Jennifer Esposito
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jennifer Esposito (born April 11, 1973, height 5' 6" (1,68 m)) is an American actress, dancer and model. known for her appearances in films such as I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Summer of Sam and Crash and in television series such as Spin City and Samantha Who?, and Blue Bloods. Esposito was born in Brooklyn, New York, the second of two daughters of Phyllis, an interior decorator, and Robert Esposito, a computer consultant and music producer. She is of Italian descent. Esposito made her first television appearance in Law & Order in 1996. She then joined the cast of Spin City, where she appeared for two seasons. She also appeared in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. One of her more notable roles was as Ruby in Spike Lee's Summer of Sam in 1999, which was set against the late-1970s backdrop of the Son of Sam murders. She originally had the Mira Sorvino role in Summer of Sam, but had to take a different role due to scheduling conflicts. Esposito's next film was Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000. In 2000, Esposito appeared in the Law & Order: SVU episode Remorse as a rape victim. She played Don Cheadle's girlfriend, Ria, in the Academy Award-winning film Crash. Esposito was part of the cast of Related. She also played the part of Jennifer in The Master of Disguise in 2002 and played a Lieutenant in the NYPD in the 2004 film Taxi. She played a love interest to Denis Leary's character in the FX dramedy Rescue Me. Esposito appeared on television as Andrea Belladonna in the ABC comedy, Samantha Who?. She also appeared in the NBC medical drama Mercy. Esposito joined the cast of Blue Bloods in 2010, during its first season; she plays Detective Jackie Curatola, the partner of Detective Danny Reagan (played by Donnie Wahlberg). In the third season, Esposito entered a dispute with CBS regarding doctor's orders for her to cut back working hours due to her Celiac disease. Rather than work around her limited schedule, CBS chose to replace her character this season. As such, Esposito only appears in six episodes, receiving also starring billing in all of them. Esposito announced that she had been diagnosed with celiac disease on The Late Show with David Letterman in October 2011, reporting she had been diagnosed "a couple years ago" and had plans to open a gluten-free bakery. In 2012, Esposito opened the bakery in Manhattan's East Village under the name "Jennifer's Way Bakery." According to Esposito, she collapsed on set while shooting an episode of Blue Bloods, requiring her to miss a week of work, and during the show's th Esposito and CBS reportedly have been at odds over her medical condition and its effect on her availability for work. Esposito married Bradley Cooper on December 30, 2006. They were divorced in 2007. In 2009, Esposito became engaged to Australian tennis player Mark Philippoussis. The couple separated in August 2010.
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- 2024 · F+ as Principal Sandra Neely
- 2024 · Fresh Kills as Francine Larusso
- 2023 · Somewhere in Queens as Pamela Carmelo
- 2020 · Awkwafina is Nora From Queens as Brenda
- 2019 · Mob Town as Natalie Passatino
- 2019 · Mary as Detective Clarkson
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · The Boys as Susan Rayner
- 2018 · Speed Kills as Kathy Aronoff
- 2016 · Match Game as Self - Panelist
- 2016 · Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Blindspot as Lynnette Belmont
- 2015 · She's Funny That Way as Margie
- 2014 · Taxi Brooklyn as Dr. Monica Pena
- 2012 · Mamitas as Miss Ruiz
- 2012 · Bending The Rules as Officer Garcia
- 2011 · The Looney Tunes Show as Tina Russo (voice)
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as Jackie Curatola
- 2010 · The Wish List as Sarah Fischer
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Four Single Fathers as Suzanne
- 2008 · American Crude as Carlos
- 2008 · Conspiracy as Joanna
- 2007 · Samantha Who? as Andrea Belladonna
- 2006 · Jesus, Mary and Joey as Frankie Vitello
- 2005 · Snow Wonder as Pilar
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
- 2005 · Related as Ginnie Sorelli Spencer
- 2005 · Crash as Ria
- 2005 · Courts mais Gay : Tome 9 as Michelle
- 2004 · Taxi as Lt. Marta Robbins
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2004 · Rescue Me as Nona
- 2004 · Breakin' All the Rules as Rita Monroe
- 2003 · NCIS as Alex Quinn
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Destino as Rebecca Drummond (voice)
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2002 · Hack as Abby
- 2002 · The Master of Disguise as Jennifer Baker
- 2002 · Welcome to Collinwood as Carmela
- 2002 · Backflash as Olive Dee 'Harley' Klintucker
- 2001 · Beyond the City Limits as Helena Toretti
- 2001 · Don't Say a Word as Det. Sandra Cassidy
- 2001 · Made as Club Girl (uncredited)
- 2001 · The Proposal as Susan Reese
- 2000 · Dracula 2000 as Solina
- 2000 · Boys Life 3 as Michelle (segment "Just One Time")
- 1999 · The Bachelor as Daphne
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sarah Logan
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Phoebe Baker
- 1999 · Judging Amy as Louann 'Crystal' Turner
- 1999 · Just One Time as Michelle
- 1999 · Summer of Sam as Ruby
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- 1998 · I Still Know What You Did Last Summer as Nancy
- 1998 · Side Streets as Jessica
- 1998 · Just One Time as Michelle
- 1998 · He Got Game as Ms. Janus
- 1998 · No Looking Back as Teresa
- 1998 · A Brooklyn State of Mind as Donna Delgrosso
- 1997 · Kiss Me, Guido as Debbie
- 1997 · A Brother's Kiss as Lucy
- 1997 · Prince Street as
- 1997 · Feds as Flo
- 1996 · Spin City as Stacey Paterno
- 1996 · The Sunshine Boys as Jeannie
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1995 · The City as Connie Soleito
- 1994 · New York Undercover as Gina Stone
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1990 · Law & Order as Gina Tucci
- 1990 · Law & Order as Justine Bailey