Jennifer Esposito was born in Brooklyn, New York.
She launched her career with an appearance on
Law & Order (1990) in 1996, and
went on to play the character of "Stacey Paterno" in 36 episodes on the
hit TV series Spin City (1996),
starring alongside
Michael J. Fox.
Diagnosed with Celiac Disease in 2008. Celiac is a disease where gluten in the diet triggers autoimmune intestinal damage. On diagnosis, patients remove gluten from the diet and the gut heals.
[on her ethnic background] Well, I'm Italian, but my family isn't stereotypical.
I mean, I only have one sister and we don't yell or throw pasta at each
other. My mother doesn't even have a secret spaghetti sauce recipe.