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Toni Kalem
Leon Russom Toni Kalem Another World 1976.JPG
Toni Kalem as Angie Perrini with Leon Russom as Willis Frame in Another World, in 1976.
Born
Toni Z. Kalem [1]

(1956-08-29) August 29, 1956 (age 68) [1]
Springfield, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1973–present

Toni Z. Kalem (born August 29, 1956) is an American actress. [2] [3] Kalem is best known for her portrayal of Angie Bonpensiero on the HBO series The Sopranos . [4]

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Kalem grew up in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey. [5] She appeared in such films as Double Jeopardy, Private Benjamin , Sister Act , The Wanderers , Eyes of the Beholder , Silent Rage and The Boy Who Drank Too Much . Her television credits include guest appearances on Starsky and Hutch , MacGyver , Another World and Police Woman . During the sixth season of The Sopranos, Kalem was elevated from guest star to series regular for her character Angie Bonpensiero, the widow of Sal "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero who runs a body shop in partnership with Tony Soprano.

In 1999, Kalem wrote and directed the film A Slipping Down Life . [6] In 2004, she wrote the fifty-sixth episode for The Sopranos, called "All Happy Families..."

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleOther notes
1979 The Wanderers Despie Galasso
1980 Private Benjamin Private Gianelli
1981 Paternity Diane Cassabello
1982LoveGirlSegment: For Life
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can Debby
Silent Rage Alison Halman
1983 Two of a Kind Terri
1984 Reckless Donna
1986 Billy Galvin Nora
1992 Sister Act Connie LaRocca
Eyes of the BeholderDr. Gruber
1996American StraysAlice
2001 15 Minutes Woman At Planet Hollywood
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1974Dominic's DreamMarie BenteTV-Movie
1977 Kojak Nora1 episode
Baretta Bobbie1 episode
Starsky and Hutch Molly Bristol1 episode
Police Woman Melinda Ventselos1 episode
1977–1979 Another World Angela 'Angie' Perrini Frame #1unknown episodes
1978 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? Juana1 episode
1980 The Boy Who Drank Too Much TinaTV-Movie
1981 ABC Afterschool Special Samantha Anderson1 episode
Splendor in the GrassAngelinaTV-Movie
1981–1984 Trapper John, M.D. Bobbi Dugan / Terry Manzari / Louise Windom3 episodes
1983The American SnitchHollyTV-Movie
Running OutShelleyTV-Movie
1985 Badge of the Assassin Diana PiagentiniTV-Movie
1986Comedy FactoryEllen Nance1 episode
1987 MacGyver Elaine Harryman1 episode
The Equalizer Sarah1 episode
1990The Marshall ChroniclesEnglish Teacher2 episodes
1991Veronica ClareUnknown1 episode
1992 Picket Fences Nicole Ledeux1 episode
1993 The Odd Couple Together Again EdnaTV-Movie
1996Double JeopardySue SchillingTV-Movie
1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Mona1 episode
2000–2006 The Sopranos Angie Bonpensiero12 episodes

Awards and nominations

Sundance Film Festival

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References

  1. 1 2 "Toni Z Kalem". verifythem.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  2. ↑ Turan, Kenneth (April 4, 2002). Sundance to Sarajevo: Film Festivals and the World They Made. University of California Press. ISBN   9780520218673 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Belli, Mary Lou (July 11, 2019). Acting for the Screen. Routledge. ISBN   9780429858581 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Stein, Ruthe (May 28, 2004). "Director rejoices as 'Slipping' finds the big screen after 5-year delay". San Francisco Chronicle.
  5. ↑ Kleiner, Dick. "Actress Toni Kalem Shaking Ethnic Image", The Sumter Daily Item , January 15, 1982. Retrieved October 9, 2015. "And she isn't the New York street girl she played so often. She's actually from Springfield, N.J., the very middle-class daughter of a very middle-class insurance agent."
  6. ↑ "She couldn't let go". Los Angeles Times. May 23, 2004.


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