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Jennifer Esposito (born April 11, 1973, height 5' 6" (1,68 m)) is an American actress, dancer and model. known for her appearances in films such as I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Summer of Sam and Crash and in television series such as Spin City and Samantha Who?, and Blue Bloods.
Esposito was born in Brooklyn, New York, the second of two daughters of Phyllis, an interior decorator, and Robert Esposito, a computer consultant and music producer. She is of Italian descent.
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. She originally had the Mira Sorvino role in Summer of Sam, but had to take a different role due to scheduling conflicts. Esposito's next film was Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000.
In 2000, Esposito appeared in the Law & Order: SVU episode Remorse as a rape victim. She played Don Cheadle's girlfriend, Ria, in the Academy Award-winning film Crash. Esposito was part of the cast of Related. She also played the part of Jennifer in The Master of Disguise in 2002 and played a Lieutenant in the NYPD in the 2004 film Taxi. She played a love interest to Denis Leary's character in the FX dramedy Rescue Me. Esposito appeared on television as Andrea Belladonna in the ABC comedy, Samantha Who?. She also appeared in the NBC medical drama Mercy.
Esposito joined the cast of Blue Bloods in 2010, during its first season; she plays Detective Jackie Curatola, the partner of Detective Danny Reagan (played by Donnie Wahlberg). In the third season, Esposito entered a dispute with CBS regarding doctor's orders for her to cut back working hours due to her Celiac disease. Rather than work around her limited schedule, CBS chose to replace her character this season. As such, Esposito only appears in six episodes, receiving also starring billing in all of them.
Esposito announced that she had been diagnosed with celiac disease on The Late Show with David Letterman in October 2011, reporting she had been diagnosed "a couple years ago" and had plans to open a gluten-free bakery. In 2012, Esposito opened the bakery in Manhattan's East Village under the name "Jennifer's Way Bakery."
According to Esposito, she collapsed on set while shooting an episode of Blue Bloods, requiring her to miss a week of work, and during the show's th Esposito and CBS reportedly have been at odds over her medical condition and its effect on her availability for work.
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as Liv
as Linda Santo
as Principal Sandra Neely
as Francine Larusso
as Pamela Carmelo
as Brenda(14 eps)
as Natalie Passatino
as Detective Clarkson
as Self(1 ep)
as Susan Rayner(6 eps)
as Kathy Aronoff
as Self - Panelist(1 ep)
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Lynnette Belmont(2 eps)
as Margie
as Nina Solloway(6 eps)
as Dr. Monica Pena(12 eps)
as Miss Ruiz
as Officer Garcia
as Tina Russo (voice)(52 eps)
as Jackie Curatola(55 eps)
as Sarah Fischer
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Suzanne
as Carlos
as Joanna
as Andrea Belladonna(35 eps)
as Frankie Vitello
as Pilar
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Ginnie Sorelli Spencer(19 eps)
as Ria
as Michelle
as Lt. Marta Robbins
as Self - Guest(2 eps)
as Nona(4 eps)
as Rita Monroe
as Alex Quinn(24 eps)
as Self(1 ep)
as Rebecca Drummond (voice)
as Self(3 eps)
as Carmela
as Abby(1 ep)
as Jennifer Baker
as Olive Dee 'Harley' Klintucker
as Helena Toretti
as Det. Sandra Cassidy
as Club Girl (uncredited)
as Susan Reese
as Solina
as Michelle (segment "Just One Time")
as Daphne
as Sarah Logan(1 ep)
as Phoebe Baker(5 eps)
as Louann 'Crystal' Turner(8 eps)
as Michelle
as Ruby
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Jessica
as Michelle
as Ms. Janus
as Teresa
as Donna Delgrosso
as Debbie
as Lucy
as Flo(6 eps)
as Stacey Paterno(32 eps)
as Jeannie
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Connie Soleito(289 eps)
as Gina Stone(1 ep)
as Self - Guest(5 eps)
as Gina Tucci(1 ep)
as Justine Bailey(1 ep)
