Anne De Salvo (sometimes spelled Anne DeSalvo; born April 3, 1949) is an American actress and filmmaker. She has been described as "one of the top character actresses of her generation".[1]
Life and career
Grown up in Overbrook, Philadelphia, De Salvo studied art at Temple University and became involved with theatre in Boston, where she was working as an art teacher.[2] She had her breakout with the role of Lucille Pompi in the Albert Innaurato's drama play Gemini, which got her an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress in 1977.[3][4] At the time, Variety described her performance as "near perfection", as she "nearly steals every scene she's in".[5]
Often playing "wise-cracking New York characters",[2] among De Salvo's best known roles are Woody Allen's sister in Stardust Memories, and Vicky DeStefano, Tony Danza's fiancée in Taxi.[6] In 1991, she co-starred alongside Ray Sharkey in the ABC sitcom The Man in the Family.[7] In 1997, she got a CableACE Award nomination for her guest starring role in Lifetime Women's Festival: Women Without Implants.[8] In 2001, De Salvo made her screenwriting and directorial debut with The Amati Girls.[1]
Selected filmography
Films
- Stardust Memories (1980)
- Arthur (1981)
- My Favorite Year (1982)
- D.C. Cab (1983)
- Bad Manners (1984)
- Perfect (1985)
- Compromising Positions (1985)
- Burglar (1987)
- Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)
- Fear, Anxiety & Depression (1989)
- Taking Care of Business (1990)
- Dead in the Water (1991)
- Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In. Women (1994)
- Hi-Life (1998)
- One Hot Summer Night (1998)
- The Amati Girls (2001, also director and screenwriter)
- Kalamazoo? (2006)
- The Wishing Well (2009)
Television
- Ryan's Hope (recurring role, 1981)
- Taxi (recurring role, 1982–3)
- Cheers (recurring role, 1989–90)
- The Man in the Family (main role, 1991)
- The X-Files (ep. The Erlenmeyer Flask, 1994)
References
- ^ a b c d Roberts, Jerry (2009). "Anne De Salvo". Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. pp. 128–9. ISBN 978-0-8108-6378-1.
- ^ a b "People & Places". Star-News. June 17, 1985. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ Nelson, Emmanuel S. (2009). Encyclopedia of Contemporary LGBTQ Literature of the United States. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 328. ISBN 978-0-313-34860-0.
- ^ "Pennsylvenia People". Reading Eagle. November 20, 1980. p. 39. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ Schildcrout, Jordan (September 4, 2019). In the Long Run: A Cultural History of Broadway's Hit Plays. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-56039-2.
- ^ Lovece, Frank (1988). Hailing Taxi. Prentice Hall Press. pp. 49, 203–4. ISBN 978-0-13-372103-4.
- ^ Variety TV REV 1991-92 17. Taylor & Francis. March 1994. pp. 70–1. ISBN 978-0-8240-3796-3.
- ^ Staff (September 24, 1997). "CableAce Nominations". Variety. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
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