Annabella Sciorra Movies and Career Information

Annabella Sciorra (born March 29, 1960) is an American film, television, and stage actress. Sciorra received an Independent Spirit Award nomination as best female lead for the 1989 film True Love, and came to widespread attention in her co-lead role in Spike Lee's 1991 film Jungle Fever. She starred in the 1992 thriller The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, and received critical acclaim for her work in Cop Land. She received an Emmy nomination for her role as Gloria Trillo in the HBO series The Sopranos. Annabella Gloria Philomena Sciorra was born in Wethersfield, CT to a fashion stylist mother and a veterinarian father. Her father is of Italian and Cuban descent and her mother is of French descent. She was raised in Brooklyn, New York. She studied dance as a child and began taking drama lessons as she grew older, at Hagen-Berghoff Studio and American Academy of Dramatic Arts, both in New York City. After graduating from South Shore High School, Annabella attended college, but dropped out to pursue a career in acting. On November 5, 1981, she founded the Brass Ring Theater Company at the age of 20. She was married to actor Joe Petruzzi from December 31, 1989 until 1993 and was