Jennifer Esposito

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Jennifer Esposito (born April 11, 1973)<ref>Template:Cite news See also:

• Template:Cite news</ref> is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the feature films Summer of Sam (1999), Don't Say a Word (2001), The Master of Disguise (2002), Welcome to Collinwood (2002), Crash (2004), Taxi (2004), and Mob Town (2019). She has also appeared in several television series, most notably The Looney Tunes Show, Spin City, Related, Samantha Who?, Blue Bloods, and Mistresses. From 2016 to 2017, she played Special Agent Alexandra Quinn on the CBS series NCIS, while from 2019 to 2020, she played CIA Deputy Director Susan Raynor in the Amazon series The Boys.

Early life

Esposito was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City<ref name=awfj>Template:Cite web</ref> and is of Italian descent.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She was raised on Staten Island in Bulls Head and is a graduate of Moore Catholic High School.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

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Esposito in 2008

Esposito made her first television appearance in Law & Order in 1996. She then joined the cast of Spin City, where she appeared for two seasons. She also appeared in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. One of her more notable roles was as "Ruby" in Spike Lee's Summer of Sam in 1999, which was set against the late 1970s backdrop of the Son of Sam murders. Esposito's next films included Dracula 2000, The Master of Disguise, the 2004 comedy Taxi, and the Academy Award-winning film Crash, in which she played Don Cheadle's partner and romantic interest, Ria.

Esposito joined Jon Favreau, Stephen Dorff, Luis Guzmán, and Barry Pepper for Dinner for Five season 3, episode 7, on May 21, 2004.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:CbignoreTemplate:Dead Youtube links</ref><ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:CbignoreTemplate:Dead Youtube links</ref><ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:CbignoreTemplate:Dead Youtube links</ref> Esposito has made television appearances on the series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Rescue Me, and Mercy. She was a regular cast member on Related and Samantha Who? Esposito joined the cast of the CBS drama Blue Bloods in 2010, playing the role of Detective Jackie Curatola, the partner of Detective Danny Reagan (played by Donnie Wahlberg). In the third season Esposito was diagnosed with celiac disease and, after collapsing on set,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Esposito informed CBS that her condition would limit her availability to work on the series. Rather than work around her limited schedule, Blue Bloods producers chose to write her character out of the series in 2012.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="auto">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="storyjennifersway">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2013, she launched Jennifer's Way Bakery in Manhattan's West Village,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> which only serves celiac-safe food.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref> In 2014 she joined the NBC series Taxi Brooklyn.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On April 22, 2014, Da Capo Lifelong Books published Esposito's first book Jennifer's Way, a detailed look into her personal struggle with celiac disease before and after she was diagnosed and the things she did to survive. The book made The New York Times Best Seller List on July 6, 2014.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref> In 2015, Esposito played Calista Raines in the ABC drama series Mistresses,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> and it was reported that she would be a cast member on the CBS pilot Taxi-22, whose main character would be played by John Leguizamo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She played Dominic West's sister in the Showtime series The Affair for six episodes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

Esposito became the brand ambassador for Eclair Naturals also in 2015,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> a gluten- and GMO-free vegan body and skin care line available in Rite Aid stores across the United States.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2016, it was announced that Esposito would join the cast of NCIS as Special Agent Alexandra "Alex" Quinn,<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> executive producer Gary Glasberg noting, "We couldn't be happier to have Jennifer Esposito joining us for season 14. She embodies everything that we hoped for in the character of Quinn and we can't wait to have her come be a part of our team."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In June 2017, it was announced that this would be her only season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Esposito appeared on the September 10, 2016, episode of Oprah: Where Are They Now?, where she said her doctor had her hospitalized in a psychiatric ward.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She said the hospitalization happened during the time she was an actress on the show Samantha Who? <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2019, she joined the cast of The Boys, an Amazon Prime Exclusive. In August, she was set to play a recurring role in the Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens series on Comedy Central.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In February 2020, it was announced that Esposito had joined the cast of the Netflix series Inventing Anna created by Shonda Rhimes in the role of Talia Mallay.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> However, this role was ultimately played by Marika Domińczyk.

In 2023, Esposito wrote, directed, and starred in the film Fresh Kills playing the mother of two daughters in a coming-of-age story centered in the world of an organized crime family.

