I like real problems, the human condition - twisted, darker stuff.
I like to make everything my friends are involved in a little better. I should have just become a manager.
I'm tired of the industry, tired of playing the whole game - the dressing up, the red carpet. I hate talking about myself.
The movie Assault on Precinct 13, starring Ja Rule, with Drea as Iris Ferry, was premiered on her 33th birthday, in 2005.
Drea has won 2 Awards: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Award (2004), in the Emmy Awards, for The Sopranos; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Award (2005), in the Gracie Allen Awards, for The Sopranos.
Drea's mother, Donna de Matteo, is an acclaimed playwright. Her father is a furniture manufacturer.
Drea has a crucifix, AC/DC and a star tatoos, and also got her parents' names engraved on her right arm.
Drea speaks Spanish and Italian fluently.
When Drea was auditioned for The Sopranos, she first got a one-time role of a restaurant hostess. Luckily, the writers liked her acting and invited her to a permanent role as Adriana La Cerva, Christopher's girlfriend.
When Drea was in second grade, she and her family moved to Aretha Franklin's former house in New York, near the Guggenheim Museum.
Drea is 5' 6" (1.68 m).
Drea co-owns Filth Mart, a chic East Village clothing store with best friend and ex-boyfriend Michael Sportes.
Won the 2004 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama for her work on The Sopranos.
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