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Carla Gugino

Carla Gugino

Actor, also producer · Born August 29, 1971 (55) · Sarasota, Florida, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Carla Gugino (/ɡʊˈdʒiːnoʊ/ guu-JEE-noh; born August 29, 1971) is an American actress. After early roles in the films Troop Beverly Hills (1989), This Boy's Life (1993), Son in Law (1993), and Snake Eyes (1998), Gugino received wider recognition for her starring roles in the Spy Kidstrilogy (2001–2003), Sin City (2005), Night at the Museum (2006), American Gangster (2007), Righteous Kill (2008), Race to Witch Mountain (2009), Sally Jupiter in Watchmen (2009), Sucker Punch (2011), Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011), San Andreas (2015), Gerald's Game (2017), Gunpowder Milkshake (2021), and Lisa Frankenstein (2024). Gugino also starred in the crime drama series Karen Sisco (2003), the science fiction series Threshold (2005–2006), the crime drama series Jett (2019), and the supernatural horror miniseries The Haunting of Hill House (2018), The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), and The Fall of the House of Usher (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Carla Gugino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 29, 1971 (55)
From
Sarasota, Florida, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
87 on MovieCove · 113 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 6% in 30 days

What are Carla Gugino's films like?

Across their 62 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
24%
Morality
18%
Survival
14%
Power
8%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds25 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 53 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 23 · Serious 10 · Dark 20

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 24 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 15

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 20 · Intense 22

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 24 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 9

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 27 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 22 · Engaged 22 · Full focus 9

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 25 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 16

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 33 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

35 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 11 of 35 analyzed roles.

Ally
11 of 35
Hero
10 of 35
Herald
4 of 35
Mentor
4 of 35
Shapeshifter
3 of 35
Threshold guardian
1 of 35
Shadow
1 of 35
Trickster
1 of 35
Show the 35 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
35
Melancholic
24
Dread
14
Contemplative
14
Joyful
12
Other
70

How their films linger

Bittersweet22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 22 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet31
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous11
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Carla Gugino's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 66 of their 87 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Carla Gugino's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

113 credits, 87 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Exorcist: Martyrs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Lockbox(2026)

    as Ellen Hershbergen

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Heads of State(2025)

    as VP Elizabeth Kirk

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Life of Chuck(2024)

    as News and Commercial Voice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Friend(2024)

    as Elaine

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Girls on the Bus(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Grace Gordon Greene

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Rock, Paper, Scissors(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Wishowski (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Lisa Frankenstein(2024)

    as Janet

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Orion and the Dark(2024)

    as Orion's Mom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Fall of the House of Usher(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Verna

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Leopard Skin(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Alba Fontana

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Midnight Mass(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Gunpowder Milkshake(2021)

    as Madeleine

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • With/In: Volume 2(2021)

    as (segment "Twenty Questions")

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Watch on the Rhine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Sara

  • Zack Snyder's Justice League(2021)

    as Ship Voice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Haunting of Bly Manor(2020)

    Show 9 episodes · as The Storyteller

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Jett(2019)

    Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer · as Daisy 'Jett' Kowalski

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Haunting of Hill House(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Olivia Crain

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Elizabeth Harvest(2018)

    as Claire

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Gerald's Game(2017)

    as Jessie

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Manhunt(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kathy Scruggs

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Space Between Us(2017)

    as Kendra Wyndham

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Wolves(2016)

    as Jenny Keller

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Roadies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Shelli Anderson

  • Bling(2016)

    as Catherine (voice)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(2016)

    as Ship Voice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • San Andreas(2015)

    as Emma Gaines

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Wayward Pines(2015)

    Show 11 episodes · as Kate Hewson

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Match(2014)

    as Lisa Davis

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Man of Steel(2013)

    as Kelor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Doubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Linda Chapman

  • Hotel Noir(2012)

    as Hanna Click

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Political Animals(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Susan Berg

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • I Melt with You(2011)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • New Year's Eve(2011)

    as Spiritual Dr. Morriset

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Hide(2011)

    as D.D. Warren

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Mighty Macs(2009)

    as Cathy Rush

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • New Girl(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Emma

