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Frances esemplare biography
Frances Esemplare
American actress
Frances Esemplare | |
|---|---|
| Born | Frances Spalluto (1934-09-03)September 3, 1934 |
| Died | December 9, 2017(2017-12-09) (aged 83) Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Frances Ensemplare |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Gaetano Esemplare |
Frances Esemplare (September 3, 1934 – December 9, 2017) was an American actress best known for her multi-episode recurring role as Maria Nuccia "Nucci" Gualtieri, mother of Paulie Gualtieri (played by Tony Sirico) on The Sopranos from 2001 until 2007.[1]
Early life
Born Frances Spalluto, Esemplare was a lifelong resident of Staten Island, New York.[1]
Career
Beginning in 2001, she was cast as Nucci Gualtieri, mother of mobster Paulie Gualtieri, on the HBO television series, The Sopranos.
First introduced as Paulie Gualtieri's elderly mother, it is later revealed in the series that she is Gualtieri's biological aunt, who adopted him as a child. Frances E