Maria Tucci

Maria Tucci (born June 19, 1941)[1] is an Italian-American actress.[2]

Maria Tucci
Tucci in 2007
Born (1941-06-19) June 19, 1941
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1963-present
Spouse(s)Robert Gottlieb (1969-present)
ChildrenLizzie Gottlieb
Nicky Gottlieb

She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 1967 for her performance in The Rose Tattoo. She played Koula in the 2015 mini-series The Slap.[3]

Personal life

Tucci was born in New York City, the daughter of Laura (née Rusconi 1911-1989) and Niccolò Tucci (1908-1999), a writer. She has a brother, Vieri.[4] Her parents came to America in 1938 to escape from World War II. She is married to writer Robert Gottlieb. Her daughter Lizzie is a documentary filmmaker. Her film Today's Man featured her family and tells the story of Tucci's son Nicky and his fight with Asperger syndrome. Tucci began studying acting at a young age, studying with Lee Strasberg and Joseph Papp. She briefly attended Barnard College.[5][6][7]

Film and television

Tucci began appearing in film in 1969. Her first credits were in Robert Frank's Me and My Brother and a CBS Playhouse production titled Shadow Game. She played Lisa in Sidney Lumet's 1983 film Daniel. In Gus Van Sant's 1995 film To Die For she portrayed Angela Maretto.[8]

Theatre

Tucci made her Broadway debut in 1963, in The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore. She has fourteen Broadway credits. Principal roles include Rose Delle Rose opposite Maureen Stapleton in the 1966 production of The Rose Tattoo by Tennessee Williams. In 1967 she starred as Alexandra Giddens in a revival of The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman, with Anne Bancroft as her mother. In 1969 she was a replacement for Jane Alexander in The Great White Hope. In 1988, she starred in a revival of The Night of the Iguana as Hannah Jelkes. In 2009, she appeared in the production of Mary Stuart as Hanna.[9]

Off-Broadway
Tucci began her career Off-Broadway. One of her earliest credits is a 1963 production of The Trojan Women. In 1986, she starred in a production of A Man for All Seasons as Alice More. Tucci played the role of Ruth Steiner in Collected Stories, in its 1997 New York debut. The play was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In 2014, she appeared in a production of Love and Information at the Minetta Lane Theatre. Regionally she has performed in many shows with the Long Wharf Theatre and the Williamstown Theatre Festival.[10]

References
  1. Maria Tucci Playbill Vault accessed 11/23/2016
  2. Maria Tucci 1991 Interview Los Angeles Times accessed 11/23/2016
  3. Playbill Maria Takes On accessed 11/23/2016
  4. Niccolo Tucci obituary New York Times accessed 11/23/2016
  5. Today's Man accessed 11/23/2016
  6. Maria Tucci 1976 Interview People Magazine accessed 11/23/2016
  7. Todays Man New York Times accessed 11/23/2016
  8. Maria Tucci biography accessed 11/23/2016
  9. Enter the Players biography accessed 11/23/2016
  10. 1988 Playbill biography accessed 11/23/2016
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