Personal life

Esposito married actor Bradley Cooper on December 30, 2006.<ref>Jordan, Julie. Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Esposito Marry, People, January 4, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2008.</ref> In May 2007, they filed for divorce, which was finalized that November.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Fromm, Emily. Jennifer Esposito, Bradley Cooper Split, People, May 2, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2008.</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2009, Esposito became engaged to Australian tennis player Mark Philippoussis.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The couple separated in August 2010.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In May 2014, Esposito announced her engagement to British model Louis Dowler.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They married on November 16, 2014, in New York City.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It was reported in March 2016 that Esposito had filed for divorce from Dowler.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2020, Esposito married Jesper Vesterstrøm.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In October 2011, Esposito revealed that she had celiac disease.<ref name="auto" /><ref name="storyjennifersway" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She started a newsletter on Substack in 2025.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	A Brother's Kiss	Lucy
	Kiss Me, Guido	Debbie
	A Brooklyn State of Mind	Donna Delgrosso
1998	No Looking Back	Teresa
	He Got Game	Ms. Janus
	Charlie Hoboken	Girl in church
	Side Streets	Jessica
	I Still Know What You Did Last Summer	Nancy
1999	Summer of Sam	Ruby
	Just One Time	Michelle
	The Bachelor	Daphne
2000	Dracula 2000	Solina
2001	Backflash	Olive Dee "Harley" Klintucker	Direct to video
	The Proposal	Susan Reese
	Made	Club girl	Uncredited
	Don't Say a Word	Det. Sandra Cassidy
	Beyond the City Limits	Helena Toretti
2002	Welcome to Collinwood	Carmela
	The Master of Disguise	Jennifer Baker
2004	Breakin' All the Rules	Rita Monroe
	Crash	Ria
	Taxi	Lt. Marta Robbins
2006	Jesus, Mary and Joey	Frankie Vitello
2008	Conspiracy	Joanna
	American Crude	Carlos
2009	Four Single Fathers	Suzanne
2011	Mamitas	Miss Ruiz
2012	Bending the Rules	Olivia Garcia
2014	She's Funny That Way	Margie
2018	Speed Kills	Kathy Aronoff
2019	Mary	Detective Clarkson
	Mob Town	Natalie Passatino
2022	Somewhere in Queens	Pamela Carmelo
2023	Fresh Kills	Francine Larusso	Director, writer and producer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	The City	Connie Soleito	Unknown episodes
1996	The Sunshine Boys	Jeannie	TV movie
	Law & Order	Gina Tucci	Episode: "Good Girl"
1997	Feds	Flo	Episode: "Crash and Burn"
1997–1999	Spin City	Stacey Paterno	36 episodes
1998	New York Undercover	Gina Stone	3 episodes
2000	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Sara Logan	Episode: "Remorse"
2002	Hack	Abby	Episode: "Obsession"
2004–2005	Judging Amy	Louann "Crystal" Turner	8 episodes
2005–2006	Related	Ginnie Sorelli	Main role
2005	Snow Wonder	Pilar	TV movie
2006	Law & Order	Justine Bailey	Episode: "In Vino Veritas"
2007	Rescue Me	Nona	5 episodes
2007–2009	Samantha Who?	Andrea Belladonna	Main role
2010	Mercy	Jules Fattore	2 episodes
	The Wish List	Sarah Fisher	TV movie
2010–2012, 2023 & 2024	Blue Bloods	Detective/Chief of Police Jackie Curatola	Main role, seasons 1–3; Guest, seasons 13 & 14, episodes: "Forgive Us Our Trespasses" & "Dropping Bombs"
2011–2012	The Looney Tunes Show	Tina Russo (voice)	5 episodes
2014	Taxi Brooklyn	Monica Pena	Main role
2015	Mistresses	Calista Raines
2015–2017	The Affair	Nina Solloway	6 episodes
2016–2017	NCIS	NCIS Special Agent Alexandra "Alex" Quinn	Main role
2018	Blindspot	Lynette	2 episodes
2019–2021	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Sergeant Phoebe Baker	4 episodes
2019–2020	The Boys	Susan Raynor	6 episodes
2020–2023	Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens	Brenda	14 episodes

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Template:Sortname	Roan	Main role; 4 episodes
2018	Liza on Demand	Holly	Episode: "Pilot"

External links

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