Aida Turturro
Aida Turturro | |
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 Turturro in 2012 | |
| Born | September 25, 1962[1] |
| Alma mater | State University of New York at New Paltz (BA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
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Aida Turturro (born September 25, 1962) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Janice Soprano on the HBO drama series The Sopranos.
Early life and education
Turturro is a cousin of John Turturro.[2]
Career
Film
Turturro appeared in her first film, True Love, in 1989. She has acted in films such as What About Bob?, Jersey Girl, and Illuminata. Turturro also had small parts in Sleepers and Deep Blue Sea.
Television
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From 2000 to 2007, Turturro appeared as Janice Soprano in 49 episodes of The Sopranos, earning two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2001 and 2007.
In 2009, Turturro appeared in "Bite Me", a sixth-season episode of the NBC series Medium, playing the evil Bobbi Catalano. Turturro appeared in the eighth-season episode "Car Periscope" of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
In 2012, Turturro appeared in "Day of the Iguana", an episode of Nurse Jackie, which reunited her with her Sopranos co-star Edie Falco. She played Laura Vargas, the titular character's lawyer.
In 2013, Turturro appeared in the fourth-season episode "Drawing Dead" of Blue Bloods.
Since 2013, she has guest-starred in several episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Judge Felicia Catano.[3]
In 2016, Turturro appeared as Maura Figgis, sister of gangster Jimmy "The Butcher" Figgis on the Fox police procedural sitcom, Brooklyn Nine-Nine. In 2017, Turturro appeared in "Il Mostro" in the second season of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.
Personal life
In 2001, Turturro was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.[4] Turturro has worked to raise public awareness of rheumatoid arthritis.[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | True Love | Grace | |
| 1991 | What About Bob? | Prostitute | |
| 1992 | Mac | Wife | |
| Jersey Girl | Angie | ||
| 1993 | Life with Mikey | Officer Moran | |
| Manhattan Murder Mystery | Hotel Day Clerk | ||
| The Saint of Fort Washington | State Employee | ||
| 1994 | Angie | Tina | |
| The Search for One-eye Jimmy | Madame Esther | ||
| Junior | Louise | ||
| 1995 | Denise Calls Up | Linda | |
| Stonewall | Bar Waitress | ||
| Money Train | Woman on Platform | ||
| 1996 | Sleepers | Mrs. Salinas | |
| Tales of Erotica | Kim | ||
| 1997 | Made Men | Angie | |
| Fool's Paradise | Susan | ||
| 1998 | Fallen | Tiffany | |
| Too Tired to Die | Fortune Teller 1 & 2 | ||
| OK Garage | Mary the Bartender | ||
| Woo | Tookie | ||
| Illuminata | Marta | ||
| Jaded | Helen Norwich | ||
| Celebrity | Olga | ||
| Crossfire | Miss Pasquantonio | ||
| 1999 | The 24 Hour Woman | Brenda | |
| 24 Nights | Marie | ||
| Deep Blue Sea | Brenda Kerns | ||
| Mickey Blue Eyes | Italian Waitress | ||
| Freak Weather | Glory | ||
| Bringing Out the Dead | Nurse Crupp | ||
| Play It to the Bone | Mad Greek Waitress | ||
| 2000 | Joe Gould's Secret | Waitress | |
| Home Sweet Hoboken | - | ||
| 2001 | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles | Jean Ferraro | |
| Sidewalks of New York | Shari | ||
| 2004 | 2BPerfectlyHonest | Emily / Gina | |
| 2005 | Romance & Cigarettes | Rosebud | |
| 2010 | A Little Help | Nancy Feldman | |
| 2011 | Mozzarella Stories | Autilia | |
| 2013 | Fading Gigolo | Driver's Wife | |
| 2014 | Rob the Mob | Anna | |
| 2018 | Making a Killing | Connie | |
| Head Full of Honey | Margaret | ||
| 2020 | Corners | Joan | Short |
| 2022 | Call Jane | Sister Mike | |
| Just One Kiss | Sofia Romano | TV movie |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Law & Order | Carmen | Episode: "Happily Ever After" |
| 1993 | TriBeCa | Manicurist | Episode: "The Hopeless Romantic" |
| 1994 | Law & Order | Cocktail Waitress | Episode: "Blue Bamboo" |
| 1995 | The Wright Verdicts | Lydia | Main Cast |
| New York News | Gina | Episode: "A Question of Truth" | |
| 1996 | Law & Order | Receptionist | Episode: "I.D." |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Rox | Recurring Cast | |
| 1997 | The Practice | Caren Payne | Episode: "Race with the Devil" |
| 1998 | As the World Turns | Fran | Episode: "May 1, 1998" |
| 2000–07 | The Sopranos | Janice Soprano | Main Cast: Season 2-6 |
| 2004 | Wild Card | Maddy | Episode: "Premonition Mission" |
| 2005 | TV Land's Top Ten | Herself | Episode: "Sexiest Men" |
| 2008 | ER | Sheryl Hawkins | Recurring Cast: Season 14 |
| 2010 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Herself | Episode: "Sugar Ray Leonard/Aida Tuturro Johnathon Schaech/Sharon Angela" |
| Mercy | Evelyn | Episode: "That Crazy Bitch Was Right" | |
| 2011 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Gabby | Episode: "Car Periscope" |
| 2012 | Pyramid | Herself/Celebrity Contestant | Recurring Contestant |
| Nurse Jackie | Laura Vargas | Episode: "Day of the Iguana" | |
| 2013 | Blue Bloods | Miss Dominga | Episode: "Drawing Dead" |
| 2013–25 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Judge Felicia Catano | Guest: Season 14 & 17 & 22-23 & 27, Recurring Cast: Season 15-16 & 20-21 & 24 |
| 2015 | Extra Virgin | Herself | Episode: "A Day with the Girls" |
| 2016 | Unforgettable | Carrie's Psychic | Episode: "The Return of Eddie" |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Maura Figgis | Recurring Cast: Season 3 | |
| The Night Of | Rehab Worker | Episode: "The Art of War" | |
| 2017 | Grey's Anatomy | Lynne Gagliano | Episode: "It Only Gets Much Worse" |
| Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Carmela Tafani | Episode: "Il Mostro" | |
| 2017–23 | The Blacklist | Heddie Hawkins | Recurring Cast: Season 5 & 7-9, Guest: Season 6 & 10 |
| 2020 | Power Book II: Ghost | Judge Janine Galanti | Episode: "The Stranger" |
| 2021 | What We Do in the Shadows | Gail | Episode: "Gail" |
| 2022 | New Amsterdam | Callie Cruz | Episode: "Give Me a Sign" |
| 2025 | Good American Family | Myra Grant | Episode: "Right There in Black and White" |
References
- ^ Rose, Mike (25 September 2022). "Today's famous birthdays list for September 25, 2022 includes celebrities Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones". The Plain Dealer. Associated Press. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Bergen Museum of Art & Science". www.bergenmuseum.com. Archived from the original on 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
- ^ "Sopranos Star Aida Turturro on Law & Order: SVU Role". NBC. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ "Dangerous Diabetes: Affliction of the Stars". abcnews.go.com. December 21, 2007.
- ^ ""Sopranos" Star Aida Turturro Brings Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Campaign to Philadelphia". CBS Interactive Business Network Resource Library. 2005. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2007-12-18 – via Find Articles.
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