Known from movies

Neighbors (2014)
as Paula

Mission: Impossible III (2006)
as Beth

Superbad (2007)
as a menstrual blood girl

We Bought a Zoo (2011)
as Rhonda Blair



Carla Gallo is an American actress who rose to fame for her roles in Fox’s TV shows, “Undeclared” as Lizzie Exley and “Bones” as Daisy Wick.

Early life and family

Carla Paolina Gallo was born on June 24, 1975 in Brooklyn, New York City, USA to parents Samuel Eugene Gallo and Mildred Josephine Coiro. Although both her parents were born in Ohio, her grandparents on both sides were Italian immigrants and her maternal great-grandparents were of German descent, so she and her older sister grew up in a diverse, multi-ethnic household.

Even as a young child, she had expressed an interest in performing on stage, and although her mother was less than enthusiastic about it because Carla could not memorize lines as quickly as her peers, she was adamant about joining a theater troupe. Fortunately, the elementary school theater director was able to convince her mother to let Carla play the role of Cinderella in the school play “The Final Dress Rehearsal.” From that moment on, she knew that she would pursue acting as a career.

Education

For grade school, she attended Berkeley Carroll Street School and then graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in Manhattan, New York in 1993, and later graduated with a bachelor’s degree in theater from Cornell. University.

Career

First steps

Not everyone knew that she starred in the movie “Spanking the Money”, a 1994 black comedy film directed by David O. Russell, which was a commercial success, earning nearly $1.5 million against a budget of $200,000; she filmed it when she was in college.

After college, she auditioned for numerous roles and filmed pilot episodes, but none of them aired. She debuted on television with a minor role through the legal drama series ‘Law & Order’ in 1999, and a year after that, she acted in the hospital drama series ‘ER’, both airing on NBC channel.

Further success

After playing these small roles, Carla got her first chance to be a series regular in 2001, starring Jay Baruchel and Charlie Hunnam in the American sitcom “Undeclared” which aired on the Fox Network. She played Lizzie Exley, a neurotic college freshman for two seasons.

After the show was canceled in 2003, she immediately threw herself into another series – “Carnivàle” – a historical drama set in the 1930s, broadcast on HBO. She played the role of Libby Dreifuss and was part of the regular cast for two seasons. with Nick Stahl, Clancy Brown and Amy Madigan.

Carla returned to the big screen after a great experience in television, starring in Judd Apatow’s directorial debut film, “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd.

It was a commercial success grossing $178 million against a budget of $26 million. In 2006, she had a minor role in the blockbuster “Mission Impossible III”, starring Tom Cruise and directed by JJ Abrams.

While making movies, she also made several guest appearances in popular TV series, including ‘Crossing Jordan’, ‘House’ and ‘NCIS’ and played a recurring role in ‘Californication’ for one season in 2008, in 11 episodes.

After the Hollywood writers’ strike, Carla was broke, but thankfully she was offered a longer and major recurring role on the crime procedural series Bones, starring Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz.

She was cast as Daisy Wick, an intern at the Jeffersonian Institute, for the fourth season in 2008, and lasted until the final season in 2017, making 39 episodic appearances.

Although Carla did not become a major player in the entertainment world, she had continuous work as part of the supporting cast in many TV series. Carla even reprized her role as Daisy Wick from ‘Bones’ in another procedural police drama series, ‘Rosewood’ when drama crossovers became a trend at the time. She also landed recurring roles on “Men of Certain Age” in eight episodes (2009-2011), “Burning Love” in four episodes (2012-2013), and “Blue” in five episodes (2013-2014).

Other notable TV guest appearances from 2011 to 2017 were in “2 Broke Girls” with Beth Behrs and Kat Dennings (2011); ‘Children’s Hospital’, a parody sitcom about other hospital dramas starring Rob Corddry and Lake Bell (2013); and “Future Man”, a comedy series airing on Hulu (2017).

Her film career did not flourish as compared to her TV career, but she was involved in several films, including “Neighbors,” a comedy starring Seth Rogen and Zac Efron in 2014, and due to its commercial success, she reprized her role in the sequel, ” Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising.”

EXCLUSIVE: NEIGHBORS actress @CarlaPGallo returns as Rose Byrne’s boyfriend in NEIGHBORS 2. http://t.co/YqrnNppQyO pic.twitter.com/aA0AgatLzU

— TheWrap (@TheWrap) August 4, 2015

Carla then starred in ‘Little Evil’, a supernatural comedy starring Adam Scott and Evangeline Lily in 2017 that aired on Netflix, followed by an appearance in ‘Room For Rent’, a Canadian comedy starring Brett Gelman and Mark Little, an official entry in the Atlantic Film Festival and San Diego International Film Festival in 2017, and was invited to the Shanghai International Film Festival in 2018.

Private life

Carla married longtime boyfriend Mark Satterthwaite on October 8, 2017 at the Calamigos Ranch in Malibu, California. The couple have two daughters from before they got married: Ellie born in 2014 and the youngest born in May 2017.

She’s a very protective mom, and after growing up in New York with men brushing their genitals on her legs during rush hour on the subway, she said she wouldn’t let her daughters go anywhere without her.

