Sharon Angela

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Sharon Angela is an American film and television actress, screenwriter, film director, and acting teacher. She is known for her portrayal of Rosalie Aprile on the HBO series The Sopranos.

Biography

Angela has appeared in several films such as Cabaret Maxime, The Hungry Ghosts, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, On the Run, and Two Family House. Her television credits include guest appearances on Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. During the sixth season of The Sopranos, Angela was elevated from guest star to series regular for her character Rosalie Aprile, the widow of Jackie Aprile Sr., and is also a close friend of Carmela Soprano.

She co-wrote the 2005 film, The Collection and co-directed the 2007 film, Made in Brooklyn. She also voiced Angie Pegorino in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV.

Angela is an instructor at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Los Angeles.{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-10-05 |title=The Unexpected Benefits of Online Acting Training |url=https://strasberg.edu/blog/the-unexpected-benefits-of-online-acting-training/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute |language=en}}

Filmography

= Film =

Year	Title	Role	Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
1992	Nowhereville	Dextra	Short film
rowspan="2"\| 1993	Fly by Night	Lisa
The Dutch Master	Dorothy	Short film
rowspan="2"\| 1996	Tales of Erotica	Dorothy	Segment: "The Dutch Master"
Breathing Room	Additional Patron
rowspan="2"\| 1999	On the Run	Tina
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai	Blonde with Jaguar
2000	Two Family House	Gloria
2003	Red Passport	Theresa
rowspan="2"\| 2004	Lbs.	Theresa Perota
Confessions of a Dangerous Mime	Mimi Telesta	Short film
rowspan="2"\| 2005	Paintball the Movie: Court Jesters	Eric's Mom
The Collection	Several characters	Also writer
rowspan="4"\| 2009	Circledrawers	Judy	TV Movie
{{sortname\|The\|Hungry Ghosts}}	Sharon
City Island	Tanya
Frame of Mind	Mary
2010	Skate	Mom	Short film
2011	Hip Priest	Franny	Short film
rowspan="4"\| 2013	Broken City	Amber (voice)
Empire State	Dina
Dump Truck	Aunt Mary	Short film
Over/Under	Teresa	TV movie
2014	The M Word	Angela De Marco
2018	Cabaret Maxime	Shannon
2019	Across Sagittarius Street	Gordia
2023	Under the Boardwalk	Mrs. Marinara (voice)

= Television =

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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1993–2004	Law & Order	Brenda McCarthy Doris Delia Vanessa	5 episodes: (Season 4 Episode 4: "Profile") (1993) - Brenda McCarthy (Season 6 Episode 7: "Humiliation") (1995) - Doris (Season 6 Episode 23: "Aftershock") (1996) - Delia (Season 7 Episode 7: "Deadbeat") (1996) - Delia (Season 14 Episode 14: "City Hall") (2004) - Vanessa
1999–2007	{{sortname\|The\|Sopranos}}	Rosalie Aprile	38 episodes
2002	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Connie	Season 1 Episode 15: "Semi-Professional"
2010	Celebrity Ghost Stories	Herself	Episode: "Sugar Ray Leonard/Aida Tuturro/Johnathon Schaech/Sharon Angela"
2014	Californication	Cranky Woman on Plane	Season 7 Episode 12: "Grace"