FULL NAME: Carla Gugino DATE OF BIRTH: 29th August 1971 PLACE OF BIRTH: Sarasota, Florida, USA PARENTS: Italian-Irish father and a mother of English descent. CURRENTLY LIVES: LA / NEW YORK CITY EYES: Hazel HAIR: Dark Brown/Black HEIGHT: 5' 5" (1.65 m) MARITAL STATUS: Single INTERESTS: Yoga, hanging out with friends.

SOME LITTLE FACTS: Featured in Bon Jovi's video for "Always" (1994).

Carla played Sydney St. James during Falcon Crest's final season - series 9 (1989-1990) Episode numbers: 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221

She was cast as Ashley Schaeffer, Michael J. Fox's love interest in Spin City (1996), but her character was written out of the show after only 12 episodes Turned spokesmodel for L'Oreal was featured in a national commercial for the cosmetics firm in 1999 For Entourage , Carla and the cast shot live at a Laker game. She even met Jack Nicholson, who she said was charming. Carla is always tempted to read the end of a book first to find out what will happen. Carla maintains a home in Manhattan and in the LA area.

Carla auditioned unsuccessfully in Italy for a role in a Franco Zefferelli film.

Carla appeared on Broadway as Catherine Holly in Tennessee Williams' Suddenly Last Summer for 5 months at the end of 2006 into 2007. She played the role made famous by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1959 film version. This on the heels of her appearance in Arthur Miller's After the Fall.

Threshold, last season's aborted Carla Gugino vehicle, is now available on DVD with episodes not aired.

Keri Russell was also in the Bon Jovi music video "Always", with Carla.

She was selected by Maxim magazine as #38 in their list of the 100 sexiest women for 2002.

Carla won the 1999 Blockbuster Entertainment Award as Favorite Supporting Actress for her role in "Snake Eyes."

"Center of the World" director Wayne Wang decided not to cast Carla in the lead because he "was worried that she would eat the movie up with her sexuality," instead casting Molly Parker.

This tiny, buxom brunette actress is reportedly 5'5", 35-25-35. According to Mr. Skin they are real and, of course, spectacular.

Carla on how her Karen Sisco character might fit in the noir pantheon, "I think (Karen) is much more like a Robert Mitchum silent type from the 50's. She's always falling for the wrong guy." Carla on preparing to play an officer of the law, "I did gun training - I was really good! We're (shooting at a target) with that paper and a guy on it. The police instructor says, 'Go for the chest,' and I got almost all of the shots in the chest. He said I was better than some cops when they're starting." Carla's Karen Sisco character was originated on-screen by Jennifer Lopez in the film "Out of Sight." In Winter 2004 Carla played to great reviews on Broadway in a revival of Arthur Miller's After the Fall, playing the fragile sexbomb Maggie (read Marilyn Monroe Miller) opposite "One Foot Under's" Peter Krause. She appeared nude on stage in one daring scene. In 1998, she worked both sides of the camera in "Judas Kiss" for which she both co-starred and co-produced.

Appeared with Jake Busey (son of Gary) multiple times, most recently when he was a semi-regular on "Karen Sisco."

She has worked multiple times with director Robert Rodriguez, most recently in "Sin City."

She has worked multiple times with director Sebastien Gutierrez , including one episode of "Karen Sisco."

She has a little butterfly tattoo on the inside of her left ankle.

As a teen model she was considered to be too short to do runway work. She is now an explosive 5'5" package

Appeared on Broadway last year to great reviews as Maggie the Cat in the revival of Tennessee William's classic "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." She reportedly gave a smouldering performance including a nude scene on stage.

Her aunt is actress Carol Merrill , best known as the spokesmodel for "Let's Make a Deal."

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