Lola Glaudini (born November 24, 1971) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of

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'' and for her role as Deborah Ciccerone-Waldrup on

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Early life

Glaudini was born in

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. Her father, Robert Glaudini, is a playwright of Italian descent, and in whose play ''The Poison Tree'' she appeared at the

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. Her mother, Nina Diane (née Kapler) Rosen, is from a

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family and is a writer and college instructor in

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. Glaudini attended

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. She also starred in the drama ''Demonology'' at the Mark Taper Forum, for which she won a Drama-Logue Award as Best Actress.

Career

Between 2001 and 2004 Glaudini had a recurring role on the

series ''

'' as Federal Agent Deborah Ciccerone-Waldrup. In 2005 she was a regular on the

series ''

'' as

, but left the show early in the second season. Before those roles she appeared on ''

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'' as Dolores Mayo, a

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-addicted office assistant. She has guest starred in '' The Good Guys'', ''

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'', and '' ER''. Glaudini also appeared briefly in the

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''. In the 2006 film ''

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'', Glaudini had a brief role as the first wife of

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, played by

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, where she is seen berating Papale's career failures and informs him of

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. She played Kat Damatto on the NBC mini-series '' Persons Unknown'' in 2010. She costarred with Mark Harmon in the 2011 USA original movie ''Certain Prey'', based on the bestselling book of the same name by John Sandford.

Personal life

Glaudini lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Stuart England, and two sons.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Glaudini, Lola 1971 births Actresses from New York City American film actresses American people of Italian descent American television actresses Bard College alumni Living people People from Manhattan People from Brooklyn Jewish American actresses 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American women