Elizabeth D'Onofrio

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Elizabeth D'Onofrio
Born (1957-10-23) October 23, 1957 (age 66)
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
  • acting instructor
SpouseShawn Halladay[ citation needed ]
Children1
Relatives Vincent D'Onofrio (brother)

Elizabeth D'Onofrio (born October 23, 1957, in New York City) is an American film producer, actress, and acting coach.

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Career

She conducts Audition Workshops throughout the U.S. She is also one of the founders of the RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina along with her brother Vincent and their father Gene D'Onofrio. She was also involved in the Naples Film Festival, Fort Myers Film Festival, and is the talent and film coordinator for The Fort Myers Beach Film Festival.[ citation needed ]

Recent acting roles include Romantic Rewrite, The Right Stuff, "The Neapolitan", Simple Things, Awaken the Dawn, Dear Angry (2005) and The Chocolate Fetish (2004). D'Onofrio teaches TV and Film Acting Skills at Curtain Call Studios in Fort Myers, FL.

D'Onofrio was cast as Doris in National Geographic's The Right Stuff on Disney+. [1]

Personal life

D'Onofrio lives on Fort Myers Beach, Florida. [2] Her younger brother is actor Vincent D'Onofrio.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Household Saints Mary
1996 The Whole Wide World Mrs. Smith
1998 The Velocity of Gary Dorothy
2007Simple ThingsMother
2008SliceDr. Alex Sanders
2022Romantic RewriteAunt Edith

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Alibi BoysAunt GriseldaEpisode: "The Psychic with Seven Balls"
2018The NeapolitanMrs. CastellanoTelevision film
2020 The Right Stuff DorisEpisode: "Advent"

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References

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  2. Collins, Ashley. "'The Neapolitan' TV pilot wraps up filming in Naples". Naples Daily News. Retrieved May 4, 2020.