Carla Gugino is an American actress. After appearing in
Troop Beverly Hills (1989) and
This Boy's Life (1993), she received recognition for her starring roles as Ingrid Cortez in the
Spy Kids trilogy (2001â2003), Rebecca Hutman in
Night at the Museum (2006), Laurie Roberts in
American Gangster (2007), Det. Karen Corelli in
Righteous Kill (2008), Dr. Alex Friedman in
Race to Witch Mountain (2009), Sally Jupiter in
Watchmen (2009), Dr. Vera Gorski in
Sucker Punch (2011), Amanda Popper in
Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011), Emma Gaines in
San Andreas (2015), Jessie Burlingame in
Gerald's Game (2017), and Madeleine in
Gunpowder Milkshake (2021).