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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), wrong girlfriend Hayden McClain in the FX miniseries American Horror Story: Murder House (2011), Pattie Bowes in the first season of the FX drag ball culture drama series Pose (2018), and a teacher involved with an underage student in the FX miniseries A Teacher (2020).
Mara made her film debut in Random Hearts (1999). After that, she has 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), Chappaquiddick (2018), and Friendship (2024).
Early life
Kate Mara was born on February 27, 1983, in Bedford, New York. Her parents are Timothy Christopher Mara, an NFL scout and the New York Giants' vice president for player evaluation, and Kathleen McNuly Mara She is the second of four siblings, an older brother, Daniel; a younger sister, actress Patricia "Rooney"; and a younger brother, Connor. Her ancestry is Irish, one-quarter Italian, and to a lesser extent German, French-Canadian, and English.Her father is one of 11 children, giving her 20 aunts and uncles and 40 cousins.
She is the great-granddaughter of both New York Giants founder Tim Mara and Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr Her maternal side of the family has owned the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers football team since its formation in 1933, and her father's family has owned the NFL's New York Giants since its formation in 1925. Her paternal grandparents were Wellington Mara and Ann Mara. Wellington was co-owner of the Giants football team from 1959 until his death in 2005, and was succeeded by his son John Mara, who is currently the team's president, CEO, and co-owner. Kate Mara's maternal grandfather, Timothy James "Tim" Rooney, has operated Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, New York since 1972.Her paternal grandfather, Dan Rooney, was the chairman of the Steelers, former United States Ambassador to Ireland, and co-founder of the charitable organization The Ireland Funds. Her cousin, Art Rooney II, is the current president and co-owner of the Steelers.
Mara began acting in a school musical play at the age of nine. She attended several youth theater-arts schools and also performed in community theater and school plays. In an interview with Esquire magazine, she revealed that she was "extremely shy" as a child, adding that she only had one friend.
Personal life
Mara was in a relationship with Max Minghella between 2010 and 2014. In 2014, Mara had a brief relationship with future My Days of Mercy co-star Elliot Page before beginning a relationship with her Fantastic Four co-star Jamie Bell in 2015.In January 2017, the couple were engaged.On July 17, 2017, the couple announced that they had married.As a result, Mara became stepmother to Bell's son from his marriage to Evan Rachel Wood. In May 2019, the couple's daughter was born.On November 17, 2022, Mara announced on Instagram that she had given birth to a son a week earlier. Mara lives in Los Angeles and Manhattan.
Mara credits her fitness to her vegan diet and regular workouts. She said, "I'm also a huge animal lover. Being vegan has been great for me. I've never felt better." Mara is one of the faces of the Humane Society of the United States. In 2015, she was featured in one of their campaign videos to promote Meatless Monday.
As a descendant of the owners of the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers, Mara is a fan of both teams; she joked, "If I'm mad at my mom, I root for the Giants, and if I'm mad at my dad, I root for the Steelers."This relationship contributed to her role in We Are Marshall Mara has sung at both teams' games, and after missing the Steelers' 2006 Super Bowl XL victory due to work, her contract stated that she could attend if either team went to the Super Bowl. She was present for the Giants' victory in Super Bowl XLII , the Steelers' victory in Super Bowl XLII the following year, and the Giants' victory in Super Bowl XLVI.
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