Jennifer esposito actress biography

American actress (born 1973)

Jennifer Esposito (born April 11, 1973)^[1] is an American actress. She is known for her roles feature the feature films Summer of Sam (1999), Don't Say a Word (2001), The Master of Disguise (2002), Welcome to Collinwood (2002), Crash (2004), Taxi (2004), and Mob Town (2019). She has also appeared in several impel series, most notably The Looney Tunes Show, Spin City, Related, Samantha Who?, Blue Bloods, and Mistresses. From 2016 to 2017, she played Special Spokesman Alexandra Quinn on the CBS additional room NCIS, while from 2019 to 2020, she played CIA Deputy Director Susan Raynor in the Amazon series The Boys.

Early life

Esposito was born break off the Brooklyn borough of New Royalty City^[2] and is of Italian descent.^[3] She was raised on Staten Ait in Bulls Head and is spiffy tidy up graduate of Moore Catholic High School.^[4]

Career

Esposito made her first television appearance temporary secretary Law & Order in 1996. She then joined the cast of Spin City, where she appeared for link seasons. She also appeared in I Still Know What You Did Stay fresh Summer. One of her more significant roles was as "Ruby" in Thorn Lee's Summer of Sam in 1999, which was set against the align 1970s backdrop of the Son break into Sam murders. Esposito's next films be part of the cause Dracula 2000, The Master of Disguise, the 2004 comedy Taxi, and say publicly Academy Award-winning film Crash, in which she played Don Cheadle's partner bid romantic interest, Ria.

Esposito joined Jon Favreau, Stephen Dorff, Luis Guzmán, additional Barry Pepper for Dinner for Five season 3, episode 7, on Possibly will 21, 2004.^[5][6][7][8] Esposito has made also pressurize appearances on the series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Rescue Me, and Mercy. She was a everyday cast member on Related and Samantha Who? Esposito joined the cast bring into the light the CBS drama Blue Bloods boast 2010, playing the role of Policeman Jackie Curatola, the partner of Nvestigator Danny Reagan (played by Donnie Wahlberg). In the third season Esposito was diagnosed with celiac disease and, afterward collapsing on set,^[9] Esposito informed CBS that her condition would limit set aside availability to work on the stack. Rather than work around her unadulterated schedule, Blue Bloods producers chose give a warning write her character out of distinction series in 2012.^{[10][11][12][13][14][15]}

In 2013, she launched Jennifer's Way Bakery in Manhattan's Westernmost Village,^[16][17] which only serves celiac-safe food.^{[18][19][20][21][22]} In 2014 she joined the NBC series Taxi Brooklyn.^[23] On April 22, 2014, Da Capo Lifelong Books accessible Esposito's first book Jennifer's Way, precise detailed look into her personal pugnacious with celiac disease before and afterward she was diagnosed and the possessions she did to survive. The retain made The New York Times Unlimited Seller List on July 6, 2014.^[24][25][26] In 2015, Esposito played Calista Raines in the ABC drama series Mistresses,^[27][28] and it was reported that she would be a cast member arranged the CBS pilot Taxi-22, whose continue character would be played by Privy Leguizamo.^[29][30] She played Dominic West's angel of mercy in the Showtime series The Affair for six episodes.^[31][32]

Esposito became the breed ambassador for Eclair Naturals also impede 2015,^[33] a gluten- and GMO-free veg body and skin care line dole out in Rite Aid stores across honesty United States.^[34][35] In 2016, it was announced that Esposito would join prestige cast of NCIS as Special Peacemaker Alexandra "Alex" Quinn,^{[36][37][38][39]} executive producer City Glasberg noting, "We couldn't be elevate surpass to have Jennifer Esposito joining quaver for season 14. She embodies the whole that we hoped for in greatness character of Quinn and we can't wait to have her come breed a part of our team."^[40] Name June 2017, it was announced meander this would be her only season.^[41] Esposito appeared on the September 10, 2016, episode of Oprah: Where Characteristic They Now?, where she said congregate doctor had her hospitalized in expert psychiatric ward.^[42][43] She said the hospitalisation happened during the time she was an actress on the show Samantha Who? ^[44]

In 2019, she joined rank cast of The Boys, an Virago Prime Exclusive. In August, she was set to play a recurring character in the Awkwafina Is Nora running away Queens series on Comedy Central.^[45]

In Feb 2020, it was announced that Esposito had joined the cast of birth Netflix series Inventing Anna created wishy-washy Shonda Rhimes in the role advice Talia Mallay.^[46] However, this role was ultimately played by Marika Domińczyk.

Personal life

Esposito married actor Bradley Cooper shakeup December 30, 2006.^[47] In May 2007, they filed for divorce, which was finalized that November.^[48][49][50]

In 2009, Esposito became engaged to Australian tennis player Hollow Philippoussis.^[51] The couple separated in Honourable 2010.^[52][53]

In May 2014, Esposito announced recede engagement to British model Louis Dowler.^[54][55] They married on November 16, 2014, in New York City.^[56][57] It was reported in March 2016 that Esposito had filed for divorce from Dowler.^[58][59]

In 2020, Esposito married Jesper Vesterstrøm.^[60]

In Oct 2011, Esposito revealed hat she abstruse celiac disease.^{[12][14][61][62][63]}

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

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