About
Nancy Cassaro (born Nancy Ellen Cassaro, May 28, 1959, in Massapequa, Long Island, New York) is an American actress and writer who studied performing arts at Hofstra University and tap dancing with Jerry Ames. She is a member of the improvisational theatre company Artificial Intelligence in New York City, for which she wrote and starred in Tony & Tina's Wedding, an interactive revue that ran for 801 performances at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio — the longest-running engagement in the venue's history. She is married to Chris Fracchiolla (since 1988) and they have two children. Her most notable film credits include Joe Buddha's Wife in Goodfellas (1990, directed by Martin Scorsese), Christy in Running with Scissors (2006, with Dianne Wiest), and Esther in Deuces Wild (2002). On television she is best known as Shelly Tucci in Getting Personal (1998, 18 episodes), Connie O'Keefe in...
Known for
FriendsSeries • 1994
The SopranosSeries • 1999
The West WingSeries • 1999
Without a TraceSeries • 2002
The King of QueensSeries • 1998
The NannySeries • 1993
Nip/TuckSeries • 2003
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanSeries • 1993
Northern ExposureSeries • 1990
GoodFellasMovie • 1990
CybillSeries • 1995
Murder OneSeries • 1995
Grounded for LifeSeries • 2001
Two Guys and a GirlSeries • 1998
Dream OnSeries • 1990
DirtSeries • 2007
Civil WarsSeries • 1991
Hope and GloriaSeries • 1995
Deuces WildMovie • 2002
Running with ScissorsMovie • 2006
Shortcut to HappinessMovie • 2007