Toni Z. Kalem (born August 29, 1956) is an American actress. Kalem is best known for her portrayal of Angie Bonpensiero on the HBO series The Sopranos.
Kalem grew up in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey.Kleiner, Dick. "Actress Toni Kalem Shaking Ethnic Image", The Sumter Daily Item, January 15, 1982. Retrieved October 9, 2015. "And she isn't the New York street girl she played so often. She's actually from Springfield, N.J., the very middle-class daughter of a very middle-class insurance agent." She appeared in such films 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 Private 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 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 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 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 The Equalizer Sarah Episode: "Inner View" 1990 The Marshall Chronicles English Teacher 2 episodes 1991 Veronica Clare Unknown 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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