Maria Tucci
| Maria Tucci | |
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Tucci in 2007
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| Born |
June 19, 1941 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1963-present |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Gottlieb (1969-present) |
| Children | Lizzie Gottlieb Nicky Gottlieb |
Maria Tucci (born June 19, 1941) is an Italian-American actress.
She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 1967 for her performance in The Rose Tattoo. She played Koula in the 2015 mini-series The Slap.
Tucci was born in New York City, the daughter of Laura (née Rusconi 1911-1989) and Niccolò Tucci (1908-1999), a writer. She has a brother, Vieri. Her parents came to America in 1938 to escape from World War II. She is married to writer Robert Gottlieb. Her daughter Lizzie is a documentary filmmaker. Her film Today's Man featured her family and tells the story Tucci's son Nicky and his fight with Asperger syndrome. Tucci began studying acting at a young age, studying with Lee Strasberg and Joseph Papp. She briefly attended Barnard College.
Tucci began appearing in film in 1969. Her first credits were in Robert Frank's Me and My Brother and a CBS Playhouse production titled Shadow Game. She played Lisa in Sidney Lumet's 1983 film Daniel. In Gus Van Sant's 1995 film To Die For she portrayed Angela Maretto.
Tucci made her Broadway debut in 1963, in The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore. She has fourteen Broadway credits. Principal roles include Rose Delle Rose opposite Maureen Stapleton in the 1966 production of The Rose Tattoo by Tennessee Williams. In 1967 she starred as Alexandra Giddens in a revival of The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman, with Anne Bancroft as her mother. In 1969 she was a replacement for Jane Alexander in The Great White Hope. In 1988, she starred in a revival of The Night of the Iguana as Hannah Jelkes. In 2009, she appeared in the production of Mary Stuart as Hanna.
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