Drea de Matteo Drea de Matteo Andrea Donna de Matteo (; born January 19, 1972) is an American actress, known for her roles as Angie Bolen on ABC's "Desperate Housewives", Joey Tribbiani's sister Gina on the NBC sitcom "Joey", Wendy Case on FX series "Sons of Anarchy", and Adriana La Cerva on the HBO drama series "The Sopranos", a role for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She played Det. Tess Nazario in NBC's "Shades of Blue". De Matteo, of Italian descent, was born in Whitestone, Queens, New York. Her mother, Donna, is a
The Sopranos and seven episodes per season, and would oversee all the editing, consult with episode directors, give actors character motivation, approve casting choices and set designs, and do extensive but uncredited rewrites of episodes written by others. Brad Grey served as executive producer alongside Chase but had no creative input on the show. Many members of the creative team behind "The Sopranos" were handpicked by Chase, some being old friends and colleagues of his; others were selected after interviews conducted by producers of the show. Many of the show's writers worked in television prior to joining the writing staff of "The