Biography
Carrie Coon is an American actress. She was born in Copley, Ohio, and trained at the University of Mount Union, where she earned a BA in English and Spanish, followed by an MFA in acting from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She began her career in regional theatre before making her Broadway debut as Honey in the 2012 revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, for which she received a Tony Award nomination.
On screen, Coon is known for her role as Nora Durst in the series The Leftovers (2014–2017) and Gloria Burgle in the third season of Fargo (2017). Her film credits include Margo Dunne in Gone Girl (2014), Meg Greenfield in The Post (2017), and Amanda in Widows (2018). She has voiced Proxima Midnight in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and played Callie Spengler in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024).
She has also appeared as Bertha Russell in The Gilded Age (2022–present) and Laurie Duffy in the third season of The White Lotus (2025). Coon is married to actor and playwright Tracy Letts.
