De Matteo, Drea 1973–

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De MATTEO, Drea 1973


PERSONAL


Original name, Andrea Donna de Matteo; born January 19, 1973, in New York, NY; daughter of Albert (a furniture manufacturer) and Donna (a playwright) De Matteo. Education: New York University, B.F.A., film production, 1995. Religion: Roman Catholic.

Addresses: Agent United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., 5th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager BrillsteinGrey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist PMK/HBH New York, 650 Fifth Ave., 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10019. Contact Filth Mart, 531 E. 13th St., New York, NY 10009.


Career: Actress and playwright. Filth Mart (clothing store), New York City, coowner; also worked as a clothing designer and furniture sales representative.


Awards, Honors: Screen Actors Guild Award nominations (with others), outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, 2001, 2002, and 2003, all for The Sopranos.

CREDITS


Film Appearances:

"M " Word, 1996.

Prostitute, Roberta, 1999.

Hilary Harris, Meet Prince Charming, New City Releasing, 1999.

Henrieta, Sleepwalk, 2000.

Cadet Ramsey, The Gentleman from Boston, 2000.

The wife, 'R Xmas (also known as Christmas ), Pathfinder Pictures, 2001.

Melissa, Swordfish, Warner Bros., 2001.

(Uncredited) Club girl, Made, Artisan Entertainment, 2001.

Dee, The Perfect You, 2002.

Betsy, Deuces Wild (also known as Deuces Wild Wild en den Strassen ), United Artists, 2002.

Angela, Love Rome, 2002.

Tracy, Prey for Rock & Roll, 2003.

Television Appearances; Series:

Adriana La Cerva, The Sopranos, HBO, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha FranklinA Benefit Concert for VH1 Save the Music Foundation, VH1, 2001.

The 2001 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2001.

Host, VH1 Big in 2002 Awards, VH1, 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Hostess, The Sopranos, HBO, 1999.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Swift Justice, UPN, 1997.

Angela DeMarco, Feds, CBS, 1998.

Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, NBC, 2002.

WRITINGS


Stage Plays:

Wrote (with Donna de Matteo) The Heart Transplant.

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