Caroline Aaron
Caroline Sidney Aaron (née Abady; born August 7, 1952)[1] is an American actress.
Caroline Aaron | |
|---|---|
| Born | Caroline Sidney Abady August 7, 1952 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | American University (B.A) HB Studio |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse |
James Foreman (m. 1981) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Josephine Abady (sister) |
She is known for her performances in films like Mike Nichols' Heartburn (1986) and Primary Colors (1998), as well as Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Alice (1990), and Deconstructing Harry (1997), and Nora Ephron's Sleepless in Seattle (1993). She also appeared in Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Stanley Tucci's Big Night (1996). More recently, she appeared in 21 Jump Street (2012) and its sequel 22 Jump Street (2014).
She is also known for her work on television, including guest roles on Wings, Frasier, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Desperate Housewives, Transparent, Madam Secretary, and The Good Fight.
Her Broadway roles include Woody Allen's Relatively Speaking, I Hate Hamlet, Social Security and The Iceman Cometh starring Jason Robards.[2]
She is currently a regular on the critically acclaimed and Primetime Emmy Award-winning show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–present), with her comic performance of a Jewish mother winning her two consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series alongside the rest of the series' cast.
Early life
Aaron was born in Richmond, Virginia.[1] Her mother, Nina Abady (née Friedman) was a civil rights activist; Alabama-born, she was of Syrian Jewish descent, and worked full time to support her three kids after Aaron's father, who was of Sephardic Jewish (Lebanese-Jewish) descent, died.[3] Aaron's elder sister, Josephine Abady, a theatre director and producer, died from breast cancer on May 25, 2002, aged 52.
Aaron attended American University in Washington, D.C., studying performing arts.[4] She studied acting at HB Studio[5] in New York City.
Personal life
She has been married to James Foreman since 1980; they have two children.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean | Teenager | |
| 1983 | Without a Trace | Makeup Woman | |
| 1983 | Baby, It's You | Waitress | |
| 1984 | The Brother from Another Planet | Randy Sue Carter | |
| 1985 | O.C. and Stiggs | Janine | |
| 1986 | Heartburn | Judith | |
| 1987 | Anna | Interviewer | |
| 1988 | Working Girl | Petty Marsh Secretary | |
| 1989 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Barbara | |
| 1990 | Edward Scissorhands | Marge | |
| 1990 | Alice | Sue | |
| 1992 | This Is My Life | Martha Ingels | |
| 1992 | Husbands and Wives | Dinner Party Guests | |
| 1993 | The Pickle | Nancy Osborne | |
| 1993 | Sleepless in Seattle | Dr. Marcia Fieldstone | |
| 1994 | Mixed Nuts | Hotline Caller | |
| 1995 | A Modern Affair | Elaine | |
| 1996 | Big Night | Woman in restaurant | |
| 1996 | House Arrest | Louise Finley | |
| 1997 | White Lies | Virginia Past | |
| 1997 | Deconstructing Harry | Doris Block | |
| 1997 | Dinner and Driving | Roz | |
| 1998 | Primary Colors | Lucille Kaufman | |
| 1998 | There's No Fish Food in Heaven | Venessa | |
| 1999 | A Fine Day for Flying | Madelyn | Short film |
| 1999 | Anywhere but Here | Gail Letterfine | |
| 2000 | What Planet Are You From? | Nadine Jones | |
| 2000 | Lucky Numbers | Nurse Sharpling | |
| 2000 | Bounce | Donna | |
| 2001 | Nobody's Baby | Doctor | |
| 2001 | Amy's Orgasm | Janet Gaines | |
| 2001 | Joe Dirt | Mrs. Nunamaker | |
| 2001 | Never Again | Elaine | |
| 2002 | Pumpkin | Claudia Prinsinger | |
| 2003 | Two Days | Mrs. Miller | |
| 2004 | Along Came Polly | Lois The Wedding Planner/Coordinator | |
| 2004 | Call Waiting | Judy Baxter / Carol Lane | |
| 2004 | A Day Without a Mexican | Aunt Gigi | |
| 2004 | Cellular | Marilyn Mooney | |
| 2004 | Beyond the Sea | Nina Cassotto Maffia | |
| 2005 | Just Like Heaven | Grace | |
