Kate Mara
Acting

Kate Mara

February 27, 1983 (42 years old) Bedford, New York, USA

Also known as: Kate Rooney Mara

Biography

Kate Rooney Mara (born February 27, 1983) is an American actress. She is known for her work in television, playing reporter Zoe Barnes in the Netflix political drama House of Cards (2013–2014; 2016), computer analyst Shari Rothenberg in the Fox thriller series 24 (2006), wronged mistress Hayden McClaine in the FX miniseries American Horror Story: Murder House (2011), Patty Bowes in the first season of the FX drag ball culture drama series Pose (2018), and a teacher who begins an illicit relationship with an underage student in the FX miniseries A Teacher (2020). For the latter, she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best New Scripted Series as an executive producer.

Mara made her film debut in Random Hearts(1999). She has since appeared in Brokeback Mountain (2005), We Are Marshall (2006), Shooter (2007), Transsiberian (2008), Stone of Destiny (2008), The Open Road (2009), Transcendence (2014), The Martian (2015), Fantastic Four (2015), Morgan (2016), Megan Leavey (2017), My Days of Mercy (2017), and Chappaquiddick (2018).

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Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • TV

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • TV

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 • TV

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • TV

Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2

2010 • Movie

The Astronaut

The Astronaut

2025 • Movie

Movie Credits (49)

Acting

2010

Iron Man 2

as U.S. Marshal

2025

The Astronaut

as Sam Walker

2007

Shooter

as Sarah Fenn

2015

The Martian

as Beth Johanssen

2015

Fantastic Four

as Sue Storm

2014

Transcendence

as Bree

2005

Brokeback Mountain

as Alma Del Mar Jr. (age 19)

2011

Ironclad

as Lady Isabel

2010

Peep World

as Meg

2017

Megan Leavey

as Megan Leavey

2010

127 Hours

as Kristi Moore

2007

Full of It

as Annie Dray

2002

Tadpole

as Miranda Spear

2006

Zoom

as Summer Jones / Wonder

2025

Friendship

as Tami Waterman

2006

We Are Marshall

as Annie Cantrell

2015

Captive

as Ashley Smith

2016

Morgan

as Lee Weathers

2012

Deadfall

as Hanna

2011

Happythankyoumoreplease

as Mississippi

Crew

2023

The Smell of Money

Executive Producer

2018

My Days of Mercy

Producer

TV Credits (29)

Acting

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Lori

1 episodes

1990

Law & Order

as Jenna Erlich

1 episodes

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Janelle Macklin

1 episodes

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2 episodes

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

3 episodes

2011

American Horror Story

as Hayden McClaine

8 episodes

2001

24

as Shari Rothenberg

5 episodes

2002

Everwood

as Kate Morris

2 episodes

2002

CSI: Miami

as Stephanie Brooks

1 episodes

2011

Black Mirror

as Lana Stanfield

1 episodes

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

1 episodes

2021

Invincible

as Becky (voice)

1 episodes

2003

Cold Case

as Jill Shelby

1 episodes

2013

House of Cards

as Zoe Barnes

39 episodes

2004

Entourage

as Brittany

4 episodes

2003

Nip/Tuck

as Vanessa Bartholomew

4 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

1 episodes

1992

MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self / Presenter

1 episodes

2000

Boston Public

as Helena Gelbke

1 episodes

2019

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

Crew

2020

A Teacher

Executive Producer

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
February 27, 1983 (42 years old)
Place of Birth
Bedford, New York, USA
Popularity
5.8

Career Stats

49
Movies
29
TV Shows