De Matteo was born in Whitestone, Queens, New York City. Her mother Donna is a playwright and playwriting teacher who has been on faculty at HB Studio,[2] and her father, Albert, was a furniture manufacturer who was owner and CEO of Avery Boardman and Carlyle.[3] She is of Italian descent,[4][5] and grew up in a Catholic family.[5][6]
In 2004, De Matteo won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress (Drama) for her role as Adriana on The Sopranos (season 5) and was nominated for a Golden Globe the same year for the same role.[10]
De Matteo played the role of Wendy Case in the series Sons of Anarchy. The pilot episode aired September 3, 2008, and De Matteo continued making regular appearances into the series' sixth season.[12] She was promoted to a series regular for the seventh and final season.[13]
De Matteo played the stepmother of Steve Wilde, the main character of the FOX comedy Running Wilde, appearing in season 1, episode 9. De Matteo co-starred as Krissi Cates in the film adaptation of Dark Places (2015).[20] In 2015, she was cast as Det. Tess Nazario in the NBC drama series Shades of Blue.
De Matteo and Chris Kushner began hosting a rewatch podcast of The Sopranos on March 13, 2020, called Made Women;[21] in July, the podcast was retooled and renamed Gangster Goddess Broad-Cast.[22]
In September 2022, De Matteo announced she would open an account on OnlyFans. It went live in August 2023.[23] She claimed her refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine put her out of work and led her to join the website.[24]
Personal life
In 1997, De Matteo opened Filth Mart, a clothing store with her boyfriend Michael Sportes.[25] They closed the store in 2004.[26]
De Matteo started dating musician Shooter Jennings in 2001.[27] They became engaged on June 11, 2009, when Jennings proposed onstage at the Stanley Theater during a show in Utica, New York.[28] They have two children together.[27][29] Jennings and De Matteo eventually ended their relationship without marrying.[30] In July 2015, De Matteo became engaged to Whitesnake bass guitarist Michael Devin.[31]
De Matteo lost her apartment home of 22 years when a gas explosion and fire destroyed three buildings in Manhattan on March 26, 2015.[32]
In July 2024, a controversy arose after De Matteo revealed on a podcast that her 13-year-old son edits her content posted on the platform OnlyFans.[33]
^ abJacobs, Marc (June 1, 2001). "The Soprano Sings: Drea de Matteo". Paper. Archived from the original on August 2, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2010. Andrea Donna de Matteo was born in Queens, Italian and Catholic.
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