Kathrine Narducci | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1993–present |
Kathrine Narducci (Italian pronunciation: [narˈduttʃi] ) 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). [1] Her film credits include A Bronx Tale (1993), Chicago Overcoat (2009), Jersey Boys (2014), Bad Education (2019), The Irishman (2019), and Capone (2020).
Narducci was born to an Italian-American family in Italian Harlem, New York City. [2] [3] 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. [2]
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. [3] 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 . [4] Also that year, she was regular cast member in the Starz crime series Power . [5] 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 . [6] 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. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | A Bronx Tale | Rosina Anello | |
1994 | Miracle on 34th Street | Mother | |
1998 | Witness to the Mob | Linda Milito | TV film |
Cuisine américaine | Bridget | ||
Pishadoo | Felicia | Short | |
1999 | A Whole New Day | Carol | Short |
2000 | Two Family House | Estelle Visalo | |
2007 | Slice | Marie Leone | Short |
Made in Brooklyn | Anna Sciacca | ||
2009 | Blue | Brenda Marshall | |
The Deported | Cynthia | ||
Chicago Overcoat | Lorraine Lionello | ||
2010 | Ink | Luna | Short |
Group Sex | Frannie | Video | |
2011 | The Last Gamble | 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 | |
The Wizard of Lies | Eleanor Squillari | TV film | |
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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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" |
1999-02 | Third Watch | Jayme Mankowicz | Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 3 |
1999-07 | The Sopranos | 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" |
2019– | Godfather of Harlem | Olympia Gigante | Recurring Cast |
2022 | Euphoria | Grandma | Episode: "Trying to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door" |
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