Johann Carlo
Born (1957-05-21) May 21, 1957

Johann Carlo (born May 21, 1957) is an American actress.[1]

Early life

Carlo was born in Buffalo, New York.

Career

She made her Broadway debut in 1983, appearing as Louise in Plenty. In 1991, she returned to Broadway for La Bête.[2] She was commissioned by the Whitney Museum to write, direct and perform in the musical It's Still Life, which went on to tour in India and Morocco. She has also written and acted in several performance pieces.

In 1986, she was cast as Dixie, the cabbie who introduced the King of Cartoons from Pee-wee's Playhouse. Dixie appeared only in the show's first season.

Carlo has also been seen in the TV shows Crime Story (1986), Law & Order (1991, 1997) and Chicago Hope (1995). She had a recurring role on The Sopranos (1999) as Bonnie DiCaprio.

Carlo's film debut was in 1989 as a performance artist in Merchant Ivory's Slaves of New York, singing "Say Hi to Your Guy", a song she wrote, with Michael Butler. She appeared in Reversal of Fortune (1990), Quiz Show (1994), Looking for Richard (1996), and Happiness (1998).

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Prisoners of Inertia Lisa
1989 Slaves of New York Performance artist
1990 Reversal of Fortune Nancy
1994 Quiz Show Toby Stempel
1995 Fair Game Jodi Kirkpatrick
1996 Looking for Richard Documentary
1998 Happiness Betty Grasso
1999 24 Nights Geneva
1999 Cherry Nurse
2001 The Next Big Thing 'Absolutist' Woman
2011 Silver Tongues Flora
2011 Margaret Neighbor

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1984 Nadia Older Nadia Comăneci Television film
1984 ABC Afterschool Special Patti DiAngelo Episode: "Out of Step"
1984, 1985 CBS Schoolbreak Special Mary Judson / Consuela Fabian 2 episodes
1985 Tales from the Darkside Iris Episode: "In the Cards"
1985 Doubletake Prostitute Miniseries
1986 Pee-wee's Playhouse Dixie 13 episodes
1986–1987 Crime Story Cori Luca 12 episodes
1991, 1997 Law & Order Mrs. Jeffrey Zabner / Colman 2 episodes
1994 Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story Joanne Television film
1995 Chicago Hope Mrs. Concannon Episode: "Freeze Outs"
1995 Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning Sarah Meyer Television film
1995 Central Park West Lisa Monroe 2 episodes
1999 The Sopranos Bonnie DiCaprio
1999 Third Watch Sylvia Rossetti Episode: "Impulse"
2002 Hysterical Blindness Susan Television film
2010, 2013 Boardwalk Empire Teresina Capone 2 episodes

References

  1. Maltin, Leonard (2009-08-04). Leonard Maltin's 2010 Movie Guide. Penguin. pp. 974–. ISBN 9780451227645. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. "Johann Carlo". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on December 6, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
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