Aida Turturro
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| Born | September 25, 1962 Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Aida Turturro (born September 25, 1962) is an American actress probably best known for playing Janice Soprano, sister of New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano, on the HBO TV series The Sopranos (1999-2007).
[edit] Personal life
Aida Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York, daughter of a Sicilian mother Dorothy, a homemaker, and an Italian-American father Domenick Turturro, an artist.[1] Actors John Turturro, Nicholas Turturro, and Natalie Turturro are her cousins.
Turturro has worked to raise public awareness of rheumatoid arthritis.[2]
Turturro appeared in the eighth season episode "Car Periscope," of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Turturro also had a small part in the 1996 Drama Film Sleepers.
She appears also in the 2005 movie Romance & Cigarettes, directed by her cousin John.
[edit] References
- ^ "Aida Turturro Biography (1962-)". filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/90/Aida-Turturro.html.
- ^ ""Sopranos" Star Aida Turturro Brings Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Campaign to Philadelphia". findarticles.com. 2005. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200308/ai_mark654573218. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
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