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Dizzia in 2010, photo by prphotos.com
Birth Name: Maria Teresa Dizzia
Place of Birth: Cranford, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 29, 1974
Ethnicity: Italian (likely 75%), Lithuanian
Maria Dizzia is an American actress. Her roles include the films The Other Woman (2009), Down the Shore , Martha Marcy May Marlene , Margin Call , Keep the Lights On , Lola Versus , The Happy Sad , Captain Phillips , X/Y , While We’re Young , True Story , 3 Generations , Christine (2016), Going in Style (2017), Abe & Phil’s Last Poker Game , Humor Me , Fits and Starts , Piercing , Vox Lux , Late Night , Depraved , Above the Shadows , William (2019), The Outside Story , Funny Pages , The Good Nurse , The Graduates , My Old Ass , We Strangers , Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point , Plainclothes , and Anima (2026); and the shows Smith , Puppy Love , Louie , Orange Is the New Black , Horace and Pete , Royal Pains , 13 Reasons Why , Red Oaks , Emergence , The Undoing , The First Lady , The Staircase , School Spirits , Life & Beth , Agatha All Along , and Before .
She is married to playwright Will Eno, and has one child.
Maria’s paternal grandfather was named Salvatore Dizzia/D’Izza.
Maria’s paternal grandmother was Mary Fabiano (the daughter of Pietro Anthony Fabiano and Rose Ranieri). Mary’s parents were from Campania, Italy.
Maria’s maternal grandfather was Albert A. Bladis (who likely was the son of Felix Joseph Bladis and Mary Markowitz). Albert’s parents were Lithuanian, and Catholic by religion.
Maria’s maternal grandmother was named Virginia Ruggiero. Virginia was born in Newark, New Jersey.
Sources: http://blog.roundabouttheatre.org
Obituary of Maria’s father – https://www.findagrave.com
Likely Maria’s maternal great-grandparents, Felix Joseph Bladis and Mary Markowitz, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org Felix Joseph Bladis and Mary Markowitz on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Maria’s maternal grandmother, Virginia (Ruggiero) Bladis – http://obits.nj.com