Michele Santopietro

Probably best known for her ongoing character "JoJo Palmice" in Seasons 1-4 of HBO's critically acclaimed series The Sopranos, as well as numerous lead roles in Award-Winning films and television shows. An accent/dialect master and true chameleon, she is often not recognized from one role to the next, and has been called "one of the most versatile and talented actresses on screen" by New York Magazine. On screen she is most well known for her moving dramatic performances, but performed on stage in New York for many years with several Standup Comedy Improv groups who performed at the Boston and New York Comedy Clubs, and was an original member of the CityKids Repertory Company in New York City. In the fourth grade Michele was given a battery of I.Q. tests and scored in the highest percentile in the country, and spent most of her grammar school days in special programs for the intellectually gifted.