Kara Murray
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| Vice President AFL-CIO | ||||
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| In Office: 2013 - Present | ||||
| Preceded by | Open Position | |||
| Succeeded by | Incumbent | |||
| Member Screen Actor’s Guild Executive Staff | ||||
| In Office: 2009 - 2012 | ||||
| Preceded by | Unknown | |||
| Succeeded by | TBD | |||
| Born | Nov. 30, 1974 Brooklyn, New York | |||
| Political Party | Republican | |||
| Spouse | Not married | |||
| Profession | Actress/Director | |||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |||
Kara Jane Murray (born Nov. 30, 1974) is an Emmy award winning actress and director. She was nominated for an academy award for best actress in 2004 due to her outstanding performance in her motion picture debut in the drama The Appeal, based upon the novel written by John Grisham. Kara Murray has been an active member of the Screen Actor's Guild and since January 2013 serves as Vice-President of the AFL-CIO. Although she never formally made a statement it is rumored she is a registered Republican.
Biography
Kara Murray was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Michael Murray, a social worker, and Elizabeth Stewart, a Broadway actress who inspired Kara to follow in her footsteps. Kara has an older brother, Gerald, and a younger brother, Harrison. She was raised in a devout Catholic family.
As a child and teenager, Kara lived in Brooklyn where she attended and graduated high school. Following high school she attended the University of California where she graduated in 1996 receiving her B.A in Drama. Kara then continued her studies at the University of California and received her M.F.A. in Drama in 1998.
After college Kara returned to New York where she performed in several theater productions, including the New York Shakespeare Festival productions of Henry V and Measure for Measure. She also starred on Broadway, winning a Tony Awards for her performance in King Hedley II.
In 2004 she gave her motion picture debut in the drama The Appeal, based upon the novel written by John Grisham. Her performance in The Appeal also brought her an academy award nomination. The same year she permanently moved to California where she worked and lived since then. She received national recognition in 2007 when she was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role in the miniseries London, telling the story of this world metropolis. Kara won an Emmy Award in 2009 for her performance in the film The Naked Face. Other famous work includes her highly acclaimed performance in the drama The Conspirators based on the novel by former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen. She also starred in several TV-series and continued working in motion pictures. Upon election to the Screen Actor’s Guild executive staff she also began working as director for several TV projects.
Kara has been a member of the Screen Actors Guild since 2004 and in 2009 was elected to the Guild’s executive staff.
In late 2012 she was elected Vice-President of the AFL-CIO, to which the Screen Actors Guild is associated.
