Jennifer Esposito(I)

Actress
Director
Writer

Follows the story of the loyal women of an organized crime family that dominated some of the boroughs of New York City in the late 20th century.

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Fresh Kills (2023)

Jennifer Esposito was born in Brooklyn, New York. She launched her career with an appearance on Law & Order (1990) in 1996, and went on to play the character of "Stacey Paterno" in 36 episodes on the hit TV series Spin City (1996), starring alongside Michael J. Fox.

Her first major film was Spike Lee's Summer of Sam (1999). Other famous film credits include the Academy Award-winning film Crash (2004) and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998).

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Awards
- 8 wins & 3 nominations total

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Known for

Fresh Kills

6.1

Francine Larusso

2023

Crash

7.7

2004

Taxi

4.6

Lt. Marta Robbins

2004

Summer of Sam

6.7

Ruby

1999

Credits

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Actress

We Do Our Best
Short
- Liv
- 2025
F Plus
4.4
- Principal Sandra Neely
- 2025
Before
6.1
TV Series
- Psychic
- 2024
Blue Bloods
7.7
TV Series
- Jackie Curatola
- 2010–2024
Fresh Kills
6.1
- Francine Larusso
- 2023
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
7.5
TV Series
- Brenda
- 2020–2023
Somewhere in Queens
6.8
- Pamela Carmelo
- 2022
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.1
TV Series
- Phoebe Baker
- Sarah Logan
- 2000–2021
The Boys
8.5
TV Series
- Susan Raynor
- 2019–2020
Mob Town
4.7
- Natalie Passatino
- 2019
Mary
4.5
- Detective Clarkson
- 2019
Speed Kills
4.4
- Katherine Aronoff
- 2018
Blindspot
7.3
TV Series
- Lynnette Belmont
- 2018
NCIS
7.8
TV Series
- Alex Quinn
- 2016–2017
The Affair
7.9
TV Series
- Nina Solloway
- 2015–2017

Director

Writer

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Samantha Who?: The Complete Second Season

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Samantha Who?: The Complete Second Season

Personal details

Official sites
- A Rebel Collective founded by Jennifer Esposito
- ABILITY Magazine & Jennifer Esposito
Height
- 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
Born
- April 19, 1972
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Spouses
Parents
Relatives
- Sibling(Sibling)
Other works
TV commercials for the Swiffer (2004)
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Trivia
Owner, "Jennifer's Way Bakery" in Manhattan, New York, now closed.

Quotes
[on her ethnic background] Well, I'm Italian, but my family isn't stereotypical. I mean, I only have one sister and we don't yell or throw pasta at each other. My mother doesn't even have a secret spaghetti sauce recipe.