Drea de Matteo Overview

A native of Queen's, New York, Drea (pronounced Dray) de Matteo is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Her father was a furniture manufacturer and her mother was a playwright, but Drea was primarily raised by her grandmother and a nanny. Although her original intention was to be a director, while at NYU Drea found herself drawn to acting. She began her screen career in a small budget film called 'M' World (1996) and with a guest appearance on the short-lived series Swift Justice. Not... See All