Carla Gugino

Had a kidney operation when she was only 4 years old.

Niece of actress Carol Merrill (Carol was married to Carlas uncle, Mark Burgess). Carols daughter is actress Hillary Safire.

Modeled for the prestigious Elite agency as a teenager but was considered too short for fashion runway work.

Has a butterfly tattoo on the inside of her left ankle.

Her father was of Italian descent. Her mothers ancestry is English and Irish.

Was her high schools valedictorian.

Boyfriend is writer/director Sebastian Gutierrez , with whom she has worked on her TV series "Karen Sisco" and Rise .

She turned down the role of Vin Diesel s love interest in the box-office hit The Pacifier to take a small but unforgettably sexy role in Sin City because she had enjoyed working with director Robert Rodriguez in the three "Spy Kids" films.

Cousin of Hillary Safire.

Is only seven years older than Malin Akerman , who played her daughter in Watchmen .

Starred in two films in March 2009 that were back to back openings and USA box office kings. Watchmen opened March 6th, 2009, and was the number one film of the weekend. Race to Witch Mountain opened March 13th, 2009, and was the number one film of that weekend.

Featured in the 1994 Bon Jovi music video, "Always", alongside Jack Noseworthy , Jason Wiles and Keri Russell.

Good friends with Elizabeth Berkley.

For me, I never, never, from the moment I started acting, had a desire,to be famous.

I always feel like I want to work with people who raise my game, and I,can do the same for them, and we can jump off the cliff together.

I always had challenges when I was younger, because I looked so young,but sounded older.

I love doing serious movies for adults.

I think you always have to go as an artist with instinct, I really do.

My father and my mother separated when I was two. .

My favorite thing is to have a big dinner with friends and talk about,life.

It is odd there are many movies with many men. But generally movies have,one woman, or maybe the older woman and the younger girl.

One of the most important things for an actor is to observe humanity.

Sexuality is one of the biggest parts of who we are.

Sucker Punch (2011) is a big girl-power movie.

You know, I used to be made fun of as a kid for being really articulate;,it was sort of like a strange thing.

I find often in Hollywood there are many people who play themselves,really beautifully. And certain parts are not that dissimilar from who,you are as a person.

One of the things I really love about TV is this symbiotic relationship,you can get between the writers and the actors, and the characters,start to come to life because you start to collaborate.

We are all multidimensional and kind of have dual personalities.

My favorite thing is to have a big dinner with friends and talk about life. .