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CARLA GUGINO (Elsa Barlow).<\/strong> After graduating from high school as class valedictorian, Carla Gugino began a memorable and provocative acting career which today, continues to showcase her many talents and considerable beauty. Gugino was last seen in the major motion picture Mr. Poppers Penguins<\/em> alongside Jim Carrey and Angela Lansbury. The comedy tells the story of a businessman's struggle to maintain his professional life after inheriting six penguins. The film was released on June 17, 2011. Prior to Mr. Popper's Penguins<\/em>, Gugino was seen in the Warner Bros. \/ Legendary drama Suckerpunch<\/em> where she reunited with Watchmen<\/em> director Zack Snyder. This film centers around a girl who's institutionalized by her wicked stepfather and retreats into an alternative reality as a coping strategy. Starring alongside Abbie Cornish, Emily Browning, and Jon Hamm, Gugino plays a nurse in the insane asylum who becomes a madam at a brothel in the film's alternate reality.<\/p> <\/p> Recently, Gugino filmed New Year's Eve<\/em> alongside Sarah Jessica Parker, Robert De Niro, Halle Berry, Josh Duhamel and Jessica Biel. The romantic comedy is directed by Garry Marshall and is slated to release on December 9, 2011. Gugino starred as 'Abby Rhodes' in the fourth season of Showtime's Emmy award-winning \"Californication\" as the love interest for David Duchovny's Hank Moody. She was also seen in the HBO hit series \"Entourage.\" The series follows an up-and-coming actor, Vince Chase as he navigates his career in Hollywood. Gugino joined the cast in its fourth season as Vince Chase's new agent 'Amanda Daniels' after he fired his longtime agent played by Jeremy Piven. \"Entourage\" has continued its success among critics and fans and has earned multiple awards and nominations. Gugino also starred in Faster<\/em> alongside Dwayne Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton. The action-packed crime drama was directed by George Tillman Jr. and was released November 24, 2010. Gugino was seen in Elektra Luxx<\/em> which was directed by and written by Sebastian Gutierrez. This film was the sequel to last year's Women In Trouble<\/em> which was also directed by Gutierrez. The film premiered at SXSW on March 14th and was next screened at the GenArt Film Festival on April 9th. Gugino was also seen in Every Day<\/em> with Liev Schreiber and Helen Hunt. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 24th, 2010.<\/p> <\/p> Gugino appeared on Broadway in Desire Under the Elms<\/em>, a play by Eugene O'Neil and directed by Tony Award recipient Robert Falls. The show ran at the award winning Goodman Theatre in Chicago, IL and was picked up for a Broadway run thanks to rave reviews. Gugino received incredible reviews for her stellar performance as Abbie, an alluring and headstrong woman who knows what she wants. Gugino was also seen in the film Watchmen<\/em>, based on the celebrated DC Comic novel. Zack Snyder (300<\/em>) directed the film, which also starred Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Goode and Jackie Earle Haley. The film grossed $181 million worldwide. Following Watchmen<\/em>, Gugino starred in Race To Witch Mountain<\/em>, opposite Dwayne Johnson. The action adventure, from Walt Disney Pictures, was directed by Andy Fickman (The Game Plan<\/em>) and advanced from the plot of the 1975 Disney favorite, Escape To Witch Mountain<\/em>. The film opened at #1 at the box office. Gugino starred opposite Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino in the film Righteous Kill<\/em>. This crime drama follows to New York City policemen in search of a serial killer. Righteous Kill<\/em> opened wide and has continued its success in the box office. In 2007, Gugino starred in the critically acclaimed American Gangster <\/em>opposite Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington under the direction of Ridley Scott, and The Lookout<\/em> opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Gugino also starred in the Spy Kids<\/em> trilogy of movies opposite Antonio Banderas and had a scene-stealing performance in Robert Rodriguez's Sin City<\/em>.<\/p> <\/p> In 2006, Gugino starred opposite Ben Stiller in Night At The Museum<\/em>, which was the highest grossing film of that year. Other television credits include her critically acclaimed performances as a government recruit on the CBS series \"Threshold\" and as the title character in the ABC series \"Karen Sisco,\" based on the Elmore Leonard novel Out Of Sight<\/em>. Roles in shows like \"Chicago Hope\" and the ABC sitcom \"Spin City\" showcased Gugino's wide range of talents in both drama and comedy. Gugino completed a critically lauded performance as Catherine Holly opposite Blythe Danner in a Roundabout Theater Company production of the Tennessee Williams' classic Suddenly Last Summer<\/em>. She made her Broadway debut in Roundabout's 2004 revival of Arthur Miller's After The Fall<\/em>. For her performance, she received many accolades, including an Outer Critics' Circle Award nomination and a Theater World award for Outstanding Broadway Debut for her role Maggie. Gugino's film career began auspiciously as she landed a role in the now iconic Troop Beverly Hills<\/em>. From there, Gugino would go onto roles in Son In Law, This Boy's Life <\/em>opposite Robert DeNiro and Leonardo DiCaprio, Miami Rhapsody<\/em> opposite Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael<\/em> opposite John Travolta, Snake Eyes<\/em> in which she starred alongside Nicolas Cage under Brian De Palma's direction, and The Singing Detective<\/em> opposite Robert Downey, Jr, Robin Wright Penn, and Jeremy Northam. Gugino currently resides in Los Angeles.<\/p>","website":"","alt":"A young woman with fair skin and dark brown hair up in a pony tail. She is wearing an orange dress. "}