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Popper's Penguins(2011)

    as Amanda

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Sucker Punch(2011)

    as Dr. Vera Gorski

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Elektra Luxx(2010)

    as Elektra Luxx

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Girl Walks Into a Bar(2011)

    as Francine Driver

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Faster(2010)

    as Cicero

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Tell-Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Idea · Producer · as Femme Fatale

  • Justified(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Karen Goodall

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Every Day(2010)

    as Robin

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Women in Trouble(2009)

    as Elektra Luxx

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Story Within a Story: The Books of Watchmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Apocrypha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Woman

  • The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Under the Hood(2009)

    as Sally Jupiter

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Race to Witch Mountain(2009)

    as Dr. Alex Friedman

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Watchmen(2009)

    as Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Sparks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Robin

  • The Unborn(2009)

    as Janet Beldon

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Righteous Kill(2008)

    as Karen Corelli

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • American Gangster(2007)

    as Laurie Roberts

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Californication(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · as Abby Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Rise: Blood Hunter(2007)

    as Eve

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Even Money(2006)

    as Veronica

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Lookout(2007)

    as Janet

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Night at the Museum(2006)

    as Rebecca

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Life Coach(2005)

    as Carla

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Threshold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dr. Molly Anne Caffrey

  • Sin City(2005)

    as Lucille

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 12 episodes · as Amanda Daniels

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Singing Detective(2003)

    as Betty Dark / Hooker

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Karen Sisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 10 episodes · as Karen Sisco

  • Spy Kids 3: Game Over(2003)

    as Ingrid Cortez

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams(2002)

    as Ingrid Cortez

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Jimmy Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Annie

  • She Creature(2001)

    as Lily

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The One(2001)

    as T.K. Law / Massie Walsh

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Center of the World(2001)

    as Jerri

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Spy Kids(2001)

    as Ingrid Cortez

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Season for Miracles(1999)

    as Emilie Thompson

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Judas Kiss(1998)

    Co-Producer · as Coco Chavez

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Snake Eyes(1998)

    as Julia Costello

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Jaded(1998)

    as Megan 'Meg' Harris

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Lovelife(1997)

    as Amy

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Michael(1996)

    as Bride

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The War at Home(1996)

    as Melissa

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Wedding Bell Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Violet

  • Spin City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 25 episodes · as Ashley Schaeffer

  • Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco(1996)

    as Delilah (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Buccaneers(1995)

    Show 5 episodes · as Nan St. George

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Miami Rhapsody(1995)

    as Leslie

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 23 episodes · as Gina Simon

  • Motorcycle Gang(1994)

    as Leann Morris

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Rebel Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Leann Morris

  • Son in Law(1993)

    as Rebecca Warner

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Red Hot(1993)

    as Valentina

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • This Boy's Life(1993)

    as Norma

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • A Private Matter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Mary Beth

  • Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story(1992)

    as Allison Connors

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael(1990)

    as Young Roxy

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • American Dreamer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ferris Bueller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Ann Peyson

  • Doogie Howser, M.D.(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Sara Newman

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Quantum Leap(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Michelle Temple Cutter

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Troop Beverly Hills(1989)

    as Chica Barnfell

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Good Morning, Miss Bliss(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Karen

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • The Wonder Years(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Sandy

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • ALF(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 11 episodes · as Sydney St. James

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Emilie Thompson

  • Billings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Callback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Fog City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Inez Burns

  • Night Electricity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Vivien & the Florist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Vivien Leigh

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 113 titles, 106 of them dated from 1951 to 2026; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Night at the Museum (2006)

$574M worldwide

Highest rated

The Haunting of Hill House (2018)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

San Andreas (2015)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19512026

Peak 2010 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 31 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting113 of 113: 110 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thWriting1 of 113: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 113: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

113 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1980s7 · acting1990s23 · 23 acting · 1 crew2000s29 · acting2010s30 · 30 acting · 2 crew2020s16 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 20% of 54 roles
899904091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2008, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Carla Gugino's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 65; across their 53 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Midcredits score across 87 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th34
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

37 of their 87 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed37

Most divisive · actor

The Life Coach (2005)

87th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

American Gangster (2007)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 51 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Carla Gugino's work okay for kids?

Across up to 43 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore31 titles19–87 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity43 titles14–63 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity33 titles24–81 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs29 titles4–65 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense28 titles31–84 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Carla Gugino work with?

People who share at least 2 of Carla Gugino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sebastian Gutierrez shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles