Actress. A native of Queens, New York, she was born Adrienne Levine. A graduate of Boston University, she was also a film producer, director, writer, and stage actress in several plays for the Warkhouse Theatre, Ltd., in Manhattan, New York. Named as one of the twelve Promising New Actors of 1991, her roles included the films, "The Unbelievable Truth" (1989), "Trust" (1990), "Lonely In America" (1991), "Big Girls Don't Cry: They Get Even" (1992), "Hexed" (1993), "Teresa's Tattoo" (1994), "Kalamazoo" (1995), "Sudden Manhattan" (1997), "I'll Take You There" (1999), "Revolution #9" (2001), "Tiger: His Fall & Rise" (2004), "Factotum" (2005), and the television programs, "Oz," "Law & Order," "Early Edition," and "Homicide: Life On The Street."
She wrote, directed, and co-starred in the movie Waitress, which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Released posthumously, it was her final piece of work. She wrote the movie while pregnant with her daughter, who has a cameo at the end. The film later became a Broadway show, running from 2016 to 2020.
Actress. A native of Queens, New York, she was born Adrienne Levine. A graduate of Boston University, she was also a film producer, director, writer, and stage actress in several plays for the Warkhouse Theatre, Ltd., in Manhattan, New York. Named as one of the twelve Promising New Actors of 1991, her roles included the films, "The Unbelievable Truth" (1989), "Trust" (1990), "Lonely In America" (1991), "Big Girls Don't Cry: They Get Even" (1992), "Hexed" (1993), "Teresa's Tattoo" (1994), "Kalamazoo" (1995), "Sudden Manhattan" (1997), "I'll Take You There" (1999), "Revolution #9" (2001), "Tiger: His Fall & Rise" (2004), "Factotum" (2005), and the television programs, "Oz," "Law & Order," "Early Edition," and "Homicide: Life On The Street."
She wrote, directed, and co-starred in the movie Waitress, which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Released posthumously, it was her final piece of work. She wrote the movie while pregnant with her daughter, who has a cameo at the end. The film later became a Broadway show, running from 2016 to 2020.
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