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Annabella Sciorra
Sciorra as Det. Carolyn Barek in Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Born	March 24, 1964 Wethersfield, Connecticut
Notable roles	The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

Annabella Gloria Philomena Sciorra (born March 24, 1964)^[1] is an American film and stage actress who has starred in a number of films and television series.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life 2 Filmography (selected) 2.1 Films 2.2 Television 3 Stage 4 References 5 Footnotes 6 External links

Sciorra was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut to a veterinarian father of Italian descent and a mother of Italian descent.^[1] At age eleven, her family moved to New York City, where as a teenager she began taking acting lessons. She attended South Shore High School in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn. Sciorra formed The Brass Ring Theatre Company when she was 20 years old.

Sciorra first came to widespread attention in her co-lead role in Spike Lee's 1991 film, Jungle Fever. Other major films roles include The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and What Dreams May Come. She is also familiar to many viewers as Tony Soprano's mistress, Gloria Trillo, in the HBO series The Sopranos, for which she received an Emmy nomination.

Sciorra also made a guest appearance in the first episode of Law & Order: Trial by Jury. She later joined the cast of Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Detective Carolyn Barek, partner to Detective Mike Logan (played by Chris Noth). After one year, she was replaced by Julianne Nicholson as Detective Megan Wheeler, who played Christina Finn on the short-lived NBC legal drama Conviction. She will guest star on the fourth season of Showtime's The L Word.

Sciorra was married to actor Joe Petruzzi from 1989 to 1993. She has dated actor Bobby Cannavale since 2004. She currently resides in Manhattan.

• 12 and Holding (2006)
• Marvelous (2006)
• Find Me Guilty (2006)
• Chasing Liberty (2004)
• American Crime (2003)
• King of the Jungle (2004)
• What Dreams May Come (1998)
• Cop Land (1997)
• Mr. Jealousy (1997)
• Asteroid (1997)
• The Funeral (1996)
• The Cure (1995)
• Romeo is Bleeding (1994)
• Mr. Wonderful (1993)
• Whispers in the Dark (1992)
• The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (1992)
• Jungle Fever (1991)
• Reversal of Fortune (1990)
• Internal Affairs (1990)
• True Love (1989)

• The L Word (2007) - guest appearance
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005 - 06)
• Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) - guest appearance
• The Sopranos (2001 - 2002)
• Asteroid (1997)
• The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988 miniseries)

She has appeared off-Broadway in various productions, such as:

• Roar (2004) (Clurman Theatre)
• Those The River Keeps
• The Vagina Monologues
• Stay With Me (West Bank Cafe)
• Love and Junk (LaMaMa E.T.C.)
• Trip Back Down (Actors Repertory Theatre)
• Shyster (Naked Angels)

• Brady, James. "InStepWith® Annabella Sciorra", Parade, January 15, 2006.

• Annabella Sciorra at the Internet Movie Database
• Annabella Sciorra on Hollywood.com. Accessed January 15, 2006
• "Betty Shamieh's ROAR with Annabella Sciorra and Sarita Choudhury", on The Artists Network, March 21, 2004. Accessed January 15, 2006