Biography
Annabella Sciorra (born March 29, 1960) is an American film, television, and stage actress. Sciorra received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead for the 1989 film True Love, and came to widespread attention in her co-lead role in Spike Lee's 1991 film Jungle Fever. She starred in the 1992 thriller The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, and received critical acclaim for her work in Cop Land. She received an Emmy nomination for her role as Gloria Trillo in the HBO series The Sopra...
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Complete Filmography

A New York Story
2024
as Diane Fleming
Annabel, a young woman who risks being ostracized from an insular New York clique led by her socialite best friend when she falls for charming photogr...

Fresh Kills
2024
as Christine
Rose Larusso, an inquisitive young girl in 1980s Staten Island, discovers her father is an emerging mafia kingpin. Rose's growing desire to break free...

Before I Go
2021
as Samantha
A woman recalls her life and musical career choices in New York City through the years.

The Kitchen
2019
as Maria Coretti
The mobster husbands of three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but a sharp ax to grind, the ladies take ...

Back in the Day
2016
as Mary
A young boxer is taken under the wing of a mob boss after his mother dies and his father is run out of town for being an abusive alcoholic.

Alto
2015
as Sofia Del Vecchio
Frankie is head strong and passionate about her rock band and her Italian-American heritage. She is engaged to a good Italian man, and everything in h...

Alto
2015
Producer
Frankie is head strong and passionate about her rock band and her Italian-American heritage. She is engaged to a good Italian man, and everything in h...

The Inherited
2015
as Mrs. Menabar
Eve has married the man of her dreams but when they return to live in the house willed to him by his first wife who died under horrific circumstances,...

Wishin' and Hopin'
2014
as Ma
Felix Funicello is a Catholic school fifth-grader in 1964, whose claim to fame is his cousin Annette Funicello, the famous Mouseketeer and teen movie ...

Friends and Romans
2014
as Angela DeMaio
A group of lifelong mob movie extras mount a production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in their local Staten Island theater in order to finally get so...

The Maid's Room
2014
as Mrs. Crawford
Drina, a young immigrant working as a live-in maid for a wealthy Long Island family, finds herself entangled in the family's web of dark secrets once ...

Don Peyote
2014
as Giulietta
An ordinary guy delves deep into counterculture, conspiracy theories and the like as he tries to discern the structure of society.

A Green Story
2013
as Chloe
Van Vlahakis left Greece five decades ago with 22 dollars in his pocket. He arrived in the US hoping for a better future for him and his family. Eftic...

Marvelous
2008
as Lara
After her husband leaves her, Gwen goes to live with her sister Queenie. She discovers that she has suddenly acquired a special gift that enables her ...

12 and Holding
2006
as Carla Chuang
Three pre-adolescents with virginal and eager-of-signals naivety, hit headlong against monstrous and inhospitable loneliness, in the incandescent fire...

Find Me Guilty
2006
as Bella DiNorscio
Based on the true story of Jack DiNorscio, a mobster who defended himself in court for what would be the longest mafia trial in U.S. history.

Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story
2004
as Connie Volkos
A young woman faces a nightmarish battle to restore her good name after a stranger steals her identity and racks up a massive debt.

The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
2004
as Jeanette Maier
Three generations of New Orleans prostitute fight the FBI and each other. Based on a true story.

American Crime
2004
as Jane Berger
A news team hunts for a serial killer who stalks victims via videotape and then records the ghastly deed.

Chasing Liberty
2004
as Cynthia Morales
The President's daughter, unable to experience life like a normal 18 year-old, escapes from her entourage of Secret Service agents while traveling in ...

Highball
2002
as Molly
A newly married couple tries to enhance their social life by throwing fabulous parties and inviting all their friends in Brooklyn to their home.

Jenifer
2001
as Meredith Estess
The true story of three sisters who unite in the face of adversity when one of them is diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.

Domenica
2001
as Betibù
Police inspector Sciarra, struggling with an identity crisis, and Domenica, an orphan who would like to know about her mother, spend one day together ...

