothy James Rooney has managed Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, New York since 1972. Dan Rooney, her granduncle worked as a United States Ambassador to Ireland and cofounded The Ireland Funds, a charitable organization.
Art Rooney II, her first cousin works as the president and co-owner of the Steelers. At the age of 9, Mara began acting in a school musical. Further, she joined a number of youth theater-arts schools and starred in community theater and in school plays. However, we will update this information once it’s publicly available.
Kate Mara Spouse and Children
Mara tied the knot with her husband and Fantastic Four co-star, Jamie Bell in 2017. They have a son and a daughter. The pair began dating in 2015. Also, Mara is the stepmother of Bell’s son from his initial marriage. Their daughter was born in May 2019 and their son in November 2022. They are 5 years old and 1 years old respectively. Nonetheless, we will update this information when details regarding it are available to the publ
Kate Mara Education
Mara attended and graduated from Fox Lane High School a year early. Following this, she joined the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University to study musical theater. However. she later changed her slot to an actress.
Professional Life
Kate Mara Net Worth
Mara has garnered a net worth ranging from $10 million to $20 million during his successful career as an actress.
Kate Mara Career
TV Shows
Mara stars in the upcoming drama miniseries, Class Of 09 as Amy Poet. The show premieres on FX on Hulu on 10th May 2023. She auditioned for NBC’s police drama Homicide: Life on the Street. However, she didn’t get the role.
She began her acting career in 1997. Her initial TV role was in NBC’s Law & Order. After this, she guest-starred in a number of films. For instance, Madigan Men, Ed, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2003, she attained recurring roles in the films Everwood and Nip/Tuck as Kate and Vanessa respectively.
Also, she appeared in the films Cold Case, Boston Public, CSI: Miami, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She led the film, Prodigy in 2004. In 2005, she had a recurring role in FOX’s 24 as Shari Rothenberg, a computer analyst. She starred in Sn 6 of HBO’s Entourage as Brittany, Eric “E” Murphy in 2009 for four episodes.
Film
Mara starred in Romantic Hearts as Jessica Chandler in 1999. Further, she starred in Joe the King, Tadpole, Peoples, and Urban Legends: Bloody Mary. In 2005, she starred as the daughter of Heath Ledger’s character The Californians. For her role, she attained widespread critical notice.
She signed with the William Morris Agency in early 2006. Further, she starred in Zoom as Summer Jones and We Are Marshall. In 2007, she made an appearance in the comedy, Full of It. She was featured in an advertising campaign for clothing retailer Gap dubbed, “khakis with attitude.”
Mara starred in the thriller, Shooter as Sarah Fenn, a Kentucky widow. For her performance, she took on a Southern accent. Further, she wrapped up her role in the film, Transsiberian as a 20-year-old runaway from Seatle, Abby. For 3 months, she shot the film in Vilnius, Lithuania.
In addition, she starred in the films Stone of Destiny, T Takes Brooklyn 09, and The Open Road as Lucy. She starred in the romantic comedy, Happy. Thank You. More. Please. In the film, she stars as Mississippi as a waitress and an aspiring waitress.
Mara played Kristi Moore in the survival drama 127 Hours. In 2011, she starred in Ironclad where she adopted an English accent. She appeared in the short film, Ten Year, which was produced by Channing Tatum in hopes of attracting financing for a feature film.
Also, she starred in Deadfall, Transcendence, and featured in the Broken Bells video for the song Holding On For Life. She played the role of Sue Storm, in the Fantastic Four reboot. Mara played astronaut Beth Johanssen in the film, The Martian.
Further, she starred in the movie Captive as Ashley Smith. In 2017, she starred in Megan Leavey as Megan Leavey. Leavey is a real-life U.S. marine who allied with her military working dog. Also, she starred in My Days of Mercy, which she co-produced.
Stage
She has her stage debut at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in 2003. She starred in a play by Peter Barr Nickowitz, at Dixon Place in New York City in 2005. Also, she made an appearance at the Blank Theatre in Los Angeles in 2006.
Kate Mara Class Of 09
Mara stars in the upcoming drama miniseries, Class Of 09 as Amy Poet. Poet is a psychiatric nurse who tries to pay back the debt she owes to her mother. She is presented with the chance to join the FBI AND works as an undercover agent. With no prior experience in law enforcement, she faces challenges in both her career and her own conscience.
The show premieres on FX on Hulu on 10th May 2023. The film follows the FBI agents who reunite after the demise of a mutual friend. They graduated from Quantico in 2009. Mara stars alongside her fellow actors and actresses;
- Brian Tyree Henry playing the role of Tayo Miller
- Raúl Castillo playing the role of Amos
- Brooke Smith playing the role of Gwen
- Jake McDorman playing the role of Murphy
- Jon Jon Briones playing the role of Gabriel
- Sepideh Moafi playing the role of Hour
- Brian J. Smith playing the role of Lennix
- Rosalind Eleazar playing the role of Vivienne
Kate Mara Ethnicity
Mara is of Irish, Italian, German, French-Canadian, and English.
Kate Mara Iron Man 2
In 2010, Mara starred in Marvel’s Iron Man 2 as U.S. Marshal. She gives Tony Stark/Iron Man a subpoena.
Notable Works
Kate Mara-American Horror Story: Murder House
In 2011, Mara guest starred on FX’s horror series American Horror Story as Hayden McClaine for 8 episodes. Hayden is a student who becomes Dr. Ben Harmon’s dead mistress, a spirit trapped in the Harmon house. Mara attained the role as a result of Ryan Murphy, her former producer on Nip/Tuck.
Kate Mara-House of Cards
Mara played the role of Zoe Barnes in the political TV series, House of Cards. Barnes is a fearless reporter from Washington, D.C. who becomes a major ally to Frank Underwood by leaking stories that diminish his enemies. In July 2014, she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
Kate Mara-A Teacher
Mara starred as Claire Wilson in FX’s drama film, A Teacher. Wilson is a teacher in her 30s who gets into an illegal relationship with Eric Walker, a 17-year-old popular high school senior and one of her students.
Kate Mara Other Films and TV Shows
During her career, Mara has starred in a number of films and TV shows such as
- Random Hearts(1999)
- Time Well Spent(2004)
- Urban Legends: Bloody Mary(2005)
- We Are Marshall(2006)
- Transsiberian(2008)
- Queen of Hearts(2011)
- Entourage(2009)
- Moonbeam City(2015)
- A Teacher(2020)
Kate Mara Social Media
Mara has active social media platforms i.e. Instagram. She has a following of 470K on Instagram.