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Jennifer Esposito was born April 11,
1973. Jennifer and her older sister grew up in Brooklyn, New York, along
with her father Bob, a computer consultant (and former music producer),
and mom Phyllis, an interior decorator. Her dreams of becoming an actress
were present from day one, and led her to enroll at the Lee Strasberg
Institute in New York. Though she found bit parts every so often, bigger
roles were hard to come by in the beginning, and so to make ends meet,
Esposito worked as a waitress.
The wait finally paid off in 1995 when she got her big break landing a
part on the ABC soap, The City. This brought her to the attention of the
casting agents of Spin City, who were looking for a feisty,
Italian-American to portray Michael J. Fox's character's assistant.
Jennifer was eventually cast and began shooting for the successful sitcom
in 1997. But finding the work to be unfulfilling, Jennifer left the series
in 1999 in pursuit of a career in feature films.
Again, she did not have to wait long; after working on films like Kiss Me
Guido and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Spike Lee cast her in his
1999 film, Summer of Sam. Although the film was not a commercial success,
it did showcase Jennifer's range while playing a punk singer whose
boyfriend is accused of murder. Incidentally, Jennifer was originally
slated to play the role that ultimately went to Mira Sorvino, but she had
to take on a smaller role due to scheduling conflicts.
Jennifer has remained in the spotlight, landing roles in Just One Time,
Dracula 2000, Don't Say a Word, 2002's The Master of Disguise with Dana
Carvey, Crash, and Taxi. In 2005 she will be seen on a new TV series,
Related. |
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(On her heritage) "Well, I'm
Italian, but my family isn't stereotypical. I mean, I only have one
sister and we don't yell or throw pasta at each other. My mother
doesn't even have a secret spaghetti sauce recipe." |
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Conspiracy (2008) .... Joanna
"Rescue Me" .... Nona (1 episode, 2007)
... aka Rescue Me: FDNY (USA: complete title)
- Pussified (2007) TV Episode .... Nona
American Crude (2007) .... Carlos
"Samantha Who?" (1 episode)
- Pilot (????) TV Episode
"Law & Order" .... Attorney Bailey / ... (2 episodes, 1996-2006)
... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title)
- In Vino Veritas (2006) TV Episode .... Attorney Bailey
- Good Girl (1996) TV Episode .... Gina Tucci
"Related" .... Ginnie Sorelli (19 episodes, 2005-2006)
- Pilot (2006) TV Episode .... Ginnie Sorelli
- The Cape (2006) TV Episode .... Ginnie Sorelli
- The Move (2006) TV Episode .... Ginnie Sorelli
- His Name Is Ruth (2006) TV Episode .... Ginnie Sorelli
- Sisters Are Forever (2006) TV Episode .... Ginnie Sorelli
(14 more)
Jesus, Mary and Joey (2006) .... Frankie Vitello
... aka Welcome Back Miss Mary (USA: cable TV title)
More, Patience (2006) (TV) .... Patience More
Snow Wonder (2005) (TV) .... Pilar
"Judging Amy" .... Louann 'Crystal' Turner (8 episodes, 2004-2005)
- Sorry I Missed You (2005) TV Episode .... Louann 'Crystal' Turner
- The New Normal (2005) TV Episode .... Louann 'Crystal' Turner
- Hard to Get (2005) TV Episode .... Louann 'Crystal' Turner
- Dream a Little Dream (2005) TV Episode .... Louann 'Crystal'
Turner
- You Don't Know Me (2005) TV Episode .... Louann 'Crystal' Turner
(3 more)
Taxi (2004/I) .... Lt. Marta Robbins
... aka New York Taxi (France)
... aka Taxi 2004 (UK: promotional title)
Crash (2004/I) .... Ria
... aka L.A. Crash (Germany)
Breakin' All the Rules (2004) .... Rita Monroe
Partners and Crime (2003) (TV)
"Hack" .... Abby (1 episode, 2002)
- Obsession (2002) TV Episode .... Abby
The Master of Disguise (2002) .... Jennifer Baker
Welcome to Collinwood (2002) .... Carmela
... aka Safecrackers oder Diebe haben's schwer (Germany)
Beyond the City Limits (2001) .... Helena Toretti
... aka Rip It Off (USA: video title)
... aka Rip Off (UK: DVD title)
Don't Say a Word (2001) .... Detective Sandra Cassidy
Made (2001) (uncredited) .... Club Girl
The Proposal (2001) .... Susan Reese
Backflash (2001) (V) .... Olive Dee 'Harley' Klintucker
Dracula 2000 (2000) .... Solina
... aka Dracula 2001 (UK)
... aka Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000 (USA: complete title)
Boys Life 3 (2000) .... Michelle (segment "Just One Time")
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Sara Logan (1 episode,
2000)
... aka Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
- Remorse (2000) TV Episode .... Sara Logan
The Bachelor (1999) .... Daphne
Just One Time (1999) .... Michelle
Summer of Sam (1999) .... Ruby
"Spin City" .... Stacey Paterno (14 episodes, 1997-1999)
- Wall Street (1999) TV Episode .... Stacey Paterno
- Dick Clark's Rockin' Make-Out Party '99 (1999) TV Episode ....
Stacey Paterno
- Local Hero (1998) TV Episode .... Stacey Paterno
- It Happened One Night (1998) TV Episode .... Stacey Paterno
- Dead Dog Talking (1998) TV Episode .... Stacey Paterno
(9 more)
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) .... Nancy
Side Streets (1998) .... Jessica
Just One Time (1998) .... Michelle
"New York Undercover" .... Gina Stone (3 episodes, 1998)
... aka Uptown Undercover
- Sign o' the Times (1998) TV Episode .... Gina Stone
- Mob Street (1998) TV Episode .... Gina Stone
- Spare Parts (1998) TV Episode .... Gina Stone
He Got Game (1998) .... Ms. Janus
No Looking Back (1998) .... Teresa
Kiss Me, Guido (1997) .... Debbie
A Brother's Kiss (1997) .... Lucy
"Prince Street" (1 episode)
- Drugs, Lies and Videotape (????) TV Episode
"Feds" .... Flo (1 episode, 1997)
- Crash and Burn (1997) TV Episode .... Flo
A Brooklyn State of Mind (1997) .... Donna Delgrosso
"The City" (1995) TV Series .... Connie Soleito (unknown episodes)
The Sunshine Boys (1995) (TV) .... Jeannie
... aka Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys (USA: complete title) |
