Acting · Bedford, New York, USA · Born February 27, 1983
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kate Mara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
TVImperfect Women
2026
as Nancy
MovieThe Dutchman
2026
as Lula
MovieThe Astronaut
2025
as Sam Walker
MovieEasy's Waltz
2025
MovieFriendship
2025
as Tami Waterman
TVClass of '09
2023
as Ashley Poet
MovieCall Jane
2022
as Lana
TVINVINCIBLE
2021
as Becky (voice)
TVA Teacher
2020
as Claire Wilson
TVTamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MovieTime of Day
2018
as Self
TVPOSE
2018
as Patty
MovieChappaquiddick
2018
as Mary Jo Kopechne
MovieMy Days of Mercy
2018
as Mercy
Why Can't We Get Along
2018
as Self
MovieMegan Leavey
2017
as Megan Leavey
MovieMan Down
2016
as Natalie Drummer
MovieMorgan
2016
as Lee Weathers
MovieThe Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
2016
as Self
MovieThe Martian
2015
as Beth Johanssen
MovieCaptive
2015
as Ashley Smith
TVMoonbeam City
2015
as Chrysalis Tate (voice)
MovieFantastic Four
2015
as Sue Storm
MovieAlmost Not Beautiful
2015
as Lisa
TVARES: live
2015
as Beth Johanssen
MovieThe Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
2015
as Lisa
MovieTiny Detectives
2014
as Detective Kate
MovieTranscendence
2014
as Bree
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
TVHouse of Cards
2013
as Zoe Barnes
MovieDeadfall
2012
as Hanna
MovieOut of the Shadows: Meet the House Ghosts
2012
Movie10 Years
2012
as Elise
TVBlack Mirror
2011
as Lana Stanfield
TVAmerican Horror Story
2011
as Hayden McClaine
MovieQueen of Hearts
2011
as Queen of Hearts
MovieHappythankyoumoreplease
2011
as Mississippi
MovieIronclad
2011
as Lady Isabel
Movie127 Hours
2010
as Kristi Moore
MoviePeep World
2010
as Meg
MovieIron Man 2
2010
as U.S. Marshal
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Open Road
2009
as Lucy
TVT Takes: Brooklyn '09
2009
as Kate
MovieBig Guy
2009
as Kate
MovieStone of Destiny
2008
as Kay Matheson
MovieTransSiberian
2008
as Abby
MovieShooter
2007
as Sarah Fenn
MovieFull of It
2007
as Annie Dray
MovieWe Are Marshall
2006
as Annie Cantrell
MovieZoom
2006
as Summer Jones / Wonder
MovieBrokeback Mountain
2005
as Alma Del Mar Jr. (age 19)
MovieThe Californians
2005
as Zoe Tripp
MovieUrban Legends: Bloody Mary
2005
as Samantha Owens
TVEntourage
2004
as Brittany
TVCold Case
2003
as Jill Shelby
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
TVNip/Tuck
2003
as Vanessa Bartholomew
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Stephanie Brooks
TVEverwood
2002
as Kate Morris
MovieTadpole
2002
as Miranda Spear
TV24
2001
as Shari Rothenberg
TVBoston Public
2000
as Helena Gelbke
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Janelle Macklin
TVMadigan Men
2000
MovieRandom Hearts
1999
as Jessica Chandler
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Lori
MovieJoe the King
1999
as Allyson
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self / Presenter
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Jenna Erlich
The Little Bedroom
MovieBucking Fastard
as Jean Holbrooke
She Kills Them
as Chloe Jacobs