| 2006 | Grilled | Faye Goldbluth | |
| 2007 | My First Time Driving | Helen | Short film |
| 2007 | Nancy Drew | Barbara Barbara | |
| 2007 | Love Comes Lately | Rachel Meyerowitz | |
| 2008 | Surveillance | Janet | |
| 2009 | Finding Bliss | Debra Balaban | |
| 2009 | Love Hurts | Wanda | |
| 2010 | Our Family Wedding | Elaine | |
| 2010 | Meeting Spencer | Nancy Diamond | |
| 2012 | 21 Jump Street | Annie Schmidt | |
| 2013 | Sex & Marriage | Beatrice | Video |
| 2013 | Tuna | Virginia | |
| 2014 | 22 Jump Street | Annie Schmidt | |
| 2014 | The Rewrite | Ellen | |
| 2014 | Planes: Fire & Rescue | Additional Voices | |
| 2016 | Hello, My Name Is Doris | Val | |
| 2017 | Breakable You | Judith Singer | |
| 2017 | Bitch | Nana | |
| 2022 | Christmas vs. the Walters | Jane | |
| 2023 | Theater Camp | Rita |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace |
Dolly | Television movie |
| 1991 | Law & Order | Susan | Episode: "God Bless the Child" |
| 1992 | Law & Order | Valerie Walker | Episode: "Point of View" |
| 1995 | Empty Nest | Shannon | Episode: "Feelings, Whoa Whoa Whoa, Feelings" |
| 1995 | Mad About You | Trish Dawson | Episode: "Two Tickets to Paradise" |
| 1995 | If Not For You | Nina | Episodes: "Taking a Shower with My Two True Loves", "The Kiss" |
| 1995 | Dad, the Angel & Me | Abby | Television movie |
| 1995, 1997 | Wings | Mary Pat Lee | 2 Episodes: "Ex, Lies and Videotape" and "Let's Talk About Sex" |
| 1996 | Dave's World | Judy | Episode: "Stress" |
| 1997 | Early Edition | Dr. Susan Leonard | Episode: "Frostbite" |
| 1997 | Weapons of Mass Distraction | Robin Zimmer | Television movie |
| 1998 | LateLine | Amy Freundlich Rhonda Laskey |
Voice; Recurring role (4 episodes) |
| 1998 | Frasier | Phyllis Conrad | Episode: "First Date" |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Pamela Glock | Episode: "The Monogamists" |
| 1999 | Tracey Takes On... | Bev Millis | Episode: "Hype" |
| 1999 | Ally McBeal | Laura Dipson | Episode: "Love Unlimited" |
| 1999 | NYPD Blue | Doris Steinman | Episode: "Big Bang Theory" |
| 1999 | The Practice | Delores Keplar | Episode: "Of Human Bondage" |
| 1999 | Payne | Diane Taggert | Episode: "I Never Forget a Face-Lift" |
| 1999 | Tuesdays with Morrie | Connie | Television movie |
| 2000 | Judging Amy | Eloise Darline | Episodes: "Zero to Sixty", "The Wee Hours" |
| 2000 | An American Daughter | Veronica | Television movie |
| 2000 | Gideon's Crossing | Nancy Bales | Episode: "The Gift" |
| 2000 | Running Mates | Jody Daniels | Television movie |
| 2000 | Family Law | Sharon | Episode: "The Choice" |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | Amelia | Episode: "The Foot" |
| 2001 | Inside Schwartz | Bernice | Episode: "Play-Action Fake Boyfriend" |
| 2001 | 7th Heaven | Sally Palmer | Episode: "Parents" |
| 2002 | 7th Heaven | Sally Palmer | Episode: "Hot Pants" |
| 2002 | The Secret Life of Zoey | Mimi | Television movie |
| 2002 | Less than Perfect | Roz | Episode: "Future Shock" |
| 2002 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Barbara | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | One on One | Cheryl Ballard | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Miss Match | Judy Schiff | Episode: "The Love Bandit" |
| 2004 | Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman | Madeleine | Television movie |
| 2004 | One on One | Cheryl Ballard | Episode: "No More Wire Hangers" |
| 2005 | Malcolm in the Middle | Nurse Peterson | Episode: "Reese Comes Home"
Season 6 Episode 1 |
| 2005 | Girlfriends | Michele Garrett | Episode: "All God's Children" |
| 2006 | Shark | Judge Sylvia Howard | Episode: "Fashion Police" |
| 2007 | Brothers & Sisters | Elise | Episode: "Sexual Politics" |
| 2007 | Entourage | Sheila Rubenstein | Episode: "The Return of the King" |
| 2007 | Grey's Anatomy | Connie | Episode: "Let the Truth Sting" |
| 2008 | Boston Legal | Phyllis Goulet | Episode: "True Love" |
| 2009 | Monk | Sheila Dorfman | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Magician" |
