Early life

Sciorra was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a fashion stylist mother and a veterinarian father. Her parents are Italian American.

Sciorra studied dance as a child, and later took drama lessons at the Herbert Berghof Studio and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Career

Sciorra made her feature film debut with a starring role in the 1989 comedy, True Love. She was praised by critics, with Janet Maslin of The New York Times commenting: "Ms. Sciorra, with her gentle beauty and her hard-as-nails negotiating style, perfectly captures the mood of the film, and makes Donna fully and touchingly drawn". The performance earned her a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.

Various film roles came next, including the Richard Gere thriller Internal Affairs (1990), the Robin Williams comedy Cadillac Man (1990), and the acclaimed drama Reversal of Fortune (1990), which received three Academy Award nominations.

She earned widespread attention in 1991 for her co-lead role in Spike Lee's film, Jungle Fever, opposite Wesley Snipes. In his review for The Los Angeles Times, Kenneth Turan wrote that Sciorra was "possessed of considerable presence, assurance and vulnerability". She then starred alongside Rebecca DeMornay in Curtis Hanson's 1992 thriller, The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, which held the #1 position at the North American box office for four consecutive weeks.

Sciorra continued to work steadily throughout the 1990s. Film parts included The Night We Never Met, with Matthew Broderick (1993); Romeo is Bleeding, with Gary Oldman (1993); Mr. Wonderful, with Matt Dillon (1993); The Addiction, with Christopher Walken (1994); Cop Land, with Sylvester Stallone (1997); and What Dreams May Come (1998), in which she co-starred for a second time with Robin Williams.

In 2001, she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Gloria Trillo on the HBO series The Sopranos. Entertainment Weekly called it "a career changing performance".

In 2006, Sciorra co-starred with Vin Diesel in Find Me Guilty, directed by Sidney Lumet. The film, based on the true story of the longest Mafia trial in American history, was described as "gripping" by Stephen Holden of The New York Times, who also called Sciorra's performance "excellent".

Subsequent credits include the CBS series Queens Supreme (2003); a recurring role as Det. Carolyn Barek on Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005-06); the FOX series Mental (2009); and guest appearances on The L Word, ER, The Good Wife, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2018, she appeared in Luke Cage season 2 as Rosalie Carbone.

Personal life

Sciorra was married to actor Joe Petruzzi from 1989 to 1993. In 2004, she began a relationship with Bobby Cannavale which lasted for three years; the pair split in 2007.

In October 2017, Sciorra brought allegations of sexual assault against the film producer Harvey Weinstein. In an article published by The New Yorker, Sciorra alleged Weinstein raped her after he forced his way into her apartment in the 1990s.

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result
1990	Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	Most Promising Actress	True Love	Nominated
1990	Independent Spirit Awards	Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead	True Love	Won
2001	Primetime Emmy Awards	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	The Sopranos	Nominated
2011	Theatre World Awards	Lunt-Fontanne Award for Ensemble Excellence	The Motherfucker with the Hat	Won

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	True Love	Donna
1990	Internal Affairs	Heather Peck
1990	Cadillac Man	Donna
1990	Reversal of Fortune	Sarah
1991	Hard Way, TheThe Hard Way	Susan
1991	Jungle Fever	Angie Tucci
1992	Hand That Rocks the Cradle, TheThe Hand That Rocks the Cradle	Claire Bartel
1992	Whispers in the Dark	Ann Hecker
1993	Night We Never Met, TheThe Night We Never Met	Ellen Holder
1993	Romeo Is Bleeding	Natalie Grimaldi
1993	Mr. Wonderful	Leonora
1995	Addiction, TheThe Addiction	Casanova
1995	Cure, TheThe Cure	Linda
1996	Innocent Sleep, TheThe Innocent Sleep	Billie Hayman
1996	Underworld	Dr. Leah
1996	Funeral, TheThe Funeral	Jean	Also associate producer
1997	Highball	Molly
1997	Little City	Nina
1997	Destination Anywhere: The Film	Dorothy	Video
1997	Cop Land	Liz Randone
1997	Mr. Jealousy	Ramona Ray
1998	New Rose Hotel	Madame Rosa
1998	What Dreams May Come	Annie Collins-Nielsen
2000	Above Suspicion	Lisa Stockton
2000	King of the Jungle	Mermaid
2000	Once in the Life	Maxine
2001	Sunday	Betibù
2001	Sam the Man	Cass
2004	Chasing Liberty	Cynthia Morales
2004	American Crime	Jane Berger	Video
2005	12 and Holding	Carla Chuang
2006	Find Me Guilty	Bella DiNorscio
2006	Marvelous	Lara
2012	Green Story, AA Green Story	Chloe
2013	The Maid's Room	Mrs. Crawford
2014	Don Peyote	Giulietta
2014	Friends and Romans	Angela DeMaio
2015	Stranger in the House	Mrs. Menabar
2015	Alto	Sofia Del Vecchio	Also producer
2016	Back In the Day	Mary

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	The Fortunate Pilgrim	Dr. Andrew McKay	Miniseries
1991	Prison Stories: Women on the Inside	Nicole	Television film
1995	Favorite Deadly Sins	Brenda	Television film
1997	Asteroid	Dr. Lily McKee	Television film
2001	Touched by an Angel	Dr. Sarah Conover	Episode: "The Face of God"
2001	Jenifer	Meredith Estess	Television film
2001-2004	Sopranos, TheThe Sopranos	Gloria Trillo	7 episodes
2003	Queens Supreme	Judge Kim Vicidomini	13 episodes
2004	Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story	Connie Volkos	Television film
2004	Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel, TheThe Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel	Jeanette Maier	Television film
2005	Law & Order: Trial by Jury	Maggie Dettweiler	Episode: "The Abominable Showman"
2005-2006	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Det. Carolyn Barek	12 episodes
2007	L Word, TheThe L Word	Kate Arden	3 episodes
2007	ER	Diana Moore	2 episodes
2009	Mental	Nora Skoff	12 episodes
2010	Whole Truth, TheThe Whole Truth	Madeline Landon	Episode: "When Cougars Attack"
2012	Good Wife, TheThe Good Wife	Lesli Rand	Episode: "Waiting for Knock"
2013	Blue Bloods	Dr. Grace Meherin	Episode: "Front Page News"
2013	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Nancy Brass	Episode: "Skin in the Game"
2014	Wishin' and Hopin'	Ma	Television film
2014	Taxi Brooklyn	Jeanette Vandercroix	Episode: "Black Widow"
2016	The Inherited	Mrs. Menabar	Television film
2017	Bull	ADA Shelly Giordano	Episode: "Bring it On"
2018	GLOW	Rosalie Biagi	Recurring
2018	Luke Cage	Rosalie Carbone

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Those the River Keeps		Off-Broadway
1999	The Vagina Monologues		Off-Broadway
2004	Roar	Hala	Off-Broadway
2007	Spain	Barbara	Off-Broadway
2011	The Motherfucker with the Hat	Victoria	Broadway
2015	A Month in the Country	Lizaveta	Off-Broadway

Charities

Annabella Sciorra supports the following charitable cause: Children.

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