Toni Kalem

Toni Kalem Biography

Toni Kalem (born August 29, 1956) is an American actress, screenwriter and director. Kalem is best known for her portrayal of Angie Bonpensiero on the HBO series, The Sopranos.

Kalem has appeared in several films such as Double Jeopardy, Private Benjamin, Sister Act, The Wanderers, Eyes of the Beholder, Silent Rage and The Boy Who Drank Too Much. Her television credits include guest appearances on Starsky and Hutch, MacGyver, Another World and Police Woman. During the sixth season of The Sopranos, Kalem was elevated from guest star to series regular for her character Angie Bonpensiero, the widow of Sal "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero who runs a body shop in partnership with Tony Soprano.

In 1999, Kalem wrote and directed the film A Slipping Down Life. In 2004, she wrote the fifty-sixth episode for The Sopranos called "All Happy Families...".

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1979	The Wanderers	Despie Galasso
1980	Private Benjamin	Pvt. Gianelli
1981	Paternity	Diane Cassabello
1982	Love	Girl	Segment: For Life
	I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can	Debby
	Silent Rage	Alison Halman
1983	Two of a Kind	Terri
1984	Reckless	Donna
1986	Billy Galvin	Nora
1992	Sister Act	Connie LaRocca
1992	Eyes of the Beholder	Dr. Gruber
1996	American Strays	Alice
2001	15 Minutes	Woman at Planet Hollywood
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	Dominic's Dream	Marie Bente	TV-Movie
1977	Kojak	Nora	1 episode
	Baretta	Bobbie	1 episode
	Starsky and Hutch	Molly Bristol	1 episode
	Police Woman	Melinda Ventselos	1 episode
1977–1979	Another World	Angela 'Angie' Perrini Frame #1	unknown episodes
1978	What Really Happened to the Class of '65?	Juana	1 episode
1980	The Boy Who Drank Too Much	Tina	TV-Movie
1981	ABC Afterschool Special	Samantha Anderson	1 episode
1981	Splendor in the Grass	Angelina	TV-Movie
1981–1984	Trapper John, M.D.	Bobbi Dugan Terry Manzari Louise Windom	3 episodes
1983	The American Snitch	Holly	TV-Movie
1983	Running Out	Shelley	TV-Movie
1985	Badge of the Assassin	Diana Piagentini	TV-Movie
1986	Comedy Factory	Ellen Nance	1 episode
1987	MacGyver	Elaine Harryman	1 episode
1987	The Equalizer	Sarah	1 episode
1990	The Marshall Chronicles	English Teacher	2 episodes
1991	Veronica Clare		1 episode
1992	Picket Fences	Nicole Ledeux	1 episode
1993	The Odd Couple: Together Again	Edna	TV-Movie
1996	Double Jeopardy	Sue Schilling	TV-Movie
1997	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Mona	1 episode
2000–2006	The Sopranos	Angie Bonpensiero	12 episodes

Awards and nominations

Sundance Film Festival

1999: Nominated, "Grand Jury Prize for Most Dramatic Film" - A Slipping-Down Life

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