Who played Adriana La Cerva?

Adriana La Cerva was played by American actress Drea de Matteo. Her performance made Adriana one of the most memorable supporting characters in The Sopranos, particularly because the character’s personal loyalty conflicts with pressure from the FBI.

De Matteo’s birth name is Andrea Donna de Matteo, and she was born in Queens, New York, in 1972. She studied film production at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, initially intending to become a director. Her role as Adriana became her breakthrough television performance.

Adriana is Christopher Moltisanti’s fiancée and eventually operates the Crazy Horse nightclub. After being exposed to criminal activity, she becomes vulnerable to an FBI investigation and is pressured into cooperating. Her storyline reaches its tragic conclusion in the fifth-season episode “Long Term Parking.” De Matteo won the 2004 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for the role.

The wrong options belong to other Sopranos performers: Edie Falco played Carmela Soprano, Kathrine Narducci played Charmaine Bucco, and Sharon Angela played Rosalie Aprile. None played Adriana La Cerva.