What is Annabella Sciorra’s Net Worth?
Annabella Sciorra, a renowned actress, is best known for her performances in movies such as “True Love,” “Jungle Fever,” “Cop Land,” and “What Dreams May Come.” Her net worth is estimated to be $4 million.
Sciorra has also been nominated for an Emmy Award for her seven-episode appearance on “The Sopranos.” Additionally, she has acted in movies such as “The Addiction” and “The Maid’s Room,” as well as TV shows like “Mental,” “GLOW,” and “New Amsterdam.”
Early Life and Career
Annabella Sciorra was born in 1960 in Brooklyn, New York to Italian immigrant parents. Her father was a veterinarian from Abruzzo, while her mother was a fashion stylist from Lazio. Sciorra practiced dance as a child and later took drama lessons at both the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Herbert Berghof Studio in Greenwich Village.
In 1988, Sciorra made her television acting debut in the miniseries “The Fortunate Pilgrim,” based on the eponymous Mario Puzo novel. The next year, she made her feature film debut with a starring role in the comedy “True Love.” The film was a hit with both audiences and critics, winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and earning Sciorra an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead.
Annabella Sciorra’s Prolific Film Career
Annabella Sciorra had a breakthrough in 1989 and followed it up with three major films in 1990. She appeared in the Richard Gere crime thriller “Internal Affairs,” the Robin Williams comedy “Cadillac Man,” and the Jeremy Irons literary adaptation “Reversal of Fortune.” The following year, Sciorra starred in the buddy cop comedy “The Hard Way” alongside Michael J. Fox and James Woods.
In 1991, Sciorra received critical acclaim for her leading role opposite Wesley Snipes in the Spike Lee romance “Jungle Fever.” She continued to have a prolific film career throughout the remainder of the 90s, starring in romantic comedies such as “The Night We Never Met,” “Mr. Wonderful,” and “Mr. Jealousy”; the neo-noir crime thriller “Romeo is Bleeding”; Abel Ferrara’s vampire horror film “The Addiction”; and the fantasy “What Dreams May Come,” costarring Robin Williams.
In the early 2000s, Sciorra appeared in “King of the Jungle,” “Sunday,” and “Sam the Man.” She was subsequently in the romantic comedy “Chasing Liberty,” the coming-of-age drama “12 and Holding,” the Sidney Lumet courtroom drama “Find Me Guilty,” and the dramedy “Marvelous.” After a six-year break from film, Sciorra returned to the big screen with 2012’s “A Green Story.” She followed this with roles in the psychological thriller “The Maid’s Room” and the comedies “Don Peyote” and “Friends and Romans.”
Sciorra’s later credits have included “Alto,” “Back in the Day,” and “The Kitchen,” alongside Melissa McCarthy, Elisabeth Moss, and Tiffany Haddish.
Annabella Sciorra’s Television Career
In the 90s, Sciorra appeared in several television films, including “Prison Stories: Women on the Inside,” “Favorite Deadly Sins,” and “Asteroid.” She gained critical acclaim in 2001 for her role as Gloria Trillo on the HBO crime drama “The Sopranos,” earning an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. Sciorra also had a main role on the short-lived Fox series “Mental” in 2009.
Throughout the 2010s, Sciorra made guest appearances on various shows such as “The Good Wife,” “Blue Bloods,” and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” She had a recurring role in the second season of the Netflix series “GLOW” in 2018, as well as portraying Rosalie Carbone in episodes of the Netflix Marvel series “Luke Cage” and “Daredevil.” Other credits include the Apple TV+ series “Truth Be Told,” the Epix crime drama “Godfather of Harlem,” and the NBC medical drama “New Amsterdam.”
Stage Career
Annabella Sciorra has acted in a number of stage productions in addition to film and television. She was in the Off-Broadway production of “Those the River Keeps” in 1994 and appeared in “The Vagina Monologues” in 1999. Sciorra continued with more Off-Broadway plays in the 2000s, including “Roar” and “Spain.” In 2011, she made her Broadway debut in Stephen Adly Guirgis’s “The Motherfucker with the Hat.” Four years later, Sciorra returned to Off-Broadway with a part in “A Month in the Country.”
Annabella Sciorra’s Relationships
In 1989, Sciorra married actor Joe Petruzzi, but they divorced in 1993.
More than ten years later, Sciorra began a relationship with actor Bobby Cannavale, which lasted from 2004 to 2007.
Annabella Sciorra Accuses Harvey Weinstein of Sexual Assault
In late 2017, Annabella Sciorra accused film producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, alleging that he had raped her in 1993 after forcing his way into her apartment. She also claimed that he had sexually harassed her over the years that followed. Sciorra was a key witness during Weinstein’s trial as she spoke about his pattern of sexually abusive behavior. However, the jury ultimately decided that there was not enough evidence to convict him beyond a reasonable doubt.
