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de Matteo in 2010, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Andrea Donna de Matteo
Place of Birth: Whitestone, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 19, 1972
Ethnicity: Italian
Drea de Matteo is an American actress. She has also been credited as Drea De Matteo, Drea DeMatteo, and Andrea de Matteo.
She is the daughter of Donna, a playwright and teacher, and Albert de Matteo, a furniture manufacturer, who owned, and was CEO of, Avery Boardman and Carlyle. Drea has two children with her former partner, musician and record producer Shooter Jennings . Shooter is the son of country singer, songwriter, and musician Waylon Jennings .
Drea’s paternal grandparents likely were Albert de Matteo and Maria.
Drea’s maternal grandfather was named Giuseppe/Joseph Bendinelli. Giuseppe was born in New York.
Drea’s maternal grandmother was named Raffaella/Raffaela “Rae”/”Ray” Minalo. Raffaella was born in New York.
Sources: Drea’s maternal grandparents, Giuseppe/Joseph Bendinelli and Raffaella/Raffaela “Rae”/”Ray” Minalo, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Drea’s maternal grandmother, Raffaella/Raffaela “Rae”/”Ray” (Minalo) Bendinelli – http://query.nytimes.com