Person
Maria Tucci
Acting · Born 1941-06-19 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Tucci made her Broadway debut in 1963, in The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore. She has fourteen Broadway credits. Principal roles include Rose Delle Rose opposite Maureen Stapleton in the 1966 production of The Rose Tattoo by Tennessee Williams. In 1967, she starred as Alexandra Giddens in a revival of The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman, with Anne Bancroft as her mother. In 1969, she was a replacement for Jane Alexander in The Great White Hope. In 1988, she starred in a revival of The Night of the Iguana as Hannah Jelkes. In 2009, she appeared in the production of Mary Stuart as Hanna. Tucci began appearing in film in 1969. Her first credits were in Robert Frank's Me and My Brother and a CBS Playhouse production titled Shadow Game. She played Lisa in Sidney Lumet's 1983 film Daniel. In Gus Van Sant's 1995 film To Die For she portrayed Angela Maretto. She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 1967 for her performance in The Rose Tattoo. She played Koula in the 2015 mini-series The Slap. She also won an OBIE award for her performance as Phaedo in "Talk" by Carl Hancock Rux at the Joseph Papp Public Theater.
Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Anne Briggs

Law & Order
Helen Brolin

Great Performances
Ruth Atkins

Third Watch
Civita Tanzi

American Playhouse
Priscilla Hiss

Spin City
Mrs. Paterno

American Horror Stories
Dr. Krystal

ABC Afterschool Special
Marie Mills

Kojak
The Psychiatrist

Monsters
Mamma
Filmography
- 2025MarcellaMarcella Hazan (voice)
- 2022Turn Every Page - The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert GottliebSelf
- 2021American Horror StoriesDr. Krystal
- 2015The SlapKoula
- 2006Today's ManSelf
- 1999Third WatchCivita Tanzi
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitAnne Briggs
- 1996Spin CityMrs. Paterno
- 1995To Die ForAngela Maretto
- 1995Sweet NothingMonika's Mother
- 1990Law & OrderHelen Brolin
- 1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreSelf
- 1988Tattingers
- 1988MonstersMamma
- 1986Touch and GoDee Dee
- 1983DanielLise Lewin
- 1983Enormous Changes at the Last MinuteAlexandra
- 1982American PlayhousePriscilla Hiss
- 1976The Land of HopeLea Gianni
- 1975Beyond the HorizonRuth Atkins
- 1973KojakThe Psychiatrist
- 1972ABC Afterschool SpecialMarie Mills
- 1971Great PerformancesRuth Atkins
- 1969Shadow GameCarmen
- 1969Me and My Brother
- 1966CBS PlayhouseCarmen
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