Caroline Aaron

Caroline Sidney Aaron (née Abady; born ) is an American actress. She has appeared in multiple Mike Nichols, Nora Ephron, and Woody Allen films and is also known for her role in the television series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Early life Aaron was born in Richmond, Virginia. Aaron's elder sister, Josephine Abady, a theatre director and producer, died from breast cancer on May 25, 2002, aged 52.

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

Career Aaron is known for her performances in films like 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). She also appeared in 21 Jump Street (2012) and its sequel 22 Jump Street (2014).

She is also known for her work on television, including guest roles on Wings, Frasier, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Desperate Housewives, Transparent, Madam Secretary, The Good Fight, and Ghosts.

Her Broadway roles include Relatively Speaking, I Hate Hamlet, Social Security, and The Iceman Cometh.

She was a regular on the critically acclaimed and Primetime Emmy Award-winning show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023), with her comic performance of a Jewish mother winning her two consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series alongside the rest of the series' cast.

Aaron is a guest instructor at HB Studio.

Personal life She has been married to James Foreman since 1980; they have two children.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

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Award and nominations Year Award Category Title Result Ref.2018 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 2019 2026 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway PlayThe Reservoir Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Dorian Award Outstanding Featured Performance in an Off-Broadway Production