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Drea de Matteo 
Drea de Matteo, January 2005Born Andrea Donna de Matteo
January 19, 1972
Queens, New York, U.S.Occupation Actress Years active 1996–present Spouse Shooter Jennings (engaged; 2 children) Drea de Matteo (born January 19, 1972) is an American television actress, perhaps best known for her roles Joey Tribbiani's sister Gina on the NBC sitcom Joey, as Angie Bolen on ABC's Desperate Housewives, and as Adriana La Cerva on the acclaimed HBO TV series The Sopranos,[1] a role for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series".
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Personal life
De Matteo, an Italian American,[2][3] was born Andrea Donna de Matteo in Queens, New York, the daughter of Donna, a playwright and playwriting teacher, and Albert De Matteo, a furniture manufacturer.[4] She grew up in a Roman Catholic family.[3][5] She lives in New York City, where she owned Filth Mart, an East Village clothing store,[6] with best friend and ex-boyfriend Michael Sportes.[citation needed] She is engaged to Shooter Jennings, the son of late country legend Waylon Jennings. The couple had their first child together, a girl named Alabama Gypsy Rose, on November 28, 2007. Jennings proposed onstage at the Stanley Center during a show in Utica, New York, on June 11, 2009, and confirmed the news on Twitter. "Asked Drea to marry me on stage tonight. I'm a lucky man," he Tweeted, "I'll never forget Utica, NY." On December 8, 2010, de Matteo's second pregnancy was announced. Their son, Waylon Albert "Blackjack" Jennings was born in April 2011. [7]
She is good friends with Desperate Housewives co-star John Barrowman who played her ex-lover and eco-terrorist partner Patrick Logan. She told him that he was her long lost brother and joked that she'd love to be a surrogate for his children. Barrowman mentions her in his autobiography, saying:
- "Drea was brilliant to work with. When we first met, we hit it off immediately. She said something smart-ass tinged with a few expletives, I replied with something equally funny and we were off."
Career
After graduating from the Loyola School, she studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, originally hoping to become a director, not an actress. De Matteo's role in The Sopranos was one of her earliest, helping to launch her career. She has appeared in several films including Swordfish, Deuces Wild, The Perfect You, Prey for Rock & Roll and the 2005 remake of John Carpenter's 1976 action film Assault on Precinct 13. She had the starring role in Abel Ferrara's R Xmas for which she received some very positive reviews.[8]
In 2004, de Matteo won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress (Drama) for her role as Adriana on The Sopranos (season 5) and also nominated for a Golden Globe the same year for the same role. She was ranked #42 and #56 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001 and 2002, respectively.
From 2004 to 2006, de Matteo portrayed Joey Tribbiani's sister Gina in the Friends spin-off Joey. The show was cancelled after two seasons.
Drea de Matteo played the role of Wendy Case in FX original series Sons of Anarchy. The pilot episode aired September 3, 2008.
Drea de Matteo played Angie Bolen, the mother of the Bolen family, on season 6 of the ABC show Desperate Housewives.[9][10][11][12] She officially left Desperate Housewives at the series finale 2010 due to personal reasons.[13]
Drea de Matteo played the stepmother of Steve Wilde, who is the main character of the FOX comedy, Running Wilde. She appeared in the 9th episode of Season 1 of the show.
Filmography
Year Film/TV Role Notes 2011 CSI:Miami 2011 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Sandra Roberts Season: 12, Episode: 259 "Pop" 2010 Fakers Tanner's mother TV 2009–2010[14] Desperate Housewives Angie Bolen Season 6 2009 New York, I Love You Lyndia Once More with Feeling Lana Gregorio 2008 Sons of Anarchy Wendy Case Episodes: 5 (September 3 – November 19, 2008) Lake City Hope 2007 The Good Life Dana as Drea De Matteo Broken English Audrey Andrews Aperture Herself The 50 Greatest Television Dramas Al rojo vivo con María Celeste Episode: May 28, 2007 Making 'Cleaver' Adriana La Cerva TV 2006 Walker Payne unknown Farce of the Penguins Ester Voice 2005 Callas e Onassis unknown as Andrea de Matteo Assault on Precinct 13 Iris Ferry The CMT Music Awards Herself The Tony Danza Show Episode: February 10, 2005 The View Episode: February 23, 2005 Last Call with Carson Daly Episode: March 21, 2005 Live with Regis and Kelly Episode: January 27, 2005 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Episode: January 19, 2005 The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards TV;Nominee: Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series, Mini-Series or Made for TV Movie HBO First Look Assault on Precinct 13: Caught in the Crosshairs The 31st Annual People's Choice Awards Winner 2004–2006 Joey Gina Tribbiani Joey's Sister: Episodes:46 (September 9, 2004 – March 7, 2006) 2004 Love Rome Angela The Ellen DeGeneres Show Herself Episode: October 24, 2004 Hollywood Trash & Tinsel The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Episode: September 21, 2004 The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards V;Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Rocked with Gina Gershon Episode: April 14, 2004 2003 Prey for Rock & Roll Tracey Beacon Hill Cadet Ramsey 2002 Deuces Wild Betsy The Perfect You Dee as Drea DeMatteo VH1 Big in 2002 Awards Host TV 2001 Made Club Girl uncredited Swordfish Melissa 'R Xmas The Wife 2000 Sleepwalk Henrieta 1999–2006 The Sopranos Adriana La Cerva Episodes: 56 (January 10, 1999 – May 21, 2006) 1999 Meet Prince Charming Hilary Harris 1996 Swift Justice Laurie Tuco Episode: Stones 'M' Word unknown References
- ^ Drea de Matteo at The Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Drea de Matteo Interview – Joey, The Sopranos, and Directing". Movies.about.com. 2010-06-17. http://movies.about.com/od/assaultonprecinct13/a/assaultdd011205_4.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ^ a b Jacobs, Marc (2001-06-01). "The Soprano Sings: Drea de Matteo". Paper (magazine). http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2001/06/the-soprano-sings-drea-de-matteo.php. Retrieved 2010-06-24. "Andrea Donna de Matteo was born in Queens, Italian and Catholic."
- ^ "Drea De Matteo Biography". Filmreference.com. 1973-01-19. http://www.filmreference.com/film/95/Drea-De-Matteo.html. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ^ "Drea de Matteo". AskMen.com. http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress_200/209_drea_de_matteo.html. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ "In Step With: Drea de Matteo". Parade Magazine. September 5, 2004. http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2004/edition_09-05-2004/in_step_with_0.
- ^ http://celebritybabies.people.com/2011/04/08/drea-de-matteo-shooter-jennings-welcome-son-waylon-albert/
- ^ Cinema Gotham and DVDTalk.com (2002-07-18). "Cinema Gotham". Dvdtalk.com. http://www.dvdtalk.com/cinemagotham/archives/000384.html. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ^ "Desperate Housewives" Recruits "Sopranos" Vet Drea de Matteo, Entertainment Weekly, June 29, 2009
- ^ "Desperate Housewives" Casts Drea de Matteo as New Vixen, E! Online, June 29, 2009
- ^ Drea de Matteo Joins "Desperate Housewives", Los Angeles Times, June 29, 2009
- ^ "Desperate Housewives" Welcomes the Bolens, TV Guide Magazine, August 5, 2009
- ^ "Desperate Housewives" Exclusive: Drea de Matteo to Make "Explosive" Exit in May, Entertainment Weekly, March 4, 2010
- ^ Drea de Matteo Exits "Desperate Housewives", Digital Spy, March 4, 2010
External links
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Drama Series (2001–2025) Allison Janney (2001) · Stockard Channing (2002) · Tyne Daly (2003) · Drea de Matteo (2004) · Blythe Danner (2005) · Blythe Danner (2006) · Katherine Heigl (2007) · Dianne Wiest (2008) · Cherry Jones (2009) · Archie Panjabi (2010) · Margo Martindale (2011)
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