Annabella Sciorra

Annabella Sciorra is an American born Italian decent actress and model her full name is Annabella Gloria Philomena Sciorra. On March 29, 1960, she was born in Brooklyn. She came to the limelight after her blockbuster film “Jungle Fever.” She is also a great stage show actress and has performed in several of them.

Annabella was also nominated for an Emmy Award due to her great acting in the HBO’s top TV show “The Sopranos.” Till today Annabella is loved among the movie and TV show enthusiasts of the whole world.

Quick Bio

Her father was a veterinarian, and her mother was a simple housewife and both of the parents were of Italian descent. During the 1950’s Annabella’s Father moved to the United States from Carunchio, Abruzzo.

Even from her childhood, Annabella liked the glorious lifestyle of the media industry, and therefore, she studied dance during that time. She was also fortunate enough to take acting lessons from the famous Herbert Berghof Studio.

Movie Career

In the year 1989 she made her debut in the film industry with the movie named “True Love.”

During 1991 she starred in the movie “Jungle Fever” which was a romantic drama movie, and her excellent acting drew the attention of the audience, and she also got a positive response from the critics as well. She stared in “Jungle Fever” in the form of a character whose name was Angie Tucci.

Following the success of “Jungle Fever,” she starred in the horror film “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” during 1992. She also starred in the movie “King of the Jungle” and “Friends and Romans” in 2000 and 2014 respectively.