Carrie Coon
Biography
Life Story
Originally from Copley, OH, Carrie Coon is a Chicago-based theatre, television and film actress. She received a BA in English and Spanish from the University of Mount Union, followed by her MFA in Acting at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Coon was nominated for a Tony Award in the Best Featured Actress category for her Broadway debut as Honey in the transfer of Steppenwolf Theatre's production of "Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", directed by Pam MacKinnon. Although Coon did not win in 2013, the production was awarded Best Revival, Best Director (MacKinnon) and Best Actor (Tracy Letts).
Family
Trivia
New York, NY, USA: Playing Honey in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" on Broadway. [December 2012]
Is of German, English, French, and Slovak-Hungarian descent.
Daughter-in-law of Dennis Letts and Billie Letts.
Nominated for a 2013 Tony, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for her role as Honey in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?".
Has a son, Haskell Letts (b. March 13, 2018), with her husband Tracy Letts. He was delivered via cesarean section at Evanston Hospital just outside of Chicago, and that his name could be a nod to Letts' late grandfather Charles Haskell Letts.
Personal Quotes
When I look back, I always say, 'Oh, I never thought I'd be an actor,' and my parents always say, 'Really?' I have this image of myself as a sort of quiet, observant little girl, and they're like, 'No, no, no. You were bossy,' and all these other things, so I guess I did sort of have an eye on it. I've never felt terribly attached to acting because I always feel like the world is really big and really interesting, and there are a lot of places that I can put my energy and be fulfilled. I'm not worried about it. But for now it's really fun. I have to remind myself how long I've been doing it, because it still feels like just this little lark I went on when I went to graduate school. It used to be a side trip, but now it's the main road. I have to remind myself that this is what's happening.
