Drea De Matteo

Angie Bolen on ABC’s “Desperate Housewives”

Drea de Matteo is best known for her role as Adriana, Christopher”s loyal and loving fiancée, on HBO”s critically-acclaimed “The Sopranos.” She won an Emmy and received a Golden Globe nomination for that role.

After her famed death on the Sopranos, de Matteo went on to star as Matt Le Blanc”s hilarious sister, Gina, on NBC”s “Joey.” She was also a series regular on the FX show “Sons of Anarchy.”

On the big screen she filmed “Walker,” with Sam Shepard, Jason Patric and Zoe Cassavettes, and “Broken English” with Parker Posey. Most recently she wrapped “New York, I Love You,” directed by Yvan Attal and Allen Hughes. She has also been seen in “Assault on Precinct 13,” alongside Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne, “Prey for Rock N” Roll,” with Gina Gershon, and in Abel Ferrara”s last film, “R”Xmas.”

During her downtime de Matteo always goes back to HB Studios, where her mother has taught playwriting for over 25 years. She and her mother, Donna de Matteo, are constantly developing and looking out for new writers and projects, as well as working on their own material for the stage.

De Matteo has a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in film production.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
HOMETOWN Queens, NY
BIRTHDATE January 19

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