Kate 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kate Mara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

24

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

CSI: Miami

All Movies (46)

• The Dutchman2026 · as Lula
• The Astronaut2025 · as Sam Walker
• Easy's Waltz2025
• Friendship2025 · as Tami Waterman
• Call Jane2022 · as Lana
• Time of Day2018 · as Self
• Chappaquiddick2018 · as Mary Jo Kopechne
• My Days of Mercy2018 · as Mercy
• Why Can't We Get Along2018 · as Self
• Megan Leavey2017 · as Megan Leavey
• Man Down2016 · as Natalie Drummer
• Morgan2016 · as Lee Weathers
• The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'2016 · as Self
• The Martian2015 · as Beth Johanssen
• Captive2015 · as Ashley Smith
• Fantastic Four2015 · as Sue Storm
• Almost Not Beautiful2015 · as Lisa
• The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards2015 · as Lisa
• Tiny Detectives2014 · as Detective Kate
• Transcendence2014 · as Bree
• Deadfall2012 · as Hanna
• Out of the Shadows: Meet the House Ghosts2012
• 10 Years2012 · as Elise
• Queen of Hearts2011 · as Queen of Hearts
• Happythankyoumoreplease2011 · as Mississippi
• Ironclad2011 · as Lady Isabel
• 127 Hours2010 · as Kristi Moore
• Peep World2010 · as Meg
• Iron Man 22010 · as U.S. Marshal
• The Open Road2009 · as Lucy
• Big Guy2009 · as Kate
• Stone of Destiny2008 · as Kay Matheson
• TransSiberian2008 · as Abby
• Shooter2007 · as Sarah Fenn
• Full of It2007 · as Annie Dray
• We Are Marshall2006 · as Annie Cantrell
• Zoom2006 · as Summer Jones / Wonder
• Brokeback Mountain2005 · as Alma Del Mar Jr. (age 19)
• The Californians2005 · as Zoe Tripp
• Urban Legends: Bloody Mary2005 · as Samantha Owens
• Tadpole2002 · as Miranda Spear
• Random Hearts1999 · as Jessica Chandler
• Joe the King1999 · as Allyson
• The Little Bedroom—
• Bucking Fastard— · as Jean Holbrooke
• She Kills Them— · as Chloe Jacobs

All TV Shows (32)

• Imperfect Women2026 · as Nancy
• Class of '092023 · as Ashley Poet
• INVINCIBLE2021 · as Becky (voice)
• A Teacher2020 · as Claire Wilson
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• POSE2018 · as Patty
• Moonbeam City2015 · as Chrysalis Tate (voice)
• ARES: live2015 · as Beth Johanssen
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• House of Cards2013 · as Zoe Barnes
• Black Mirror2011 · as Lana Stanfield
• American Horror Story2011 · as Hayden McClaine
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• T Takes: Brooklyn '092009 · as Kate
• Entourage2004 · as Brittany
• Cold Case2003 · as Jill Shelby
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Nip/Tuck2003 · as Vanessa Bartholomew
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• CSI: Miami2002 · as Stephanie Brooks
• Everwood2002 · as Kate Morris
• 242001 · as Shari Rothenberg
• Boston Public2000 · as Helena Gelbke
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Janelle Macklin
• Madigan Men2000
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Lori
• The View1997 · as Self
• MTV Movie & TV Awards1992 · as Self / Presenter
• Law & Order1990 · as Jenna Erlich