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Carrie Coon Biography

Film actress

Carrie Coon is an American actress born on January 24, 1981. She gained recognition for her outstanding performances in television series such as 'Fargo' and 'Black Mirror'.

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“I'm a middle child, and I'm pretty diplomatic: the peace-maker.”

Children Middle Makers Diplomatic Middle Child

Author:Carrie Coon

“I'm a big reader, so I tend to already know the books when they're adapted into something.”

Knows Book Bigs Reader Adapted

Author:Carrie Coon

“I have this idea of myself as this quiet, observant, thoughtful child, which my parents roundly contradict. They claim that I was loud and bossy and dancing all the time.”

Children Ideas Parent Quiet Claims Dancing Loud Thoughtful Observant Bossy

Author:Carrie Coon

“I certainly enjoyed having my sister, because when she came I felt a certain responsibility to help her fit in, and help her learn English. I wanted her to play with all my toys. I was actually, I think, really scary to her, because I had so much energy.”

Thinking Play Helping Wanted Certain Energy Felt Responsibility Fit Scary Enjoyed My Sister Toys Really Scary

Author:Carrie Coon

“I played a lot of moms. You're always too young when you're playing moms. My first kid when I started playing moms was about six months old. And then a month later I was doing another commercial audition and my kid was two, and then about eight months later my kid was 11.”

Firsts Two Kids Young Mom Months Six Eight Auditions Six Months

Author:Carrie Coon

“Why do we insist women are cast 10 years younger than the role they're playing? Men don't know what a 30-year-old is supposed to look like because on TV she's always 20.”

Knows Men Years Looks Roles Tvs Casts

Author:Carrie Coon

“What's great about good writing is that it feels like life, so it's not hard to relate to her circumstances.”

Writing Circumstances Good Writing

Author:Carrie Coon

“It's often women who are writing leading roles for women. Most of the stuff that comes my way is not actually about women. I'm just asked to be a supporting player in a story about a man, and I, frankly, was not interested in doing that.”

Men Way Writing Stories Stuff Roles Player My Way Not Interested

Author:Carrie Coon

About the Author

Born: January 24, 1981
Known for: Film actress
Quotes: 8

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