Carla Gugino Net Worth

Carla Gugino's Quotes

• It's not often that the idea of continuing something for a potentially long period of time sounds exciting to me, because I really am a gypsy by nature.
• I like being the lead but I like being in an ensemble. There are different challenges and dilemmas with both. If you're carrying a film, there's a certain weight, but there are a lot of scenes to explore the character. When you're in an ensemble, you have to convey the entire character in a limited number of scenes.
• I'm a sensualist. My two main indulgences are dark chocolate and massages.
• When my friends have a health concern, they call me. I've always been a vitamin taker. I also take digestive enzymes and antioxidants, and supplements that help with the thyroid and adrenals for my time-zone changes.
• When a sports movie really works, it gets you on all levels, because the stakes are high. It's black and white. It's win or lose.

Interesting Facts about Carla Gugino

1. Had a kidney operation when she was only 4 years old.
2. Niece of actress Carol Merrill (Carol was married to Carla's uncle, Mark Burgess). Carol's daughter is actress Hillary Safire.
3. Modeled for the prestigious Elite agency as a teenager but was considered too short for fashion runway work.
4. Has a butterfly tattoo on the inside of her left ankle.
5. Her father was of Italian descent. Her mother's ancestry is English and Irish.
6. Was her high school's valedictorian.
7. Boyfriend is writer/director Sebastian Gutierrez, with whom she has worked on her TV series Karen Sisco (2003) and Rise (2007).
8. She turned down the role of Vin Diesel's love interest in the box-office hit The Pacifier (2005) to take a small but unforgettably sexy role in Sin City (2005) because she had enjoyed working with director Robert Rodriguez in the three "Spy Kids" films.
9. Cousin of Hillary Safire.
10. Is only seven years older than Malin Akerman, who played her daughter in Watchmen (2009).
11. Starred in two films in March 2009 that were back to back openings and USA box office kings. Watchmen (2009) opened March 6th, 2009, and was the number one film of the weekend. Race to Witch Mountain (2009) opened March 13th, 2009, and was the number one film of that weekend.
12. Featured in the 1994 Bon Jovi music video, "Always", alongside Jack Noseworthy, Jason Wiles and Keri Russell.
13. Good friends with Elizabeth Berkley.
14. The fictional date of August 29, 1997 from Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) occurred on her 26th birthday.
15. Has a long scar on her left side (towards her back) from a a Kidney operation when she was 4 years old.
16. Grew up in Paradise, California.
17. Was considered to play Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo (2002), but Linda Cardellini was cast instead.