Biography

Jennifer Esposito

by Bartle,

Synopsis

Jennifer Esposito, an American actress and author, is known for roles of Ria in the film Crash (2000). She has appeared in various films and TV series including Taxi, NCIS and Made.

In 2017, she appeared in the TV series NCIS and The Affair. She currently filming Speed Kills alongside Katheryn Winnick, John Travolta, James Remar and Matthew Modine. 

Early Life and Career

Jennifer Esposito was born on April 11, 1973, in Brooklyn, New York, to Phyllis who is an interior decorator, and Robert Esposito who is a computer consultant and music producer. Esposito has a sister.

Jennifer comes from an Italian descent. She spent most of her childhood days in Staten Island. She is of American nationality. 

Jennifer attended the Countess Moore High School based in Staten Island. She made her first appearance in television in 2006 in Law and Order as Gina Tucci.

She then went on to act in many television series such as Feds, New York Undercover as Gina Stone in 3 episodes, Hack, Judging Amy as Louann Turner in 8 episodes, Television film  Snow Wonder. She then appeared in 18 episodes of Related as Ginnie Sorelli. She has been seen in 46 episodes of Spin City as character Stacey Paterno.

She went to appear in 5 episodes of Rescue Me as Nona and 35 episodes of Samantha Who? as character Andrea Belladonna for which she is critically acclaimed.

Furthermore, she appeared in 46 episodes of Blue Bloods as Jackie Curatola, 5 episodes of The Looney tunes Show as Tina Russo, 12 episodes of Taxi Brooklyn as Monica Pena. She is currently acting a Calista Raines in Mistresses.

Esposito has appeared on many movies like The Brooklyn State of Mind, I Know What you Did Last Summer, Just one Time, The Bachelor, The Proposal, Don’t Say a Word, The Master of Disguise, Breaking all the Rule, Crash as character Ria, Conspiracy, Bending the Rules and she is funny that Way.

Personal Life

Jennifer has been married twice. She is currently dating Jesper Vesterstrom, a fitness expert and adventurer. According to a source, she is dating him right after her separation from estranged husband Louis Dowler. The former couple got married on November 16, 2014. They lived two years together and in March 2016, she filed for a divorce with him.

Esposito is the ex-wife of a popular Hollywood star Bradley Cooper. They began dating in mid 2000s and married on December 30, 2006. However, in May 2007, after five months of marriage, they filed for divorce, which was finalized that November of that year.

Following the divorce, Jennifer got engaged to a tennis player, Mark Philippoussis. The couple separated in August 2010. In May 2014, she announced her engagement to British model Louis Dowler, an ex-boyfriend of actress Kate Winslet.

 Esposito first dating Jonny Lee Miller after which she began dating Dean Winters. Later in 1997, Esposito began dating actor Nick Chinlund. She was then in a relationship with Cameroon Mathison in January 1999. The couple separated the following year.

Jennifer went on to date actor Benjamin Bratt in August 2001. She then dated actor Tony Daly from September 2004 to 2005. 
 

Net Worth and Awards

Jennifer Esposito’s current net worth is $4 million, according to Celebrity Net worth. She has ama s sed a huge amount of net worth from her acting career. She also runs her bakery shop.

In 2016, her investors filed a $43 million lawsuit against her after promoting a groundless and downright false sense of fear that the same products with the same recipes.

However, after filing a lawsuit, she reportedly went to Denmark to escape from the allegation. But, she denied the fact and said she was vacationing at Denmark. In May, it was reported that her case is dismissed and she returned to her bakery business. 

She has a petite figure and well-structured face. Esposito has been awarded a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and a Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture for her role in 2004 movie, Crash as character Ria. More about Jennifer Esposito can be found on various social media sites.