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.
Cara Seymour

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- Name
- Cara Seymour
- Born
- 6 January 1964
- Birthplace
- Essex, England, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Fields
- acting
- Languages
- English
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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.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Cara Seymour • Born — 6 January 1964 • Birthplace — Essex, England, United Kingdom • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1997–present
Career
Career
Seymour performed on stage before gaining wider screen attention, including in the New York run of Mike Leigh's Ecstasy. By 2000, she had appeared American Psycho, Dancer in the Dark, and A Good Baby, and was filming Gangs of New York. Her later film credits include Hotel Rwanda, The Savages and An Education. She appeared on stage in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of Caryl Churchill's The Skriker. She portrayed Sister Harriet in the Cinemax series The Knick.
Television
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 episodes Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series • 2018 — Bull — Heather — Episode: "Jury Duty"
Biographical background and citizenship
Biographical background and citizenship
Cara Seymour was born in Essex, England, on 6 January 1964, and holds citizenship of the United Kingdom. Her primary recorded working language is English, and her professional capacity is formally registered as that of an actress. The entry consulted in English Wikipedia confirms her birth date as 6 January 1964 and identifies her as an English actress whose active career covers both British and international stage and screen engagements. The available evidence provides structured confirmation of her nationality and professional classification, framing her identity within the British acting tradition. Despite the comprehensive recording of her citizenship, birth year, and familial background in Wikidata and Wikipedia, details concerning her early domestic life and initial artistic influences remain largely unrecorded in the primary documentation. Furthermore, where the subject received her formal schooling or theatrical training is not established in the available evidence. The documentation consistently frames her professional output within the discipline of acting, with no secondary fields of artistic practice verified in her biographical records outside the institutional anomalies associated with museum holdings.
Stage and screen career
Stage and screen career
Cara Seymour initiated her career on stage before attaining wider public and critical recognition through screen appearances. According to documentation preserved in English Wikipedia, her early theatrical engagements included performing in the New York staging of Mike Leigh’s play Ecstasy, as well as appearing in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of Caryl Churchill’s play The Skriker. These stage roles established her reputation in theatrical circles across both sides of the Atlantic, preceding her broader transition into feature films and television series. Her subsequent feature film credits further expanded her profile with roles in Hotel Rwanda, The Savages, and An Education. In television, her most prominent documented role was her portrayal of Sister Harriet in the Cinemax series The Knick. Wikidata and Wikipedia both record her professional field exclusively as acting. Specific critical evaluations, box office records, and formal awards associated with these performances are not established in the supplied evidence.
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 Cast Nominated—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
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