Cara Buono
American actress, screenwriter, and director · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1971 · age 55
Cara Buono is an American actress. She made her film debut in Gladiator (1992) and received recognition for her roles in various television shows including CBS Schoolbreak Special (1991), Law & Order (1996-2024), Mad Men (2010), and starred as Karen Wheeler in the Netflix series Stranger Things (2016-2025).
Cara Buono is read about 1,440 times a day, in 37 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5Film2025Stranger Things season 5, a new season, came out on 26 November 2025.26 November 2025, 2024
In FidelityFilm, Holly Ayker2023
She Came from the WoodsFilm, Producer2018
God Friended MeSeries, Karen2017
All SaintsFilm, Aimee Spurlock2016
BullSeries, Amaya Andrews2014
The Mysteries of LauraSeries, Julia Davis
A Good MarriageFilm, 2014Betty Pike2011
Person of InterestSeries, Martine Rousseau2010
Let Me InFilm, Owen's Mother2009
CastleSeries, Siobhan O'Doul2007
Mad MenSeries, Faye Miller2006
Beer LeagueFilm, Linda2003
NCISSeries, Sarah Resnick
HulkFilm, 2003Edith Banner2001
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries, Charlotte Caspari2000
Attention ShoppersFilm, Claire Suavez1999
Family LawSeries, Carly Hanson
Deep in My HeartFilm, 1999Young Gerry Cummins1997BaggageFilm, Director, Writer1995
Kicking and ScreamingFilm, Kate1994
The Cowboy WayFilm, Teresa Salazar1992
GladiatorFilm, Dawn1990
Law & OrderSeries, Shelly Taggert1971Born1 March 1971People around Cara
Close ties
Shawn Levy Directed Stranger Things
Jill Hennessy Also in Law & Order and Two Ninas
Brad Anderson Directed Next Stop Wonderland (1998)
Elizabeth Marvel Also in Law & Order and Person of Interest
Ritchie Coster Also in Law & Order and Person of Interest
Brennan Brown Also in Law & Order and Person of Interest
Nadia Dajani Also in Law & Order and Elementary
Wayne Duvall Also in Law & Order and Person of Interest
Murphy Guyer Also in Law & Order and Person of Interest
John Bedford Lloyd Also in Person of Interest and Elementary
Neal Huff Also in Person of Interest and Happy Accidents
Artie Lange Produced Artie Lange's Beer League (2006)
Emma Stone Produced The Debut (2027)
Oliver Stone Produced Killer: A Journal of Murder (1995)
Noah Schnapp Also in Stranger Things
Melissa Benoist Directed Deus Lex Machina (2020)
Andrew Stanton Directed Stranger Things
Jason Lewis Also in Brothers & Sisters
Brian Grazer Produced The Cowboy Way (1994)
David Harewood Directed Immortal Kombat (2020)
Robert John Burke Also in Person of Interest
Luke Kirby Also in Person of Interest and Elementary
Dan Frazer Also in Law & Order and Happy Accidents
Stephen Surjik Directed Person of Interest
Known for
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Gladiator 1992
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 2026
The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story 2023
The Bad Seed 2018
Queen of the Ring 2025
Filmography 40
81 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
Her roles earned her nominations for both a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming.
What they share with Cara
David HarbourAround the same time: Stranger Things season 5 released
Gaten MatarazzoAround the same time: Stranger Things season 5 released
Natalia DyerAround the same time: Stranger Things season 5 released
Kaley CuocoAlso in Drew Peterson: Untouchable (2014)
Holland TaylorAlso in Happy Accidents (2000)