Michele Santopietro is an American actress best known for her recurring character JoJo Palmice on HBO's The Sopranos . [1] Santopietro also made guest and recurring appearances on television shows such as Law & Order , Law & Order SVU , Sex and the City , and the CBS television series New York News .
Santopietro played one of the lead characters, Laura, in the Lionsgate feature film Two Family House with Michael Rispoli and Kelly Macdonald. [2] She also starred opposite Adrian Grenier in the feature film A Perfect Fit, and can be seen opposite Teri Polo and Barry Bostwick in the made-for-television film Love is a Four Letter Word.
She stars in The Donner Party (2009), alongside Crispin Glover, Christian Kane, Mark Boone Junior, and Clayne Crawford. She has also voiced many television and radio commercials, video games, podcasts, audio books, and promotional voice work for Animal Planet and the Lifetime series Prom Queens .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Dog Run | Stephanie | |
| 1997 | Mad City | Young Reporter | |
| 1998 | Fiona | Annie | |
| 1999 | Final Rinse | Marie | |
| 1999 | Advice from a Caterpillar | Young Missy | |
| 2000 | Two Family House | Laura | |
| 2001 | Biohazardous | Christine | |
| 2002 | Penny Ante | Natalia Cadillac | |
| 2002 | And She Was | Angie | |
| 2005 | A Perfect Fit | Pat Keough | |
| 2005 | Jesus, Mary and Joey | Amber | |
| 2007 | Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe | Sergeant Spelt | |
| 2009 | The Donner Party | Amanda McCutchen | |
| 2017 | Sandy Wexler | Mrs. O'Mally | Uncredited |
| 2017 | American Violence | Cynthia Shea |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Oldie's Girl / Turkey Babe | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Rolonda | Anna | Episode: "Date" |
| 1995 | One Life to Live | Jody | Episode #1.6905 |
| 1995 | Clarissa | Lindy | Television film |
| 1995 | New York News | Sear | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Exiled: A Law & Order Movie | The gorgeous redhead | Television film |
| 1998 | Port Charles | Detective Rebecca McCann | 4 episodes |
| 1999 | As the World Turns | Goldie | 5 episodes |
| 1999–2002 | The Sopranos | JoJo Palmice | 4 episodes |
| 2000, 2004 | Law & Order | Lisa Turro / Karen Rachman | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | That's My Baby | Narrator | Episode #1.4 |
| 2001 | The Crocodile Hunter | Episode: "Ten Deadliest Snakes in the World" | |
| 2003 | Sex and the City | Nicole | Episode: "The Post-It Always Sticks Twice" |
| 2003, 2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Linda Cusick / Mandy | 2 episodes |
| 2005–2009 | Animal Cops | Narrator | 10 episodes |
| 2007 | Love Is a Four Letter Word | Betsy Showalter | Television film |
| 2009 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Monday First | Ema | Television film |
| 2010 | Days of Our Lives | Tina | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Holliston | Sparkle | |
| 2012–2013 | Prom Queens | The Comedian | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | American Horror Story: Roanoke | Sultry Woman | Episode: "Chapter 6" |
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