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Kathrine Narducci

American actress

Summary

American actress

Field	Value
image	Kathrine-narducci.jpg
birth_date
birth_place	New York City, U.S.
occupation	Actress
years_active	1993–present

Kathrine Narducci () is an American actress, known for her role as Charmaine Bucco, Artie Bucco's wife, on the HBO crime drama series The Sopranos (1999–2007). Her film credits include A Bronx Tale (1993), Chicago Overcoat (2009), Jersey Boys (2014), Bad Education (2019), The Irishman (2019), and Capone (2020).

Early life

Narducci was born to an Italian-American family in Italian Harlem, New York City. Her father, Nicky Narducci, a bar owner and local figure in the Mafia in East Harlem, was killed in a mob-related hit in front of his bar when Kathrine was ten years old.

Career

Narducci's acting career began in 1993 when she brought her 9-year-old son to an open casting call for the role of a 9-year-old boy in A Bronx Tale. While auditioning her son, Narducci successfully auditioned for the role of the film protagonist's mother. In following years, she made multiple guest appearances in television shows, including Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NYPD Blue, Third Watch, and Blue Bloods. In 1999, she was cast as Charmaine Bucco, Artie Bucco's wife, on the HBO crime drama series The Sopranos, a role she played until series finale in 2007.

In 2009, she starred in the gangster film Chicago Overcoat. In 2014, she played a supporting role in Clint Eastwood's Jersey Boys. Also that year, she was regular cast member in the Starz crime series Power. The following years, she had supporting roles in films The Wizard of Lies (2017), Bad Education (2019), The Irishman (2019), and Capone (2020). In 2019, she began a recurring role in the Epix series Godfather of Harlem. In 2022, Narducci was cast as Anna Genovese, the second wife of mobster Vito Genovese, in the film The Alto Knights directed by Barry Levinson.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	**	Rosina Anello
1994	Miracle on 34th Street	Mother
1998	Cuisine américaine	Bridget
Pishadoo	Felicia	Short
1999	**	Carol	Short
2000	Two Family House	Estelle Visalo
2007	Slice	Marie Leone	Short
Made in Brooklyn	Anna Sciacca
2009	Blue	Brenda Marshall
**	Cynthia
Chicago Overcoat	Lorraine Lionello
2010	Ink	Luna	Short
Group Sex	Frannie	Video
2011	**	Kathrine
2012	To Redemption	Joanne Reed
2014	Jersey Boys	Mary Rinaldi
Zarra's Law	Laura
2016	Blue: The American Dream	Brenda Marshall
2017	Lost Cat Corona	Nora
Toute La Vie	Henri	Short
Bricklayer's Poet	Luna	Short
2018	Cruise	Mama Fortunato
First We Take Brooklyn	Gale
American Dresser	Mary
2019	79 Parts: Director's Cut	Aunt Josefina
Bad Education	Sharon Katz
The Irishman	Carrie Bufalino
2020	Capone	Rosie
Two Ways to Go West	Faith
2021	Love is Love	Sam	Short
2022	69 Parts	Aunt
2025	The Alto Knights	Anna Genovese

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Law & Order	Louisa D'Angelo	Episode: "Mayhem"
1995	NYPD Blue	Angela Biaggi	Episode: "One Big Happy Family"
1997	Law & Order	Mrs. Marsh	Episode: "Menace"
Dellaventura	Celeste Roberti	Episode: "With a Vengeance"
1998	Law & Order	Vicky Grant	Episode: "Faccia a Faccia"
Witness to the Mob	Linda Milito	TV film
1999–2002	Third Watch	Jayme Mankowicz	Recurring cast (season 1), guest (season 3)
1999–2007	**	Charmaine Bucco	Recurring cast (season 1 & 3–6), guest (season 2)
2004	NYPD Blue	Ann Marie Fusco	Episode: "Peeler? I Hardly Knew Her"
Wild Card	Maria Antonello	Episode: "Bada Bing, Bada Busiek"
2005	Without a Trace	Nurse	Episode: "4.0"
2006	Cold Case	Brenda	Episode: "The War at Home"
2007	Top Chef	Herself	Episode: "Seven"
2008	In Plain Sight	Felicia Santoro/Felicia Amato	Episode: "Pilot"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Adrianna Vidal	Episode: "Babes"
2011	Workaholics	Maria	Recurring cast (season 2)
Hung	Bernice	Episode: "A Monkey Named Simian or Frances Is Not a Fan"
2012	Celebrity Ghost Stories	Herself	Episode: "Billy Dee Williams/Jenna Morasca/Dee Wallace/Kathrine Narducci"
2014–15	Power	Frankie Lavarro	Main cast (season 1), guest (season 2)
2015	Blue Bloods	Anna Bianco	Episode: "Love Stories"
2016	Major Crimes	Kate Kotero	Episode: "Cashed Out"
2017	**	Eleanor Squillari	TV film
2019–25	Godfather of Harlem	Olympia Gigante	Recurring cast
2022	Euphoria	Grandma	Episode: "Trying to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door"

References

David Lavery. (2006). "Reading the Sopranos: hit TV from HBO". I.B.Tauris.
(2007). "An Offer We Can't Refuse: The Mafia in the Mind of America". Faber & Faber/Farrar, Straus, Giroux.
(April 28, 2000). "Kathrine Narducci Chat". [[Baltimore Sun]].
Lee, Ashley. (June 20, 2014). "LAFF: Clint Eastwood Defends Casting Musical's Actors in 'Jersey Boys' Film at Premiere". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
(November 9, 2013). "Hiroyuki Sanada To Co-Star In CBS Series 'Extant'; Starz's 'Power' Casts Trio".
(January 8, 2019). "'Godfather Of Harlem' Casts Kathrine Narducci; Juan Riedinger Joins 'Claws'".
D'Alessandro, Anthony. (October 26, 2022). "Kathrine Narducci Reteaming With Robert De Niro & Barry Levinson For Warner Bros Mob Pic 'Wise Guys'".

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