Celebrity Biographies
Biography of Aida Turturro
Date of Birth: | 1962, September 25 |
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Years: | 58 years |
Nation of birth: | United States of America |
Height: | 5 feet 5 inches |
Name | Aida Turturro |
Dad | Domenick Turturro |
Mother | Dorothy Turturro |
Nationality | American |
Place of birth / city | New York, New York, USA |
ethnicity | Mixed |
Profession | Actor |
Net worth | $5 million |
Married | N/A |
Married to | N/A |
Kids | N/A |
Divorce | N/A |
Education | State University of New York |
Awards | Two-time Primetime Emmy Award nominations |
American actress Aida Turturro with great talent has been considered as one of the main figures of the television industry. She is best known for her portrayal of Janice Soprano on the HBO series. The Sopranos . For her incredible performance on the series, she has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for her work on the series. Some of her other best works are Ron the Mafia , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , and The Hit List So Far.
Who is Aida Turturro?
Aida Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, on September 25, 1962. She is the daughter of Domenick Turturro (father), an artist, and Dorothy Turturro (mother), a housewife. She is a US national and belongs to a mixed ethnic background, as her mother is Sicilian while her father is Italian-American.
Turturro is the cousin of famous actors Nicolás Turturro , Juan Turturro and Natalie Turturro . Spending most of her early days in Brooklyn, New York, Aida enrolled in the State University of New York with a BA in Theater in the mid-’80s.
Career; Movies and TV series
Aida Turturro made her acting debut playing a role in a film True Love in 1989. The following year, the actress landed her first television role playing Carmen in Law and Order along with Jerry Orbach and George Dzundza . She later she worked in many hit movies and TV shows which are Jimmy’s Search for One Eye , Denise Calling , Tales of Erotica , New York News , The Practice , and others.
The actress made a breakthrough by appearing in the hit TV series. The Sopranos . She appeared in 49 episodes between 2000 and 2007 and her portrayal of Janice Soprano earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2001 and 2007. The other cast members on the series are James Gandolfini , Lorena Bracco , Michael Imperioli , Dominic Chianese and Steven Van Zandt .
Aida acted in highly rated television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit from 2013-16. In 2017, Turturro was a cast in Grey’s Anatomy and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders . Her recent TV role is Heddie Hawkins from 2017-18 on The Blacklist .
Estimated net worth of $5 million
Aida Turturro has been active in the entertainment industry since 1989 and has appeared in many successful projects. Aida’s net worth is $5 million in 2019 that she earned from her career as a professional actress.
The actress starred in a 1999 sci-fi horror film Deep Blue Sea which grossed over $164 million worldwide. The stars of the movie Crocus Burrows, Thomas Jane among others. Similarly, her other film, Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles, has amassed $39.4 million at the box office.
Turturro owns a luxurious home in Montauk, New York.
Aida Turturro Marital status
Despite Aida Turturro’s fame, the 5-foot-5-inch-tall actress is quite secretive about her personal life. She has not revealed anything about her love life and her relationship. As of now, she is not dating anyone publicly. It seems that Aida is enjoying the life of her single her and even more focused on her career.
Turturro appeared as the wife of her on-screen husband James Gandolfini in a Broadway revival of A Streetcar Named Desire in 1992. But, nothing is interesting about them in real life, instead they are just good friends.
Aida Turturro isn’t a fan of tattoos in real life, but she got a temporary Rolling Stones tattoo on her chest while she was in the cast. The Sopranos . In the series, her character was later permanently banned from Canada and she was also placed on a list of unwanted persons by the country.
Health problem
He is a patient with diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. He was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when he was just 12 years old.