Marianne Leone Cooper

Marianne Leone Cooper
Marianne Leone Cooper at the Tribeca Film Festival
Born	Marianne Leone January 2, 1952 (1952-01-02) (age 59) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other names	Maryanne Leone
Occupation	Actress/Writer
Years active	1985–present
Spouse	Chris Cooper (1983-present) (1 child)

Marianne Leone (born January 2, 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American film and television actress, screenwriter, and essayist. She is likely best-known for her recurring role as Christopher Moltisanti's mother on The Sopranos.

Her screenplay, Hurricane Mary, is a true life story of a mother's struggles to have her disabled twin daughters integrated into the public school system. It is being made into a movie starring Chris Cooper, William H. Macy and Meryl Streep.

Leone's memoir, Knowing Jesse: A Mother's Story of Grief, Grace, and Everyday Bliss, was published in September 2010 by Simon & Schuster.^[1] Her essays frequently appear in The Boston Globe.^[2]

Leone married actor Chris Cooper in 1983. In 1987, their son, Jesse Lanier Cooper, was born. Three months premature, Jesse developed a cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral palsy. After searching for the best schools for children with special needs, Cooper and Leone moved to Kingston, Massachusetts, where they became strong advocates for disabled children.^[3]

On January 3, 2005, Jesse Cooper died from SUDEP. A memorial fund was set up in his name, the Jesse Cooper Foundation.

References

1. ^ "Marianne Leone - Author Profile and Information". Simonandschuster.com. http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Marianne-Leone/70363461. Retrieved 2010-01-26. 
2. ^ "Marianne Leone - Boston.com". Boston.com. http://search.boston.com/local/Search.do?s.sm.query=&s.author=Marianne+Leone&s.si%28simplesearchinput%29.sortBy=-articleprintpublicationdate&s.tab=globe&s.si%28simplesearchinput%29.hitsPerPage=25. Retrieved 2010-01-26. 
3. ^ Sweeny, Emily (2007-09-02). "See the stars in your backyard". Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/09/02/see_the_stars_in_your_backyard/. Retrieved 2007-10-17. 

External links

• Marianne Leone at the Internet Movie Database
• Knowing Jesse: Among the Books of 2010, a Life Lesson

interview on Radio Open Source

Persondata
Name	Cooper, Marianne Leone
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	1952-01-02
Place of birth	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death