Caroline Aaron

Caroline Sidney Aaron (née Abady; born August 7, 1952)[1] is an American actress and film producer.[2] She is known for her performances in Mike Nichols' Heartburn (1986) and Primary Colors (1998), as well as Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Alice (1990), and Deconstructing Harry (1997), and Nora Ephron's Sleepless in Seattle (1993). She also appeared in Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Stanley Tucci's Big Night (1996). More recently, she appeared in 21 Jump Street (2012) and its sequel 22 Jump Street (2014). She is also known for her work on television including, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Transparent, Madame Secretary, and The Good Fight and on Broadway in Woody Allen's Relatively Speaking, I Hate Hamlet, Social Security and The Iceman Cometh starring Jason Robards.[3] She is currently a regular on the critically acclaimed and Primetime Emmy Award winning show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–present).

Caroline Aaron
Born	Caroline Sidney Abady August 7, 1952 Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	American University (B.A) HB Studio
Occupation	Actress, film producer
Years active	1982–present
Spouse(s)	James Foreman ​ (m. 1981)​
Children	2
Family	Josephine Abady (sister)

Early life

Aaron was born in Richmond, Virginia.[1] Her mother Nina Abady (née Friedman) was a civil rights activist and Alabama-born of Mizrahi Jewish (Syrian-Jew) descent who worked full time to support her three kids after Aaron’s father who was of Sephardic Jewish (Lebanese-Jewish) descent, and passed away.[4] Her elder sister, Josephine Abady, a theatre director and producer, died from breast cancer on May 25, 2002, aged 52.

Aaron attended American University in Washington, D.C., studying performing arts.[5] She studied acting at HB Studio[6] in New York City.

