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Annabella Sciorra

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Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1990" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 42.

Her father is of Italian and Cuban descent and her mother is of French descent.

Her father is a veterinarian.

Grew up near Hartford, Connecticut until her parents moved to New York for employment.

Took acting lessons as a teenager.

She earned an Emmy nomination playing Tony Sopranos's girlfriend Gloria Trillo on "The Sopranos" (1999).

Attended New York's prestigious American Academy Of Dramatic Arts.

Her last name is pronounced "Shee-or-uh".

Personal Quotes

I think space exploration is very important. I think there is very intelligent life on Mars. I believe that Martians are spying on us from the bottom of the ocean.

You can never judge your characters. You have to love them, really care about them. You're never just playing a villain or the crazy lady.

Your mind can't always tell the difference between pretend and reality if you pretend too long; or if you go too deep and really believe in what you're doing. If you're going to be that kind of actor and go way out there, it's really important to take care of yourself and have a safe place, whatever that is.

I'm always really surprised by people who are comfortable revealing all of their secrets on TV or in a magazine. It's actually quite shocking to me.

I don't have a television, so I don't know what they do,

Unlike a movie, you kind of learn things about yourself every week, ... When you get a new script, you find out, oh, I was with the FBI, or oh, my father was this, or oh, this is where I grew up. They can make it up as they go along.

(On her worst job ever) Teaching aerobics on the Upper East Side. It seemed like everyone in my class was anorexic. They had absolutely no energy. Every class, you would always have somebody literally passing out.

Where Are They Now

(October 2004) Lives in New Orleans.

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