Gina Mastrogiacomo

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Gina Mastrogiacomo
Born
Gina Mastrogiacomo

(1961-11-05)November 5, 1961
Great Neck, Long Island
DiedMay 2, 2001(2001-05-02) (aged 39)
California
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active1986–2001

Gina Mastrogiacomo (November 5, 1961 - May 2, 2001) was an American actress.[1][2]

Career[]

While she mostly played bit parts in B-movies, Mastrogiacomo's breakout role was as Ray Liotta's mistress in Martin Scorsese's hit 1990 gangster film Goodfellas, where she was noted for her passionate and realistic delivery.[3][4][5][6][7]

Personal life[]

Mastrogiacomo was raised in Great Neck, Long Island and died in California on May 2, 2001, at the age of 39.[1]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Harry and the Hendersons Roxie
1989 Ginny
1990 Goodfellas Janice Rossi
1991 Jungle Fever Louise
1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear Sex shop worker
1994 NYPD Blue Chicky Episode: A Sudden Fish
1994 Motorcycle Gang Waitress TV movie
1995 Tall, Dark and Deadly Gloria Bowers TV movie
1996 Liz Moore
1996 Seinfeld The prostitute Episode: "The Wig Master"
2000 The X-Files Jenny Uphouse Episode: "Chimera", (final appearance)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b USA News Court Actress profile: Gina Mastrogiacomo, January 8, 2020
  2. ^ TV Guide Film and television credits: Gina Mastrogiacomo
  3. ^ CNN Great movies and bombs, according to Roger Ebert, April 5, 2013
  4. ^ CNN Opinion: Ebert's sheer love of life, January 5, 2015
  5. ^ ScreenRant Goodfellas: Every major performance, ranked, April 8, 2020
  6. ^ The New York Times Aretha Franklin’s music powered memorable moments onscreen, August 17, 2018
  7. ^ Decider.com Put macho pride aside: Lorraine Bracco is the true center Of ‘Goodfellas’ , July 11, 2015
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