Maria Tucci

Acting

Maria Tucci

Born
(age 85)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
26 titles

Biography

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.

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.

She was nominated for a 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. She also won an OBIE award for her performance as Phaedo in "Talk" by Carl Hancock Rux at the Joseph Papp Public Theater.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 26

YearTitleRole
2025 Marcella Film Marcella Hazan (voice)
2022 Turn Every Page - The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb Film Self
2021 American Horror Stories TV Dr. Krystal (1 ep)
2015 The Slap TV Koula (8 ep)
2006 Today's Man Film Self
1999 Third Watch TV Civita Tanzi (1 ep)
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV Anne Briggs (1 ep)
1996 Spin City TV Mrs. Paterno (1 ep)
1995 To Die For Film Angela Maretto
1995 Sweet Nothing Film Monika's Mother
1990 Law & Order TV Helen Brolin (6 ep)
1989 Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre Film Self
1988 Tattingers TV (1 ep)
1988 Monsters TV Mamma (1 ep)
1986 Touch and Go Film Dee Dee
1983 Daniel Film Lise Lewin
1983 Enormous Changes at the Last Minute Film Alexandra
1982 American Playhouse TV Priscilla Hiss (4 ep)
1976 The Land of Hope Film Lea Gianni
1975 Beyond the Horizon Film Ruth Atkins
1973 Kojak TV The Psychiatrist (1 ep)
1972 ABC Afterschool Special TV Marie Mills (1 ep)
1971 Great Performances TV Ruth Atkins (1 ep)
1969 Shadow Game Film Carmen
1969 Me and My Brother Film
1966 CBS Playhouse TV Carmen (1 ep)
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