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Drea de Matteo

Drea de Matteo
Drea de Matteo 2.jpg
de Matteo in January 2005
Born Andrea Donna de Matteo
(1972-01-19) January 19, 1972 (age 45)
Queens, New York, United States
Nationality American
Other names Drea De Matteo
Drea DeMatteo
Andrea de Matteo
Education Loyola School
Alma mater Tisch School of the Arts
Occupation Actress
Years active 1996–present
Partner(s) Shooter Jennings (2001-?)
Michael Devin (?-Present)
Children 2
Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (The Sopranos, 2004)

Drea de Matteo (/dr də məˈt/; born January 19, 1972) is an American actress, known for her roles as Angie Bolen on ABC's Desperate Housewives, Joey Tribbiani's sister Gina on the NBC sitcom Joey, Wendy Case on FX series Sons of Anarchy, and Adriana La Cerva on the HBO TV series The Sopranos, a role for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She currently stars as Det. Tess Nazario in NBC's Shades of Blue.

De Matteo, of Italian descent , was born Andrea Donna de Matteo in Whitestone, Queens, New York. Her mother, Donna, is a playwright and playwriting teacher, and her father, Albert A. De Matteo, is a furniture manufacturer who was owner and CEO of Avery Boardman and Carlyle. She grew up in a Roman Catholic family.


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