About
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...
Known for
Law & OrderSeries • 1990
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000
American Horror StorySeries • 2011
CSI: MiamiSeries • 2002
24Series • 2001
Black MirrorSeries • 2011
INVINCIBLESeries • 2021
Cold CaseSeries • 2003
EntourageSeries • 2004
Nip/TuckSeries • 2003
House of CardsSeries • 2013
EverwoodSeries • 2002
Boston PublicSeries • 2000
ShooterMovie • 2007
The MartianMovie • 2015
Iron Man 2Movie • 2010
Brokeback MountainMovie • 2005
POSESeries • 2018
Fantastic FourMovie • 2015
Imperfect WomenSeries • 2026
127 HoursMovie • 2010
Class of '09Series • 2023
A TeacherSeries • 2020