Cara Seymour

Cara Seymour (born 6 January 1964) is an English actress. She is known for roles in American Psycho, Dancer in the Dark, Gangs of New York, and the Cinemax television series The Knick.

Career Seymour performed on stage before gaining wider screen attention, including in the New York run of Mike Leigh's Ecstasy. She appeared on stage in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of Caryl Churchill's The Skriker.

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 CastNominated—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 2025 I Live Here Now Cindy

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 episodesSatellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series 2018 Bull Heather Episode: "Jury Duty"