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Drea de Matteo in "Desperate Housewives"
Drea de Matteo in "Desperate Housewives" - © ABC
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Drea de Matteo as Adrianna La Cerva The Sopranos Drea de Matteo Pictures
Drea de Matteo stars on ABC's "Desperate Housewives" as Angie Bolen. Drea de Matteo joined the cast for Season 6.

Drea de Matteo is best known for her role as Adriana, Christopher''s loyal and loving fiancée, on HBO''s critically-acclaimed "The Sopranos." Drea de Matteo won an Emmy and received a Golden Globe nomination for that role.

After her famed death on "The Sopranos," Drea de Matteo went on to star as Matt Le Blanc''s hilarious sister, Gina, on NBC''s "Joey." Drea de Matteo was also a series regular on the FX show "Sons of Anarchy."

On the big screen Drea de Matteo filmed "Walker," with Sam Shepard, Jason Patric and Zoe Cassavettes, and "Broken English" with Parker Posey. Most recently Drea de Matteo wrapped "New York, I Love You," directed by Yvan Attal and Allen Hughes. Drea de Matteo has also been seen in "Assault on Precinct 13," alongside Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne, and "Prey for Rock N'' Roll," with Gina Gershon.

In March 2002, Drea de Matteo was in MGM's film "Deuces Wild." Produced by Martin Scorcese and directed by Scott Kalvert ("Basketball Diaries") this 1950's gang pic stars a huge ensemble cast including Matt Dillon, Vincent Pastore, Johnny Knoxville, Deborah Harry, Max Perlich, Josh Leonard, Balthazar Getty, Norman Reedus, Fairuza Balk, Brad Renfro and Stephen Dorff.

Drea de Matteo was featured as Hugh Jackman's alcoholic ex-wife in Warner Brothers' "Swordfish" and as Jenny McCarthy's nutty neighbor in the indie film "The Perfect You."

At the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, Drea de Matteo received phenomenal reviews for her portrayal as a Puerto Rican/American drug lord in Abel Ferrara's film "R'Xmas."

In addition, Drea de Matteo co-owns the ultra hip East Village boutique Filth Mart with her long time boyfriend. They also have their own denim line.

During her downtime Drea de Matteo always goes back to HB Studios, where her mother has taught playwriting for over 25 years. Drea de Matteo and her mother, Donna de Matteo, are constantly developing and looking out for new writers and projects, as well as working on their own material for the stage of the HB Playwrights Foundation-Drea's "home base."

Drea de Matteo has a BFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in film production.






DREA DE MATTEO: FACTS

How tall is Drea de Matteo? How old is Drea de Matteo? Where was Drea de Matteo born? Find out here.

Age: 38 years old
Birthday: January 19, 1972
Height: 5' 6"
Full Name / Real Name: Andrea Donna de Matteo
Birthplace: Queens, NY




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Drea de Matteo in "Desperate Housewives" DGA Award Nominees for Movies for Television/Mini-series, Dramatic Series Night, Comedy Series, Musical Variety, Reality Programs, Daytime Serials, Children's Programs, Documentary and CommercialsThe winners will be named at the 60th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 26, 2008, at the Hyatt Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. Read more...
"Ugly Betty" Cast Nominations Announced for the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(R)"Ugly Betty," "The Sopranos" and "30 Rock" lead all TV nominations with three each. Read more...
"The Sopranos" Winners of the 2007 Primetime Emmy Awards AnnouncedNBC's "30 Rock" takes home Outstanding Comedy Series while HBO's "The Sopranos" closes out its run as Outstanding Drama Series. Read more...
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DREA DE MATTEO: TWEETS

March 15, 2010
I'm going to miss Drea de Matteo on "Desperate Housewives" so much: "Telling me you used to be a supermodel isn't sharing; it's bragging!"
1 hour ago
drea de matteo's star struck face when she sees heidi and paulina is sooo funny:))
2 hours ago
RT @J4k3w4y: as I say every Sunday night, Drea De Matteo is HOT!
19 hours ago
as I say every Sunday night, Drea De Matteo is HOT!
19 hours ago
@Charlie_Carver Drea De Matteo looks like an actress who plays her part well
21 hours ago
@EvaLongoria I CAN'T believe your in London I totally want to meet you :) btw does Drea De Matteo have twitter at all? xx
1 day ago
Drea de Matteo is getting intense on this episode! #desperatehousewives
4 days ago
Drea de Matteo is brilliant in #desperatehousewives. Loved her in 'Joey' too.
4 days ago
ahahahah Drea de Matteo's original voice in ''the sopranos'' is soo funny ..the accent ahahahha
5 days ago
So Drea de Matteo, Julie Benz and Dana Delaney might all be leaving "Desperate Housewives" at the end of the season? Meh.
6 days ago
Where do I find Drea de Matteo nude pictures?
6 days ago