Carrie Coon Biography

Carrie Coon
Carrie Coon
  • Born Jan. 24, 1981

On stage, Coon was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in the 2012 revival of Who\'s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. She has starred in many films, including as Margo Dunne in the thriller Gone Girl (2014), Meg Greenfield in the drama The Post (2017) and in the supernatural horror drama The Keeping Hours (2017). In 2018, she played the Black Order member Proxima Midnight in Avengers: Infinity War.\n', '

Carrie Alexandra Coon was born in Copley, Ohio on January 24, 1981, the daughter of Paula (née Ploenes) and John Coon. She has an older sister, an older brother, and two younger brothers. She graduated from Copley High School in 1999, next attending the University of Mount Union, graduating in 2003 with a B.A. in English and Spanish. In 2006 she earned her M.F.A. in Acting from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.\n', '

Coon began her career in regional theater. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Coon was immediately recruited by the Madison Repertory Theatre and made her professional stage debut in a production of Our Town. After her debut with the Madison Repertory Theatre, Coon joined the American Players Theatre and stayed with them for four seasons. Coon moved to Chicago in 2008 and made her Chicago debut with a production of Brontë at Remy Bumppo Theatre Company. Coon commuted between Chicago and Wisconsin for several years, alternating between Chicago productions, productions in Milwaukee, and seasons with the American Players Theatre. During these years, Coon provided for herself by performing motion capture work for a video game company based in Wisconsin.\n', '


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