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Maria Tucci

Maria Tucci

Acting1941New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Tucci made her Broadway debut in 1963, in The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore. She has fourteen Broadway credits. Principal roles include Rose Delle Rose opposite Maureen Stapleton in the 1966 production of The Rose Tattoo by Tennessee Williams. In 1967, she starred as Alexandra Giddens in a revival of The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman, with Anne Bancroft as her mother. In 1969, she was a replacement for Jane Alexander in The Great White Hope. In 1988, she starred in a revival of The Night of the Iguana as Hannah Jelkes. In 2009, she appeared in the production of Mary Stuart as Hanna.

Tucci began appearing in film in 1969. Her first credits were in Robert Frank's Me and My Brother and a CBS Playhouse production titled Shadow Game. She played Lisa in Sidney Lumet's 1983 film Daniel. In Gus Van Sant's 1995 film To Die For she portrayed Angela Maretto.

She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 1967 for her performance in The Rose Tattoo. She played Koula in the 2015 mini-series The Slap. She also won an OBIE award for her performance as Phaedo in "Talk" by Carl Hancock Rux at the Joseph Papp Public Theater.

Acting History

2025
Marcella
as Marcella Hazan (voice)
2023
American Horror Stories
TVas Dr. Krystal1 eps
2015
The Slap
TVas Koula8 eps
2006
2003
Third Watch
TVas Civita Tanzi1 eps
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Anne Briggs1 eps
1998
Spin City
TVas Mrs. Paterno1 eps
1995
To Die For
as Angela Maretto
Sweet Nothing
as Monika's Mother
1993
Law & Order
TVas Helen Brolin6 eps
1986
Touch and Go
as Dee Dee
1983
1980
ABC Afterschool Special
TVas Marie Mills1 eps
1976
The Land of Hope
as Lea Gianni
Kojak
TVas The Psychiatrist1 eps
1975
Beyond the Horizon
as Ruth Atkins
Great Performances
TVas Ruth Atkins1 eps

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
6/19/1941(84 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA