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Annabella Sciorra Biography

Birth Name:Annabella Gloria Philomena Sciorra

Birth Place:Wethersfield, Connecticut, United States

Profession Actress, Producer

Fast Facts

  • In 2013, she was selected as the Italian-American Day Honoree
  • She was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead in "True Love․"
  • She studied drama at Hagen-Berghoff Studio and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City
  • She once worked as a coat-check girl for a French restaurant
  • She founded the Brass Ring Theater Company on Nov․ 5, 1981
  • Quote: "I feel that I've worked with a lot of interesting people, and I have no regrets․ I'm just curious about what I might have done if I'd had people in my life then who did explain what the publicity game was․"
  • She made her Broadway debut in "The Motherf---With the Hat․"
  • Known for her love of theater productions, she has kept the playbills from every show she has attended
  • She lent her voice to the audiobook version of "Sacred Time" by author Ursula Hegi

Awards

  • 1990CFCA Award-Most Promising Actress: nominated
  • 1990Independent Spirit Award-Best Female Lead: nominated
  • 2001OFTA Television Award-Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2010Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Guest Actress of the Decade: nominated
  • 2020Remi Award-Best Actress: nominated