Kate Mara
Acting • Born 1983-02-27
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.
Filmography
75 credits
Brokeback Mountain
Movie • 2005
Alma Del Mar Jr. (age 19)
Iron Man 2
Movie • 2010
U.S. Marshal
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
Movie • 2005
Samantha Owens
We Are Marshall
Movie • 2006
Annie Cantrell
TransSiberian
Movie • 2008
Abby
Shooter
Movie • 2007
Sarah Fenn
The Open Road
Movie • 2009
Lucy
Stone of Destiny
Movie • 2008
Kay Matheson
Random Hearts
Movie • 1999
Jessica Chandler
Zoom
Movie • 2006
Summer Jones / Wonder
Full of It
Movie • 2007
Annie Dray
127 Hours
Movie • 2010
Kristi Moore
Ironclad
Movie • 2011
Lady Isabel
Happythankyoumoreplease
Movie • 2011
Mississippi
Tadpole
Movie • 2002
Miranda Spear
Joe the King
Movie • 1999
Allyson
The Californians
Movie • 2005
Zoe Tripp
Peep World
Movie • 2010
Meg
10 Years
Movie • 2012
Elise
Deadfall
Movie • 2012
Hanna
Transcendence
Movie • 2014
Bree
The Little Bedroom
Movie
The Astronaut
Movie • 2025
Sam Walker
The Dutchman
Movie • 2026
Lula
The Martian
Movie • 2015
Beth Johanssen
Fantastic Four
Movie • 2015
Sue Storm
Friendship
Movie • 2025
Tami Waterman
Man Down
Movie • 2015
Natalie Drummer
Captive
Movie • 2015
Ashley Smith
Queen of Hearts
Movie • 2011
Queen of Hearts
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
Movie • 2015
Lisa
Tiny Detectives
Movie • 2014
Detective Kate
Morgan
Movie • 2016
Lee Weathers
Big Guy
Movie • 2009
Kate
Megan Leavey
Movie • 2017
Megan Leavey
Why Can't We Get Along
Movie • 2018
Self
Chappaquiddick
Movie • 2018
Mary Jo Kopechne
My Days of Mercy
Movie • 2018
Mercy
Almost Not Beautiful
Movie • 2015
Lisa
Time of Day
Movie • 2018
Self
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
Movie • 2016
Self
Call Jane
Movie • 2022
Lana
Out of the Shadows: Meet the House Ghosts
Movie • 2012
Bucking Fastard
Movie
Easy's Waltz
Movie • 2025
She Kills Them
Movie
Chloe Jacobs
Giving and Receiving
Movie • 2018
Patty Bowes
American Horror Story
TV • 2011
Hayden McClaine
House of Cards
TV • 2013
Zoe Barnes
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Stephanie Brooks
Nip/Tuck
TV • 2003
Vanessa Bartholomew
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Janelle Macklin
Tamron Hall
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Lori
Madigan Men
TV • 2000
Class of '09
TV • 2023
Ashley Poet
Black Mirror
TV • 2011
Lana Stanfield
24
TV • 2001
Shari Rothenberg
Everwood
TV • 2002
Kate Morris
Moonbeam City
TV • 2015
Chrysalis Tate (voice)
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV • 1992
Self / Presenter
T Takes: Brooklyn '09
TV • 2009
Kate
Cold Case
TV • 2003
Jill Shelby
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Jenna Erlich
ARES: live
TV • 2015
Beth Johanssen
POSE
TV • 2018
Patty
Entourage
TV • 2004
Brittany
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
A Teacher
TV • 2020
Claire Wilson
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Boston Public
TV • 2000
Helena Gelbke
Imperfect Women
TV • 2026
Nancy
Invincible
TV • 2021
Becky (voice)