Throughout her career, Anna Gunn has moved between television, film and theatre with much ease. In 2004, Gunn landed her breakout television role, playing Martha Bullock on HBO's seminal show Deadwood. Her association with Deadwood creator David Milch began early on when she first worked with him on his hit drama NYPD Blue, giving a memorable performance as Kimmy, a junkie longing to escape New York to swim with the dolphins. Gunn made such an indelible impression on Milch that almost nine years later she became the template for the pivotal and complex character of Martha. Another major recurring role for Gunn was on David E. Kelley's The Practice, delivering a notable turn as ADA Jean Ward opposite Dylan McDermott and Lara Flynn Boyle. Her extensive television credits also include starring roles in several made for TV movies and major guest starring appearances on such shows as Six Feet Under, ER, Boston Legal, Law & Order and Seinfeld.

Highlights of Anna's feature film work include the dark comedy, Nobody's Baby, in which she starred with Gary Oldman and Mary Steenburgen. The film premiered at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. In 1998, she played opposite Jon Voight in Tony Scott's summer blockbuster Enemy of the State. Her first starring role was in 1995's independent thriller Without Evidence, alongside Angelina Jolie. Gunn's upcoming films include Sassy Pants, Little Red Wagon and Kevin Smith's Red State.

Gunn is also a highly regarded and much sought after actress of the stage. In early 2009 she created the leading role of photojournalist Sarah Goodwin in the world premiere of Time Stands Still by Donald Margulies at the Geffen Theater in Los Angeles. In 1999, she starred as Isabella in Measure for Measure at the Ahmanson Theatre, helmed by the famed director Sir Peter Hall. In 1997, Gunn was brought east to make her Broadway debut alongside Roger Rees in The Rehearsal at the Roundabout Theater. Before that she played on the LA circuit, including the 1995 American premiere of Hysteria, directed by Phyllida Lloyd, at the Mark Taper Forum. Before settling in Los Angeles, Gunn built an impressive background performing on stage in Chicago. She received exceptional reviews in Uncommon Ground at the Northlight Theatre, and playing opposite Jeremy Piven in Keith Reddin's Peacekeeper at the American Blues Theatre. She even landed her first professional acting role, playing Lucy Lockit, in the critically acclaimed production of The Beggar's Opera at the Court Theatre while still an undergraduate at Northwestern University.

Gunn grew up in Santa Fe, NM after her parents transplanted the family from Cleveland, OH to the Southwest in the late '70s. She discovered acting in a drama class at the Santa Fe Preparatory School and was fortunate to study with two formidable teachers from the Actor's Studio as a teenager. She continued her education and training at Northwestern University's renowned theatre department winning a coveted scholarship award in her junior year. During her time at Northwestern, Gunn went abroad for a semester to study with the British American Drama Academy and had the marvelous opportunity to perform in the school's final project at the famed Royal Court Theatre in London.

Gunn currently resides in Los Angeles with her two young daughters.

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