Personal life

She has been married to James Foreman since 1980; the couple has two children.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	The Brother from Another Planet	Randy Sue Carter
1985	O.C. and Stiggs	Janine
1986	Heartburn	Judith
1989	Crimes and Misdemeanors	Barbara
1990	Edward Scissorhands	Marge
1990	Alice	Sue
1992	This Is My Life	Martha Ingels
1993	The Pickle	Nancy Osborne
1993	Sleepless in Seattle	Dr. Marcia Fieldstone
1995	A Modern Affair	Elaine
1996	Big Night	Woman in restaurant
1996	House Arrest	Louise Finley
1997	White Lies	Virginia Past
1997	Deconstructing Harry	Doris Block
1997	Dinner and Driving	Roz
1998	Primary Colors	Lucille Kaufman
1998	There's No Fish Food in Heaven	Venessa
1999	A Fine Day for Flying	Madelyn	Short film
1999	Anywhere but Here	Gail Letterfine
2000	What Planet Are You From?	Nadine Jones
2000	Lucky Numbers	Nurse Sharpling
2000	Bounce	Donna
2001	Amy's Orgasm	Janet Gaines
2001	Joe Dirt	Mrs. Nunamaker
2001	Never Again	Elaine
2002	Pumpkin	Claudia Prinsinger
2004	Along Came Polly	Lois The Wedding Planner/Coordinator
2004	Call Waiting	Judy Baxter / Carol Lane
2004	A Day Without a Mexican	Aunt Gigi
2004	Cellular	Marilyn Mooney
2004	Beyond the Sea	Nina Cassotto Maffia
2005	Just Like Heaven	Grace
2006	Grilled	Faye Goldbluth
2007	My First Time Driving	Helen	Short film
2007	Nancy Drew	Barbara Barbara
2007	Love Comes Lately	Rachel Meyerowitz
2008	Surveillance	Janet
2009	Finding Bliss	Debra Balaban
2009	Love Hurts	Wanda
2010	Our Family Wedding	Elaine
2010	Meeting Spencer	Nancy Diamond
2012	21 Jump Street	Annie Schmidt
2013	Sex & Marriage	Beatrice	Video
2013	Tuna	Virginia
2014	22 Jump Street	Annie Schmidt
2014	The Rewrite	Ellen
2016	Hello, My Name Is Doris	Val
2017	Breakable You	Judith Singer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace	Dolly	Television movie
1991	Law & Order	Susan	Episode: "God Bless the Child"
1992	Law & Order	Valerie Walker	Episode: "Point of View"
1995	Empty Nest	Shannon	Episode: "Feelings, Whoa Whoa Whoa, Feelings"
1995	Mad About You	Trish Dawson	Episode: "Two Tickets to Paradise"
1995	If Not For You	Nina	Episodes: "Taking a Shower with My Two True Loves", "The Kiss"
1995	Dad, the Angel & Me	Abby	Television movie
1995	Wings	Mary Pat Lee	Episode: "Ex, Lies and Videotape"
1996	Dave's World	Judy	Episode: "Stress"
1997	Wings	Mary Pat Lee	Episode: "Let's Talk About Sex"
1997	Early Edition	Dr. Susan Leonard	Episode: "Frostbite"
1997	Weapons of Mass Distraction	Robin Zimmer	Television movie
1998	LateLine	Amy Freundlich Rhonda Laskey	Voice; Recurring role (4 episodes)
1998	Frasier	Phyllis Conrad	Episode: "First Date"
1998	Sex and the City	Pamela Glock	Episode: "The Monogamists"
1999	Tracey Takes On...	Bev Millis	Episode: "Hype"
1999	Ally McBeal	Laura Dipson	Episode: "Love Unlimited"
1999	NYPD Blue	Doris Steinman	Episode: "Big Bang Theory"
1999	The Practice	Delores Keplar	Episode: "Of Human Bondage"
1999	Payne	Diane Taggert	Episode: "I Never Forget a Face-Lift"
1999	Tuesdays with Morrie	Connie	Television movie
2000	Judging Amy	Eloise Darline	Episodes: "Zero to Sixty", "The Wee Hours"
2000	An American Daughter	Veronica	Television movie
2000	Gideon's Crossing	Nancy Bales	Episode: "The Gift"
2000	Running Mates	Jody Daniels	Television movie
2000	Family Law	Sharon	Episode: "The Choice"
2001	Six Feet Under	Amelia	Episode: "The Foot"
2001	Inside Schwartz	Bernice	Episode: "Play-Action Fake Boyfriend"
2001	7th Heaven	Sally Palmer	Episode: "Parents"
2002	7th Heaven	Sally Palmer	Episode: "Hot Pants"
2002	The Secret Life of Zoey	Mimi	Television movie
2002	Less than Perfect	Roz	Episode: "Future Shock"
2002	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Barbara	3 episodes
2002	One on One	Cheryl Ballard	2 episodes
2003	Miss Match	Judy Schiff	Episode: "The Love Bandit"
2004	Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman	Madeleine	Television movie
2004	One on One	Cheryl Ballard	Episode: "No More Wire Hangers"
2005	Malcolm in the Middle	Ida Schultz	Episode: "Pilot"
2005	Girlfriends	Michele Garrett	Episode: "All God's Children"
2006	Shark	Judge Sylvia Howard	Episode: "Fashion Police"
2007	Brothers & Sisters	Elise	Episode: "Sexual Politics"
2007	Entourage	Sheila Rubenstein	Episode: "The Return of the King"
2007	Grey's Anatomy	Connie	Episode: "Let the Truth Sting"
2008	Boston Legal	Phyllis Goulet	Episode: "True Love"
2009	Monk	Sheila Dorfman	Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Magician"
2009	Desperate Housewives	Daphne Bicks	Episode: "Boom Crunch"
2010	The Young and the Restless	JoJo	5 episodes
2010	Players	Olivia DiMarco	Episode: "Krista's Mom"
2010	Private Practice	Stephanie	Episode: "War"
2011	Happy Endings	Pauline Blum	Episode: "Mein Coming Out"
2011-2013	Franklin & Bash	Judge Rebecca Bayles	2 episodes
2012	Rizzoli & Isles	Dana	Episode: "Class Action Satisfaction"
2012	Up All Night	Marla	Episode: "First Snow"
2013	2 Broke Girls	Wiga	Episode: "And the Psychic Shakedown"
2014-2017	Episodes	Linda	3 episodes
2014	Transparent	Judy	3 episodes
2016	Life in Pieces	Karyl	Episode: "CryTunes Divorce Tablet Ring"
2017-2019	Madam Secretary	Edie Moran	2 episodes
2017–present	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Shirley Maisel	Recurring role (16 episodes)
2018	I Feel Bad	Irene	Episode: "My Kids Barely Know Their Culture"
2018	The Good Cop	Olivia Nyborg	Episode: "Who Cut Mrs. Ackroyd in Half"
2018	The Good Fight	Lucy Heinberg	Episode: "Day 415"
2020	Outmatched	Sylvia Bennet	Episode: "Grandparents"

Aaron is a guest instructor at HB Studio.[8]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Playwright	Notes	Ref.
1985	The Iceman Cometh	Cora	Eugene O'Neill	Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway	[9]
1986	Social Security	Trudy Hayman Barbara Kahn	Andrew Bergman	Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway
1991	I Hate Hamlet	Felicia Dantine	Paul Rudnick	Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway
2007	The Ritz	Vivian Proclo	Terrence McNally	Studio 54, Broadway
2011	Honeymoon Hotel	Judy Spector	Woody Allen	Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway

Award and Nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
2018	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Won
2019				Won

References

1. Pfefferman, Naomi (September 29, 2005). "Interview with Jewish Journal". Jewishjournal.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
2. "Caroline Aaron profile at FilmReference.com". Filmreference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
3. "Caroline Aaron – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
4. https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/308046/caroline-aaron-on-playing-shirley-maisel-shes-a-liberated-woman-for-the-times/
5. "Caroline Aaron Yahoo! bio". Movies.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
6. HB Studio Alumni
7. "Biography for Caroline Aaron". IMDb.com.
8. "Caroline Aaron". hbstudio. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
9. "Caroline Aaron". Playbill.com. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

External links

• Caroline Aaron at IMDb
• Caroline Aaron at the Internet Broadway Database
• Caroline Aaron at the Internet Off-Broadway Database