Maria Pitillo

Maria Pitillo

actress

Maria Pitillo was born on Jan 08, 1966 in USA. Maria Pitillo's big-screen debut came with Wise Guys directed by Brian De Palma in 1986. Maria Pitillo is known for Partners directed by James Burrows, Jon Cryer stars as Bob and Tate Donovan as Owen. The most recent award Maria Pitillo achieved is Razzie Awards. The upcoming new movie Maria Pitillo plays is After Sex which will be released on Jan 14, 2011.

Maria Pitillo was born in Elmira, NY, and grew up in Mahwah, NJ. She is of Italian and Irish descent.Known primarily for her role as Audrey Timmonds in the monster flick Godzilla (1998), Maria got into show business after being invited by a girlfriend to audition for a part in a TV commercial. After a few tryouts, Maria was soon being featured in television commercials for everything from Pepto-Bismol and Chic Jeans, to working bit parts in film and on TV.Maria was officially introduced to the world as Angel, daughter of a Brooklyn mobster, in the production of Mafia Kid (1988). After a recurring role on the ABC Soap Opera, Ryan's Hope (1975), Maria then packed her bags and set her sights on Sunny California. With small roles in a number of films and on TV, she got her first shot at a steady gig, and was cast as Gina in the ill-fated South of Sunset (1993), in which only one episode aired.Two years later, having experienced Hollywood's cycle of boom-and-bust, the undeterred Maria successfully tackled the lead role in the TV movie, Escape from Terror: The Teresa Stamper Story (1995) as well as the role of a mobsters daughter in another TV movie, Entre l'amour et l'honneur (1995). Topping off a successful year, Maria landed the part of Alicia, on the Fox Network comedy, Ménage à trois (1995) co-starring Tate Donovan and Jon Cryer.Maria made her name with a number of guest starring appearances on TV, and with leading roles in the films Escroc malgré lui (1996), and Lew Grade's tear-jerker, Something to Believe In (1998). After Godzilla, Maria's career culminated in a recurring role on TV's Providence (1999) (2001-2002).

  • Birthday

    Jan 08, 1966
  • Place of Birth

    Elmira, New York, USA
  • Also known

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Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Razzie Awards
1999
Worst Supporting Actress
Winner - Razzie Award

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