| 2009 | Desperate Housewives | Daphne Bicks | Episode: "Boom Crunch" |
| 2010 | The Young and the Restless | JoJo | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | Players | Olivia DiMarco | Episode: "Krista's Mom" |
| 2010 | Private Practice | Stephanie | Episode: "War" |
| 2010 | Childrens Hospital | Glenn's Mom | Episode: "Frankfurters, Allman Brothers, Death, Franckfurters" |
| 2011 | Happy Endings | Pauline Blum | Episode: "Mein Coming Out" |
| 2011-2013 | Franklin & Bash | Judge Rebecca Bayles | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Rizzoli & Isles | Dana | Episode: "Class Action Satisfaction" |
| 2012 | Up All Night | Marla | Episode: "First Snow" |
| 2013 | 2 Broke Girls | Wiga | Episode: "And the Psychic Shakedown" |
| 2014-2017 | Episodes | Linda | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Transparent | Judy | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Life in Pieces | Karyl | Episode: "CryTunes Divorce Tablet Ring" |
| 2017-2019 | Madam Secretary | Edie Moran | 2 episodes |
| 2017–present | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Shirley Maisel | Recurring role (16 episodes) |
| 2018 | I Feel Bad | Irene | Episode: "My Kids Barely Know Their Culture" |
| 2018 | The Good Cop | Olivia Nyborg | Episode: "Who Cut Mrs. Ackroyd in Half" |
| 2018 | The Good Fight | Lucy Heinberg | Episode: "Day 415" |
| 2020 | Outmatched | Sylvia Bennet | Episode: "Grandparents" |
| 2021-present | Ghosts | Carol | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Chanshi[7] | Babshi | Recurring role; Israeli-American co-production |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Playwright | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Iceman Cometh | Cora | Eugene O'Neill | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway | [9] |
| 1986 | Social Security | Trudy Hayman Barbara Kahn | Andrew Bergman | Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | |
| 1991 | I Hate Hamlet | Felicia Dantine | Paul Rudnick | Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway | |
| 2007 | The Ritz | Vivian Proclo | Terrence McNally | Studio 54, Broadway | |
| 2011 | Honeymoon Hotel | Judy Spector | Woody Allen | Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | |
Additional Voice Acting
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Fallout 4 | Additional Voices | Video Game | [10] |
| 2022-2023 | Around the Sun | Kathy / Nina | Audio drama | [11] |
Award and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Won |
| 2019 | Won | |||
References
- Pfefferman, Naomi (September 29, 2005). "Interview with Jewish Journal". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- "Caroline Aaron – Broadway Cast & Staff". IBDb. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- "Caroline Aaron on Playing Shirley Maisel: She's a Liberated Woman for the Times". December 5, 2019.
- "Caroline Aaron Yahoo! bio". Movies.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- "HB Studio - Notable Alumni | One of the Original Acting Studios in NYC". HB Studio. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- Kupfer, Lindsey (December 4, 2019). "'Mrs. Maisel' star Caroline Aaron wants a vacation for the holidays". Page Six. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- Goldbart, Max (April 7, 2022). "'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Star Caroline Aaron Boards Israeli/U.S. Crossover Comedy 'Chanshi' Starring Henry Winkler". Deadline. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- "Caroline Aaron". hbstudio. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- "Caroline Aaron". Playbill.com. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- Ben Morris (July 9, 2020). "Caroline Aaron Interview". Awards Daily. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- Wild, Stephi. "Listen: Adassa and Richard Kind Kick Off New Season of Brad Forenza's AROUND THE SUN". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
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