Ari Graynor

A native of Boston, Massachusetts, actress Ari Graynor was born in 1983 and attended Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. She broke through to acclaim with her supporting role as Caitlin Rucker, a sexually promiscuous, manic depressive student at Meadow Soprano's college, on the HBO mafia drama The Sopranos (during the third season, in 2001), and thereafter moved into features, with contributions to films from a broad cross-section of genres. These included the gritty drama Mystic River (2003), the bittersweet Jeff Daniels-Sigourney Weaver seriocomedy Imaginary Heroes (2004), and the Christopher Guest satire For Your Consideration (2006). In 2008, Graynor portrayed a flighty and befuddled young urbanite with a passion for turkey sandwiches in the teen-oriented romantic comedy Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. Alongside her film and television work, Graynor has remained fully active onstage, landing her most prominent role as Alison in the 2005 Broadway outing Brooklyn Boy.

~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide