Annabella Sciorra
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| Annabella Sciorra | |
 Sciorra at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival |
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| Born | March 24, 1964 [1] Wethersfield, Connecticut, U.S.[1] |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Annabella Sciorra (born March 24, 1964)[1] is an American film, television,[2] and stage actress.[3] Sciorra received an Independent Spirit Award nomination as best female lead for the 1989 film True Love,[4] and came to widespread attention in her co-lead role in Spike Lee's 1991 film Jungle Fever. She starred in the 1992 thriller The Hand That Rocks The Cradle,[5] and received critical acclaim for her work in Cop Land.[6] She received an Emmy nomination for her role as Gloria Trillo in the HBO series The Sopranos.[6]
Sciorra was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut[1] to a fashion stylist mother and a veterinarian father.[7] Her father is of Italian and Cuban descent and her mother is of French descent.[7] She was raised near Hartford, Connecticut, until her parents moved to New York City.[1]
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[edit] Filmography
[edit] Films
- True Love (1989)
- Cadillac Man (1990)
- Reversal of Fortune (1990)
- Jungle Fever (1991)
- The Hard Way (1991)
- The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (1992)
- Whispers in the Dark (1992)
- The Night We Never Met (1993)
- Mr. Wonderful (1993)
- Romeo is Bleeding (1993)
- The Cure (1995)
- The Addiction (1995)
- Cop Land (1997)
- Mr. Jealousy (1997)
- What Dreams May Come (1998)
- American Crime (2004)
- Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story (2004)
- Chasing Liberty (2004)
- Twelve and Holding (2005)
- Find Me Guilty (2006)
- Marvelous (2006)[2]
[edit] Television
- The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988)
- Asteroid (1997)
- The Sopranos (2001–2004)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005–2006)
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
- The L Word (2007)
- ER (2007)
- Mental (2009)[2]
[edit] Stage
- David Rabe's Those The River Keeps
- Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues
- Betty Shamieh's Roar (2004)[3]
[edit] Video
- New Order's Round and Round (1989)[8]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Brady, James (2006-01-15). "In Step With...Annabella Sciorra". Parade. http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2006/edition_01-15-2006/In_Step_With. Retrieved on 2009-03-20.
- ^ a b c "Annabella Sciorra". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001711/. Retrieved on 2008-11-12.
- ^ a b Hernandez, Ernio (2004-03-24). "Annabella Sciorra Stars in World Premiere of Roar, Starting Off-Broadway March 24". Playbill. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/85091.html. Retrieved on 2008-11-12.
- ^ "Search Past Nominees - Results". Film Independent. 2008. http://old.filmindependent.org/spiritawards/past_nominees_filmbyyear.php. Retrieved on 2008-11-12.
- ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,309190,00.html
- ^ a b "Annabella Sciorra as Gloria Trillo: The Sopranos". HBO. http://www.hbo.com/sopranos/cast/actor/annabella_sciorra.shtml. Retrieved on 2008-11-12.
- ^ a b Strauss, Bob (1991-03-26). "SCIORRA MOLDS A CAREER IN THE MOVIE BUSINESS". Los Angeles Daily News through the Utah Desert News. http://archive.deseretnews.com/archive/153621/SCIORRA-MOLDS-A-CAREER-IN-THE-MOVIE-BUSINESS.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-20.
- ^ Other works for Annabella Sciorra IMDb.
