Kate Mara was born on February 27, 1983, in Bedford, New York. Her parents are Timothy Christopher Mara, an NFL scout and vice president of the New York Giants for player evaluation, and Kathleen McNulty Mara (ne Rooney).[6] She is the second of four siblings, with one older brother, Daniel; one younger sister, the actress Patricia "Rooney"; and one younger brother, Conor.[7] Her ancestry is Irish, one quarter Italian, and smaller amounts of German, French-Canadian, and English.[8] Her father is one of 11 children, through whom she has 20 aunts and uncles, and 40 cousins.[9][10]