Sam the Man
2001
as Cass
A writer having difficulty completing his second novel goes on a journey of self-discovery.

Once in the Life
2000
as Maxine
Two estranged half-brothers, Billy and Torch, reconnect during a brief jail stay. 20/20 Mike concocts a scheme in which the two of them will steal dop...

King of the Jungle
2000
as Mermaid
Seymore is a young man with the mind of a child. He loves three things in life: basketball, sneaking out for cigarettes, and his mother. But all life'...

Above Suspicion
2000
as Lisa Stockton
A fugitive from justice may also be a killer.

New Rose Hotel
1999
as Madame Rosa
A corporate raider and his henchman use a chanteuse to lure a scientific genius away from his employer and family.

What Dreams May Come
1998
as Annie Collins-Nielsen
Chris Nielsen dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he dies, h...

Mr. Jealousy
1998
as Ramona Ray
After his first date at age 15 ended with the girl making out with another man at a party, aspiring writer Lester Grimm has treated all his girlfriend...

Cop Land
1997
as Liz Randone
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s...

Destination Anywhere
1997
as Dorothy
This film captures the essence of Jon Bon Jovi, the lead singer of one of the prime players in the legion of pop-metal bands that took '80s radio by s...

Little City
1997
as Nina
Best friends Adam and Kevin have a lot in common. Probably too much! In fact, Kevin is carrying on a torrid affair with Adam's girlfriend, Nina, on th...

Asteroid
1997
as Dr. Lily McKee
With the discovery of an incoming asteroid, the government of America formulate a plan to destroy it. When the plan fails, all the world can do is wai...

Underworld
1996
as Dr. Leah
A crook sets out to get revenge on the thugs who hurt his father in this bloody noir-style crime drama. After being released from prison, Johnny Crown...

The Funeral
1996
as Jean
After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.

The Innocent Sleep
1996
as Billie Hayman
Inspired by the 1982 Roberto Calvi Affair in which an Italian banker was found hanging from a bridge across the River Thames, the story follows Alan, ...

National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
1995
as Brenda
America's three top leisure-time activities come roaring to life in National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins. This film consists of three short stories...

The Addiction
1995
as Casanova
A vampiric doctoral student tries to follow the philosophy of a nocturnal comrade and control her thirst for blood.

The Cure
1995
as Linda
Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an even...

Mr. Wonderful
1993
as Leonora
Electrician Gus gets the chance to fulfil a childhood dream by buying an old bowling-alley with some of his friends, but first he must find his ex-wif...

Romeo Is Bleeding
1993
as Natalie Grimaldi
A corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman.

The Night We Never Met
1993
as Ellen
Sam has a problem with his roommates: they are disgusting, and don't seem to share his views on responsibility, privacy, and basic hygine. Such is his...

Whispers in the Dark
1992
as Ann Hecker
Psychiatrist Ann Hecker is ending one relationship and possibly starting an important new one, while finding that some of the sexual exploits her pati...

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1992
as Claire Bartel
A suburban family chooses seemingly sweet Peyton Flanders as their newborn's nanny. Only much later does the infant's mother, Claire Bartel, realize P...

Jungle Fever
1991
as Angie Tucci
A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference wo...

The Hard Way
1991
as Susan
Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New Yo...

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
1991
as Nicole
Three novels - three dramatic stories in the walls of the women's prison. The first story - a brand new, first went to prison inmates. The second - ab...

Reversal of Fortune
1990
as Sarah
Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.

Cadillac Man
1990
as Donna
Joe's a car salesman with a problem—he has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job. This would be a difficult task at the best of times but Joe h...

Internal Affairs
1990
as Heather Peck
Keen young Raymold Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and partner Amy Wallace are soon looking closely at the a...

True Love
1989
as Donna
Donna and Michael are getting married. But first, they have to plan the reception, get the tux, buy the rings, and cope with their own uncertainty abo...