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Actor
Gender
Female
Birthday
11 August
Location
Ohio, United States
Edit pageAnna Gunn
Biography
Anna Kathryn Gunn (born August 11, 1968, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA) is an American actress known for her work in television, film, and theatre. She grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she developed an interest in acting during her school years. She studied theatre at Northwestern University, graduating in 1990, and also attended the British American Drama Academy in London.
She began her professional acting career in the early 1990s, appearing in television productions such as Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, and ER. Her early film roles included Without Evidence (1995) and Enemy of the State (1998). She gained recognition for portraying Assistant District Attorney Jean Ward in the legal drama The Practice and Martha Bullock in HBO's Western series Deadwood (2004–2006).
Her most acclaimed role came as Skyler White, the wife of Walter White, in the crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013). Her performance earned her two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013 and 2014.
She later starred as Detective Ellie Miller in Gracepoint (2014) and appeared in films including Red State (2011), Little Red Wagon (2012), Equity (2016), Sully (2016), and Being Frank (2018). She also reprised her role as Martha Bullock in Deadwood: The Movie (2019).
