Laura San Giacomo
Laura San Giacomo | |
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Born | West Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | November 14, 1961 or November 14, 1962
Education | Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1987–present |
Spouses | |
Children | 1 |
Laura San Giacomo (born November 14, 1961
Early life and education
San Giacomo, an
Career
After graduating, she moved to New York. San Giacomo then went on to appear in several theater productions, including the Garry Marshall–Lowell Ganz production of Wrong Turn at Lungfish in Los Angeles, the Princeton/McCarter Theatre production of Three Sisters, and off-Broadway in Beirut. She starred in Italian American Reconciliation, regional productions of Shakespeare's The Tempest, As You Like It and Romeo and Juliet as well as Crimes of the Heart. In a review of the Walnut Street Theatre 1986 presentation of As You Like It, San Giacomo received a special mention: "although doll-like Laura San Giacomo had only a minor role as a wilful shepherdess, she sank her fangs into it and received the only show-interrupting applause of the evening."[7]
Early career
San Giacomo's first television appearances were four episodes on three television series during 1987.
San Giacomo first drew international attention in
In 1990, San Giacomo played a supporting role as Julia Roberts's character's wisecracking roommate Kit De Luca in Pretty Woman. The film generated $178 million at the box office.[9]
San Giacomo also has appeared in Quigley Down Under (1990), Vital Signs (1990), Under Suspicion (1991), Once Around (1991), Where the Day Takes You (1992), Nina Takes a Lover (1994), and Suicide Kings (1997). She also appeared as Nadine Cross in the Stephen King miniseries The Stand with Rob Lowe, which landed them on the cover of the May 7–13, 1994 issue of TV Guide. She continued doing films, and as 1999 ended, she did the film Eat Your Heart Out. In 2001, San Giacomo landed the starring role in the Jenifer Estess bio-pic Jenifer.
San Giacomo did voice work for the animated series Gargoyles (as the character of Fox). However, she went uncredited for the role because her agent believed it would damage her reputation to have worked on an animated series.
Just Shoot Me!
Needing to work, but not wanting to be away from her newborn son for months at a time, San Giacomo shifted to television in the role of hot-tempered, sassy journalist
San Giacomo's work during season 2 (1997–1998) earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination in 1998 for
Post-Just Shoot Me! and appearances
After NBC cancelled Just Shoot Me! in 2003, San Giacomo appeared sporadically on television and in films. She made guest appearances on several television series, including the short-lived crime drama
In 2006, San Giacomo returned to network television with three guest appearances on the third season of Veronica Mars. She reunited with Enrico Colantoni from Just Shoot Me!, playing Harmony Chase. Both Colantoni and San Giacomo enjoyed their reunion so much that they lobbied for their characters to appear together in more episodes.[11]
In September 2006, San Giacomo secured her first starring role on a television program after Just Shoot Me! when she reunited with fellow Carnegie-Mellon alum
In June 2010, San Giacomo guest-starred in the episode titled "Death Becomes Her" on the series In Plain Sight. She played a woman from an organized crime family with a terminal illness. In December 2011, San Giacomo appeared on the episode titled "Beards" on Hot in Cleveland as Caroline, Melanie's estranged sister.
Personal life
San Giacomo has been married twice. Her first marriage (1990–1998) was to actor Cameron Dye, with whom she had a son, Mason, who was born with cerebral palsy.[12] In 2000, she remarried, to actor Matt Adler. She is a cousin of Torry Castellano, former drummer of the rock group The Donnas.[citation needed]
She lives in the San Fernando Valley, California.[citation needed]
Philanthropy
San Giacomo has been honored by the
In 2021, she was listed as the board secretary of the international wheelchair-charity Momentum Wheels for Humanity,[14] and honorary chair of the Environment of People Foundation, Inc., a charity promoting music opportunities for children.[13]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Spenser: For Hire | Sharon | Episode: "On the Night He Was Betrayed" |
1988 | Crime Story
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Theresa Farantino | Episode: "Protected Witness" |
1989 | The Equalizer | Trudy Collins | Episode: "The Caper" |
Miami Vice | Tania Louis | Episode: "Leap of Faith" | |
1993 | For Their Own Good | Jo Mandell | |
1994 | The Stand | Nadine Cross | TV miniseries |
1994–1997 | Gargoyles | Fox | Voice, recurring role |
1995 | Fallen Angels | Peggy | Episode: "Fly Paper" |
1996 | The Right to Remain Silent
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Nicole Savita | |
1997-2003 | Just Shoot Me! | Maya Gallo | 149 episodes |
1999 | The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs | Agent Nine | Voice, episode: "Zero" |
1999 | Batman Beyond | Mary Michaels / Freon | Voice, episode: "Heroes" |
2001 | Sister Mary Explains It All | Angela DiMarco | |
Jenifer | Jenifer Estess | ||
2003 | The Electric Piper | Mrs. Robinson | |
2003 | The Handler | Karen | Episode: "Homewrecker's Ball" |
2006 | Related | Ann Sorelli | Episode: "Pilot" |
Veronica Mars | Harmony Chase | Recurring | |
2007–2010 | Saving Grace | Rhetta Rodriguez | Recurring |
2010 | In Plain Sight | Mia Cusato | Episode: "Death Becomes Her" |
The Defenders | Judge Anna Desanti | Episode: "Nevada v. Sen. Harper" | |
Medium | Susannah Collings | Episode: "The People in Your Neighborhood" | |
2011 | Hot in Cleveland | Caroline | Episode: "Beards" |
2012 | TalhotBlond
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Carol | Television film |
2013 | The Mentalist | Miriam Gottlieb | Episode: "Red John's Rules" |
2016 | Full Circle | Elena Medina | |
2016–2022 | NCIS | Grace Confalone | Recurring |
2017–2018 | Animal Kingdom | Morgan Wilson | Recurring |
2018 | Grey's Anatomy | Marjorie Kersey | Episode: "Caught Somewhere in Time" |
2022 | Barry | Annie Eisner | Episode: "Crazytimesh*tshow" |
2022–present | The Santa Clauses | La Befana | 7 episodes |
References
- ^ OCLC 1150972861.
Denville, NJ, 11/14/61
- ^ OCLC 430506069.
Orange, NJ, Nov. 14, 1961
- ^ OCLC 70766085.
Hoboken, NJ, 11/14/62
- ^ OCLC 953438592.
b. 14 Nov. 1962, West Orange, New Jersey
- ISBN 0-8166-2972-2.
- ^ "Laura San Giacomo Biography (1962?-)". FilmReference.com.
- ^ Bykofsky, Stuart D. (March 13, 1986). "As You Like It: Try It". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia News Network.
- ^ IMDb
- ^ Pretty Woman at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "Laura San Giacomo interview by Chet Cooper". abilitymagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
- ^ Crook, John (October 31, 2006). "Former 'Just Shoot Me' Stars Enjoy Life on 'Mars'". Zap2it. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012.
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b "Honorary Chair – Laura San Giacomo,", in "About Us", Environment of People Foundation, retrieved September 26, 2021
- ^ "Our Team,", Momentum Wheels for Humanity, retrieved September 26, 2021
External links
- Laura San Giacomo at IMDb
- Laura San Giacomo at the TCM Movie Database
- Laura San Giacomo at AllMovie