Carla Gugino Trivia

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Niece of actress Carol Merrill. (imdb.com)

She turned down the role of Vin Diesel's love interest in the box-office hit The Pacifier (2005) to take a small but unforgettably sexy role in Sin City (2005) because she had enjoyed working with director Robert Rodriguez in the three "Spy Kids" films. (imdb.com)

Italian-American. (imdb.com)

Modeled for the prestigious Elite agency as a teenager but was considered too short for fashion runway work. (imdb.com)

Had a kidney operation when she was only 4 years old. (imdb.com)

Is of Italian, Irish, and English descent. (imdb.com)

Boyfriend is writer/director Sebastian Gutierrez, with whom she has worked on several productions. (imdb.com)

Has a butterfly tattoo on the inside of her left ankle. (imdb.com)

Was her high school's valedictorian. (imdb.com)

Her small size, which had worked against her when she was trying to be a model, later worked for her, as she was cast with diminutive actors like Michael J. Fox in "Spin City" (1996) and Antonio Banderas in the "Spy Kids" films. (imdb.com)