Kate Mara

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Birthday:

27 February 1983, Bedford, New York, USA

Birth Name:

Kate Rooney Mara

Height:

157 cm

Kate Mara is an American actress. She starred in the Netflix political drama, House of Cards (2013), as "Zoe Barnes" and appeared in the Fox TV series, 24 (2001) as computer analyst "Shari Rothenberg". She appeared in Brokeback Mountain (2005), We Are Marshall (2006), Shooter (2007), Transsiberian (2008), Stone of Destiny (2008), The Open Road (2009), Transcendence (2014), and Fantastic Four (2015) as the "Invisible Woman". She also appeared in the FX horror mini-series, American Horror Story: Murder House as "Hayden McClaine". Mara's film debut was in Random Hearts (1999), with Harrison Ford in 1999, directed by Sydney Pollack. In 2015, she also had a supporting role as astronaut "Beth Johanssen" in director Ridley Scott's film, The Martian (2015). In the same year, she also starred as "Ashley Smith" in the movie, Captive (2015).Kate was born in Bedford, New York. She is one of four children of Kathleen McNulty (Rooney) and NFL football team New York Giants executive Timothy Christopher Mara. Her younger sister is actress Rooney Mara.Her grandfathers were Wellington Mara, co-owner of the Giants, and Timothy Rooney, owner of Yonkers Raceway, and her grand-uncle is Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney, the former Ambassador to Ireland. She is the great-granddaughter of Art Rooney, Sr., the founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers football franchise. She often sings the national anthem at Giants home games. Her father has Irish, German, and French-Canadian ancestry, and her mother is of Irish and Italian descent.Mara graduated from high school a year early. She was accepted at the prestigious NYU Tisch School of the Arts but deferred for 3 consecutive years due to acting and singing. Show less «

Eventually you get bored and you want to work.

Even when I was a kid, I had this insane head of flaming hair. It looked like a wig.

Keeping your private life as private as possible is the smartest thing.

All the actors I respect, especially old-Hollywood actors, the reason I think so many of them have had long careers is that there is a sort ...Show more »

All the actors I respect, especially old-Hollywood actors, the reason I think so many of them have had long careers is that there is a sort of mystery about them. You don't know what they do on Friday nights when they go home from work. You have no clue. You have this sort of fantasy about them. Show less «

I have a ridiculous fear of sharks but I'd jump in the water in a second for an amazing role.

I feel so lucky.

I feel like I'm exactly where I should be.

I don't ever take anything for granted.

I am so loyal.

Everybody has to be responsible for their own actions - and if they do something wrong, I believe in paying for it.

I wish no teams had cheerleaders. I find it more distracting than anything else.

I want to do something crazy for a part - something I'd never even consider in real life.

I like traditions, and the national anthem is important.

I hated school.

I hate being in Los Angeles when it's football season. I want to be in New York. It just doesn't feel right if I'm away.

Rooting for the offense is the safe way to go. You win either way.

Let's be honest: I just want a Super Bowl ring.

In New York, you can just wake up and everything sorts itself out. I love that, not having a plan.

If 10 years ago I was told I'd be where I am now, I would've been pretty happy.

I've always wanted to do a period piece.

I remember telling the agent, 'I don't want to do anything but Broadway.' She was like, 'That's not really possible because there is not tha...Show more »

I remember telling the agent, 'I don't want to do anything but Broadway.' She was like, 'That's not really possible because there is not that much Broadway. So I'll send you out on TV and stuff like that.' Show less «

I have so many friends who have no idea what they want to do. They are out of college and working, but not sure they are doing what they wan...Show more »

I have so many friends who have no idea what they want to do. They are out of college and working, but not sure they are doing what they want to do, which is normal. Show less «

Whenever I dream about flying, it's the best feeling in the world.

There's nothing worse than people who want to make you feel better when you are losing. I just want to smack them.

When my agents tell me how much I'm going to be paid for a film, instead of quoting a figure, they'll say: 'You're going to make ten pairs o...Show more »

When my agents tell me how much I'm going to be paid for a film, instead of quoting a figure, they'll say: 'You're going to make ten pairs of Christian Louboutins.' Show less «

It's really nice to be in something that you really love and want to share with people. And then, for it to actually get shown and for peopl...Show more »

It's really nice to be in something that you really love and want to share with people. And then, for it to actually get shown and for people to be able to see it is awesome. It's really exciting. Show less «

I've definitely become more aware and conscious of what directors I'm working with because it's so important. The director is really more th...Show more »

I've definitely become more aware and conscious of what directors I'm working with because it's so important. The director is really more than half the battle of the film. You really rely on that. That's become really, really important to me, for sure. Show less «

I was excited to get the opportunity to sing something in a movie 'cause I love musicals and I would love to be able to do more movie musica...Show more »

I was excited to get the opportunity to sing something in a movie 'cause I love musicals and I would love to be able to do more movie musicals, in the future. Show less «