Cara Seymour
English actress (born 1964)
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Career
Seymour performed on stage before gaining wider screen attention, including in the New York run of Mike Leigh's Ecstasy.[2] By 2000, she had appeared American Psycho, Dancer in the Dark, and A Good Baby, and was filming Gangs of New York.[2] Her later film credits include Hotel Rwanda, The Savages and An Education.[3] She appeared on stage in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of Caryl Churchill's The Skriker.[3]
She portrayed Sister Harriet in the Cinemax series The Knick.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Come To | Mandy | Short film |
| You've Got Mail | Gillian Quinn | ||
| 2000 | American Psycho | Christie | |
| Dancer in the Dark | Linda Houston | ||
| A Good Baby | Josephine Priddy | ||
| 2001 | Silent Grace | Margaret | |
| 2002 | Adaptation | Amelia Kavan | Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| Gangs of New York | Hell-Cat Maggie | ||
| 2004 | Birth | Mrs. Conte | |
| Evergreen | Kate | ||
| Hotel Rwanda | Pat Archer | ||
| 2005 | Steal Me | Mother | |
| 2006 | The Notorious Bettie Page | Maxie | |
| 2007 | The Savages | Kasia | |
| 2009 | Beyond the Fire | Katie | |
| An Education | Majorie | ||
| 2011 | The Music Never Stopped | Helen Sawyer | |
| 2012 | Jack & Diane | Aunt Linda | |
| 2014 | I Origins | Dr. Jane Simmons | |
| 2017 | A Woman, a Part | Kate | |
| 2018 | Radium Girls | Wylie Stephens | |
| 2023 | Widow Clicquot | Jeanne Marie Posardin |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's for One More Day | Catherine Benetto | Television film |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 | Mary Cole | Three part Channel 4 television series, released theatrically in the U.S. |
| Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 | Mary Cole | Three part Channel 4 television series, released theatrically in the U.S. | |
| 2013 | Zero Hour | Mildred | Episode: "Ratchet" |
| 2014–2015 | The Knick | Sister Harriet | 10 episodes Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series |
| 2018 | Bull | Heather | Episode: "Jury Duty" |