Her husband is a Canadian screenwriter and producer, who is best known for his work on Canadian TV series, including “Gary and His Demons,” “Cupcake & Dino: General Services,” and TV specials such as “Gemini Awards” and ” Lots of music video music awards.”

Previous relationship

Carla was previously in a relationship with actor Nick Stahl for four years, from January 2003 to 2007. They met on the set of the TV series ‘Carnivàle’ and would be seen together in public attending red carpet events and movie premieres .

Interesting facts

• Her best friend, actress Sarah Paulson, urged her to move to Los Angeles after graduation to take TV acting seriously.
• She worked as an internet receptionist for a former Playboy model and answered fan mails during the pre-social media apps era.
• She prefers comedy and would spend time working on ideas rather than drama, which she finds stressful, but she can do both.
• The bravest thing she did for a role was get naked and wouldn’t do it again for any reason.
• She started writing screenplays, but nothing has aired yet.

Appearance

She is 1.63 m tall, weighs about 54 kg and her vital statistics are 35-25-35. She is of Italian-German descent, with long black hair and brown eyes.

Net value

Authoritative sources estimate Carla’s net worth as of June 2020 to be over $2 million.

General information

First and last name	Carla Gallo
Date of birth	June 24, 1975
Height	1.63 meters
Profession	Actor, model
Education	Cornell University
Nationality	American

Performance

Nominations	Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress
Movies	Neighbours, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Spanking the Monkey, We Bought a Zoo, Mission: Impossible III, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Get Him to the Greek, Sexual Life, The Slammin’ Salmon, Insanitarium, mother and child, under the harvest sky, funny people, I love you…
TV shows	Californication, Men of a Certain Age, Traffic Light, Carnivàle, Undeclared Work, Bones, Burning Love

Links to social profiles

To notice

#	Marks / Signs
1	Often plays characters who are very optimistic and often fast talkers
2	Long black hair
3	Wide brown eyes

Facts

#	Fact
1	In both Bones and Californication, she plays a character named Daisy.
2	(April 24, 2014) Expecting her 1st child this fall.
3	Graduated from Cornell University with a degree in theater arts.

Pictures

Movies

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
room for rent	2017	after-production	Lindsay Ross
Bones	2008-2017	TV serials	Daisy Wick
Rosewood	2016	TV serials	Daisy Wick
The night shift	2016	TV serials	Hannah
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising	2016		Paula
Blue	2013-2014	TV serials	Rose
anger management	2014	TV serials	Shannon
Neighbors	2014/I		Paula
Working on it	2013	TV serials	Michelle
Under the Harvest Sky	2013		Renee
Children’s Hospital	2013	TV serials	Denise
Burning Love	2012-2013	TV serials	Tamara P.
Franklin & Bash	2012	TV serials	Tammy Sutton
Key and Peele	2012	TV serials	Drunk girl at the bar
We bought a zoo	2011		Rhonda Blair
Workaholics	2011	TV serials	Rabbit Anderson
Fire alarm	2011	TV serials	Sherry
2 broke Girls	2011	TV serials	Stephanie
Five	2011	TV movie	Laura
The latest pizza commercial	2011	Short
Come Go	2011		Linda
Men of a certain age	2009-2011	TV serials	Annie
LA Noire	2011	Video game	Gloria Bishop (voice)
Perfect	2011/i	Short	Sara
Traffic light	2011	TV serials	Natasha
outsourced	2011	TV serials	debbie
Danny Lowinski	2011	TV movie	Kaz
Rooster	2010	Short	stacy
Take him to the Greek	2010		Destination
Crazy men	2009	TV serials	Karen Ericson
California	2008-2009	TV serials	Daisy
Mother and child	2009		Tracy
Funny people	2009		Miss Pruitt on Yo Teach
I love you man	2009		Zooey’s friend
The Slammin’ Salmon	2009		stacy
The station	2009	TV movie
NCIS	2008	TV serials	Melissa Wheeler Fox
Insanitarium	2008	Video	Vera Downing
Forget Sarah Marshall	2008		Gag me girl
I love Veronica Martin	2008	Short	Darby Reynolds
Super bad	2007		Period blood girl
House MD	2007	TV serials	Janie
Cross Jordan	2007	TV serials	Marisa Owens
What about Brian	2006	TV serials	Brenda
Mission: Impossible III	2006		Bet
The 40-year-old virgin	2005		Teen sucking girl
Carniv	2003-2005	TV serials	Libby Dreifuss
Sexual life	2005		Terri
Not specified	2001-2003	TV serials	Lizzie Exley
The gray in between	2002		Stephanie
ER	2000	TV serials	Emma Miller
The fanatical teachings of Julian Tau	2000	Short	Rabbit Jeffrey
Law & authority	1999	TV serials	Janet Tuckman
The 24-hour woman	1999		Panty Victim
Hit the monkey	1994		Tony Peck

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
Carniv	2005	TV series performer – 1 episode

Thank you

Title	Year	Status	Character
Paul	2011	special thanks
Adventureland	2009	would like to thank the filmmakers

Yourself

Title	Year	Status	Character
Making ‘Carniv	2003	TV short	herself
Bowling for Columbine	2002	Documentary	Herself (uncredited)

Awards

Nominated awards

Year	Price	Ceremony	Presentation	Movie
1995	Independent Spirit Award	Independent Spirit Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Spanking the Monkey (1994)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia