She had a kidney operation when she was only 4 years old.
Niece of actress Carol Merrill.
She did modeling for the prestigious Elite agency as a teenager but was considered too short for fashion runway work.
She has a butterfly tattoo on the inside of her left ankle.
Italian-American.
Was her high school's valedictorian.
Boyfriend is writer/director Sebastian Gutierrez, with whom she has worked on her show Karen Sisco and Rise.
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.
She is of Italian, Irish, and English descent.
She is only seven years older than Malin Akerman who played her daughter in Watchmen (2009).
She starred in two films in March of 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.
Carla Gugino Detailed Biography -
Carla was born in Sarasota, Florida. She moved with her mother to Paradise, California when Carla was just five years old. During her childhood they moved many times within the state. A major modeling agency discovered Carla in San Diego and sent her to New York to begin a new career when she was 15. But she discovered that it was too much to handle for her being in New York. So she returned to LA, moving in with her aunt, Carol Merril (known from The Price is Right). She kept on with modeling and enrolling in an acting class at the suggestion of her aunt.
With 16 she won her first role in the movie: Troop Beverly Hills. She appeared in Falcon Crest (playing Sydney St. James), the Wonder Years and Quantum Leap. Her first leading role in a movie Son-in-law was positively noted by the critics even so they disliked the movie.
She then appeard in such movies as Michael and Snake Eyes and she had a recurring role in Spin City.
