Cara Buono

Cara Buono stars as Anna Turner in the sixth season of the USA Network original series THE DEAD ZONE, which premieres Sunday, June 17 at 10:00PM/9:00 Central.

Buono has had a career that has spanned every corner of film and television. From writing to directing to producing, she has had her hands in every aspect of the process – and still the best is yet to come.

Buono was last seen starring in the independent feature "Artie Lange's Beer League." Prior to that, she was seen in "The Hulk" directed by Ang Lee. Most of her film work has been in the independent world in such features as "Next Stop Wonderland," "Happy Accidents," "River Red," "Two Ninas (winner Audience Award GenArt Film Festival), "Chutney Popcorn" (winner Audience Award Berlin Film Festival), and Noah Baumbach's "Kicking and Screaming."

She has appeared on Broadway in "The Rose Tattoo," opposite Mercedes Ruehl and Anthony LaPaglia and directed by Bob Falls; "Some Americans Abroad," directed by Roger Michel; and "The Tenth Man," directed by Ulu Grosbard. She returned to the off-Broadway stage in "Good Thing," directed by Jo Bonney.

As a writer, Buono co-wrote "When the Cat's Away" for Miramax films with director Brad Anderson. She wrote and directed the short film "Baggage," starring Minnie Driver and Liev Schreiber, as well as "Another Complex," starring Gil Bellows. She also adapted F. Scott Fitzgerald's first novel "This Side of Paradise" for Miramax Films.

Buono debuted in episode nine of the last season of "The Sopranos," and returns as a series regular this season as Michael Imperioli's pregnant wife, Kelli. She was a series regular on "Third Watch" for the 2004-2005 season, playing paramedic Grace Foster.

Born and raised in the Bronx, Buono attended Columbia University where she earned a degree in english literature and political theory in three years. Her name means good face (Buono in Italian is good and Cara in Spanish is face). Although a Bronx native, she is a Mets fan.