Annabella sciorra

She was born on March 29, 1960 in Wethersfield, Connecticut, and her full name is Annabella Gloria Philomena Sciorra. His Latin appearance and his last name do not hide at all his Italian and Cuban origins on his father’s side, although it is perhaps more difficult to guess the French blood that runs through his veins on his stylist mother’s side, and that contributes to the slight touch of distinction who knows how to put his characters, almost always framed according to the first mentioned ancestors.

Annabella moved to live in New York with her parents, and there, as a teenager, she expressed her interest in acting, which would lead her to enter the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

That his film career was going to be linked to gangster and detective stories was demonstrated with his first work in front of the cameras, the television miniseries The Fortunate Pilgrim , based on the homonymous novel by Mario Puzo , the creator ofThe godfather . In this story of immigrants in the United States, he coincided with Sophia Loren , a model to be taken into account if her ethnic origins were going to influence her career. In 1989 she married fellow Italian-American actor Joe Petruzzi , with a poorer career, and from whom she would separate in 1993.

A couple of inconsequential comedies –CadillacMan ,Colleagues by force – they alternated with films of considerably more interest, such asdirty affairs andThe von Bulow Mystery . It was the early 90s, and soon Annabelle would be on the highly visible celluloid map, thanks to her work with a provocative Spike Lee at her best: it was inSavage fever , where an interracial adultery was narrated, and he was accompanied by actors who also stood out at the time, such as Wesley Snipes , John Turturro and Samuel L. Jackson ; Also on the tape were Anthony Quinn and a first-time Halle Berry . In addition, the actress was lucky enough to chain this film with one of the most successful thrillers of that decade,The hand that rocks the cradle , where she played a suffering mother. She, on the other hand, was wrong withWhispers in the Dark , another thriller of rather lower quality.

In 1995 and 1996 he made two films for Abel Ferrara : one about vampires,The Addiction , and one of mafias,The funeral , subject very frequented by the filmmaker. In both titles he would match Christopher Walken .

Despite these promising beginnings, Annabella never seemed to have a chance to become a star. Of course, she signed up for interesting films like Cop Land (1997), along with Sylvester Stallone who was also trying to keep her career alive with a role as a deaf police officer, orBeyond Dreams (1998) , where she was the dead love of Robin Williams .

With the new millennium, the actress continued making movies, but it deals with titles that are not very stimulating, such asBlood Pledge and Desiring Freedom . It is always an honor to participate in a prestigious gangster television series likeThe Sopranos , and Annabella did it in seven episodes playing Gloria Trillo, Tony Soprano’s lover, with whom she meets at her psychoanalyst’s office; her role earned her an Emmy nomination. From here she would multiply her presence on the small screen in two of the variants ofLaw & Order , plus inL ,Emergencies and Mental . In cinema, the most interesting thing he has done in recent times isFind me guilty , a mafia film by Sidney Lumet , although his role was very scarce. And he does not stop walking around the off-Broadway stages.