Drea de Matteo
Biography
Drea de Matteo is an American actress who broke through as Adriana La Cerva on the television drama The Sopranos, a role that brought her a Primetime Emmy Award in 2004 and a Golden Globe nomination the same year. She grew up in Malba, Queens, in a household where her mother taught playwriting at HB Studio, and she studied film production at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before taking acting classes at HB Studio. From 2004 to 2006 she played Joey Tribbiani's sister Gina on Joey, and she later portrayed Wendy Case on Sons of Anarchy, a part she held from the 2008 pilot into the final season. She also played Angie Bolen on Desperate Housewives and Detective Tess Nazario on Shades of Blue. Her film credits include Swordfish (2001) and Dark Places (2015), and she starred in Abel Ferrara's R Xmas, which received positive reviews.
54years old
Turns 55 on January 19in 98 days
- Born Queens
- Star sign: CapricornLast day of the sign, on the Aquarius cusp
- Also credited as Andrea de Matteo and Andrea Donna de Matteo
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 24 years2001 to 2025
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Early training
De Matteo graduated from the Loyola School on Manhattan's Upper East Side, then earned a film production Bachelor of Fine Arts from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in Greenwich Village. She wanted to direct films and also studied acting at the HB Studio.
Behind the camera
With Chris Kushner, de Matteo started a podcast in March 2020 that revisited The Sopranos, called Made Women. That July, the show was retooled and given the name Gangster Goddess Broad-Cast.
Drea de Matteo movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Drea de Matteo shares two films with Ethan Hawke, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ethan Hawke's page
Tim DeKay's page
Richard Riehle's page
Susan Sarandon's page
John Hurt's page
John Leguizamo's page
Dominic SenaDirector, 1 film, 2001
All films by Dominic Sena
Jean-François RichetDirector, 1 film, 2005
All films by Jean-François Richet
Gilles Paquet-BrennerDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2004 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The Sopranos | Won |
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