Caroline Aaron

Caroline Aaron

Active - 1982 - 2023  |   Born - Aug 7, 1952 in Richmond, Virginia, United States  |   Genres - Comedy, Drama, Romance

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One of Hollywood's most steadily employed character actresses, Caroline Aaron has appeared in an impressive array of films for some of the industry's most esteemed directors. A native of Richmond, VA, where she was born August 7, 1952, Aaron made her film debut as a waitress in John Sayles' Baby, It's You (1982). Her subsequent film credits include Sayles' Brother From Another Planet (1984), Mike Nichols' Heartburn (1986), Working Girl (1988), and Primary Colors (1998); Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Alice (1990), Husbands and Wives (1992), and Deconstructing Harry (1997); Nora Ephron's Sleepless in Seattle (1993), and Wayne Wang's Anywhere but Here (1999). In 2000, she popped up in Nichols' alien comedy What Planet Are You From? and Don Roos' romantic drama Bounce, co-starring Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Aaron has also acted extensively on television and the stage. Within the former medium, she has guest starred on such popular series as Mad About You and Law & Order, while she has appeared on-stage in such acclaimed works as the Broadway production of The Iceman Cometh and the national tour of Wendy Wasserstein's The Sisters Rosensweig.

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  • Is Jewish and her family is from Lebanon and Hungary.
  • Made her debut in motion pictures in 1982 comedy-drama film Come Back to the Five & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.
  • Portrayed Dr. Marcia Fieldstone in 1993 drama romance Sleepless in Seattle.
  • Has appeared in four films directed by Woody Allen between 1989 and 1997, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Alice, Husbands and Wives and Deconstructing Harry.
  • Is best known for her role as Annie Schmidt in 2012 action comedy film 21 Jump Street.