Heather Matarazzo
| Heather Matarazzo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Heather Amy Matarazzo November 10, 1982 Oyster Bay, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Heather Amy Matarazzo[1] (born November 10, 1982) is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was as a geeky girl in the film Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995). She played Lilly in The Princess Diaries (2001) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004). Her other movies include The Devil's Advocate (1997), Scream 3 (2000), Sorority Boys (2002), Saved! (2004), and Hostel: Part 2 (2007).
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[edit] Early life
Matarazzo was born and raised in Oyster Bay, New York, the daughter of Camille, a homemaker, and Ray Matarazzo, a data processing manager for a bakery chain.[1] Matarazzo is of Irish descent, and was adopted and raised by the Matarazzos, a strict Catholic Italian American family.[2] She attended Oyster Bay High School, as well as the BOCES Cultural Arts Center High School.
[edit] Career
Matarazzo began acting at the age of six; after commandeering the microphone at an AIDS benefit for children, she was given the card of a talent manager with whom she remained for ten years.[3]
In 1997, she won an Independent Spirit Award for her performance in Welcome to the Dollhouse. Matarazzo has expressed pleasure in being allowed to play interesting characters, some of whom "are ostracized for various reasons." She has commented that she is most proud of her performance in 1999's Our Guys: Outrage in Glen Ridge, in which she played a mentally challenged girl who is raped by football players.[4] Matarazzo has made appearances on several hit TV shows including Roseanne, Law & Order, The L Word, and Strangers With Candy.[5] Matarazzo starred opposite Thaao Penghlis in the world premiere of Charles Evered's play Class at Cape May Stage in Cape May, New Jersey in May and June 2010.[6]
In 2011, Matarazzo announced that she will begin working on her directorial debut, a television series to be based on a memoir by author Diane Hanks , entitled Summer Camp: A Memoir.[7]
[edit] Personal life
Matarazzo is openly lesbian.[8] On July 31, 2008, Matarazzo's publicist announced that Matarazzo was engaged to Caroline Murphy.[9] She was the keynote speaker at the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network of Boston's annual conference.[10]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
- Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) – Dawn Wiener
- Hurricane Streets (1997) – Ashley
- The Devil's Advocate (1997) – Barbara
- 54 (1998) – Grace O'Shea
- The Hairy Bird also known as All I Wanna Do and Strike! (1998) – Theresa 'Tweety' Goldberg
- Our Guys: Outrage in Glen Ridge (1999) – Leslie
- Company Man (2000) – Nora
- Scream 3 (2000) – Martha Meeks
- The Princess Diaries (2001) – Lilly Moscovitz
- Sorority Boys (2002) – Katie
- St. Sass (2002) – Margo
- The Pink House (2003) – Charlotte
- Saved! (2004) – Tia
- Freshman Orientation (2004) – Jessica
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) – Lilly Moscovitz
- Believe In Me (2005) – Cindy Butts
- Hostel: Part II (2007) – Lorna
- Mangus! (2010) - Jessica Simpson
[edit] Television
- The Adventures of Pete and Pete (1993) – Natasha, a neighborhood friend of Pete
- Townies (1996) – Bethany
- Roseanne (1997) – Heather, DJ's girlfriend
- Law & Order (1998, 2008) – Stephanie Sutter in "Burden"; Janice Dunlap in "Sweetie"
- Now and Again (1999) – Heather Wiseman
- Strangers with Candy (2000) – one of Jerri's friends in the episode "Is My Daddy Crazy?"
- The Women (2002: PBS broadcast of 2001 stage revival) – multiple supporting roles
- The L Word (2007) – Stacey Merkin; four episodes; Season 4
- Exes and Ohs (2007) – Crutch
- Indie Sex: Teens[11] (2007) – as herself
- Life On Mars (2008) – June
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Heather Matarazzo Biography (1982-)". Filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/7/Heather-Matarazzo.html. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ Malkin, Marc (2007-06-08). "Planet Gossip - Chatting with Heather Matarazzo". Eonline.com. http://www.eonline.com/gossip/planetgossip/detail/index.jsp?uuid=dd63c9e2-8d39-440c-b629-ca88988c9b06. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ Welcome to the house, an exclusive interview with Heather Matarazzo[dead link]
- ^ Warn, Sarah (2006-02-27). "Welcome to the New Heather Matarazzo". AfterEllen.com. http://www.afterellen.com/People/2006/2/matarazzo.html. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ sonia1982 Added Aug 28, 2005 All my reviews (2005-08-28). "Heather Matarazzo". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/heather-matarazzo/person/10589/summary.html. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ "Raising the curtain on summer theater: Cape May Stage presents world premiere - pressofAtlanticCity.com: Life". pressofAtlanticCity.com. 2010-05-12. http://pressofatlanticcity.com/life/breaking/article_4cbe3976-5d52-11df-b100-001cc4c002e0.html. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.shewired.com/box-office/2011/12/03/heather-matarazzo-talks-being-out-lesbian-new-tv-show-magnus-fiance-l-word?page=0,2 |
- ^ Warn, Sarah (2006-02-27). "Welcome to the New Heather Matarazzo | TV Show Recaps, Celebrity Interviews & News About & For Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Women". AfterEllen.com. http://www.afterellen.com/People/2006/2/matarazzo.html. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ "Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News". Centurylink.net. http://www.centurylink.net/news/read.php?rip_id=%3CD9ON91N80%40news.ap.org%3E&ps=1016. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ Kathy Belge (2009-02-14). "Heather Matarazzo: Lesbian Actress". About.com. http://lesbianlife.about.com/od/lesbianactors/p/HMatarazzo.htm.
- ^ About IFC Indie Sex: Teens[dead link]
