Deborah Kara Unger Biography (3)
A British Columbia native, Deborah Kara Unger studied philosophy and economics at the University of Victoria before becoming the first Canadian to be accepted into the highly regarded Australian National Institute of Art.
After graduating in 1988, she turned her attention to acting and landed her first role in the award-winning TV drama Bangkok Hilton, starring alongside Nicole Kidman. She made her feature film debut in 1990's Prisoners of the Sun and has since had featured roles in The Game with Sean Penn and Michael Douglas, Sunshine with Ralph Fiennes and The Salton Sea with Val Kilmer, among others. Most recently, Unger gained attention for her riveting turn in the critically acclaimed Thirteen, with Holly Hunter and Evan Rachel Wood, and opposite John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson in A Love Song for Bobby Long.
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