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Angelina Fiordellisi (born 15 March 1955; age 69) is the actress who played Kaminer in the Star Trek: The Next Generation sixth season episode "Schisms" in 1992.

From Detroit, Michigan, Fiordellisi has served as the Artistic Director of New York's off-Broadway Cherry Lane Theatre in historic Greenwich Village since 1996. She founded the non-profit Cherry Lane Alternative and the Obie-Award winning Mentor Project Program. In 1998, she built the Cherry Lane Studio theater, and in January 2009 she was offered the 90-seat Cherry Pit, located at Westbeth Community Center. She was also on Broadway in "Zorba" with Academy Award winner Anthony Quinn.

She attended Northern Michigan University for two years, then received scholarships to The University of Detroit, Jesuit College, and Asolo Conservatory of Theater. Fiordellisi became a professional actress playing a 70-year old nun in "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?". She moved to New York where she immediately landed the National Touring company of "Annie". Soon after she accepted a role in the National Tour of "Zorba" that moved to Broadway.

Besides her appearance on The Next Generation, Fiordellisi also made guest appearances in episodes of The Cosby Show (1987), Roseanne (1988), The Munsters Today (1990, with John Schuck, Lee Meriwether, and Jason Marsden), L.A. Law (1991, with Corbin Bernsen, Larry Drake, Michael Cumpsty, and Joseph Ruskin), and Law & Order (1996). Between 1994 and 1995 she portrayed Rita in the ABC television comedy series Thunder Ally on which she worked with Jim Beaver and Bertila Damas.

In addition, Fiordellisi was featured in the crime thriller Delusion (1991, with Jim Metzler, Robert Costanzo, Tracey Walter, Barbara Alyn Woods, Raymond Singer, Brendan McKane, and Rudolph Willrich), in the television drama Out of Darkness (1994, with Randy Lowell and Annie O'Donnell), the romance When a Man Loves a Woman (1994, with Eugene Roche, Gail Strickland, Susanna Thompson, William Frankfather, Ellen Geer, and Rico E. Anderson), and in the romance Where The Heart Is (2000, starring Ashley Judd and with Jim Beaver and Katelin Petersen).

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-'''Angelina Fiordellisi''' {{born|15|March|1955}} is the actress who played [[Kaminer]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode {{e|Schisms}}.
+'''Angelina Fiordellisi''' {{born|15|March|1955}} is the actress who played [[Kaminer]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' [[TNG Season 6|sixth season]] episode {{e|Schisms}} in {{y|1992}}.
-Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, Fiordellisi has served as the Artistic Director of New York's off-Broadway {{w|Cherry Lane Theatre}} at 38 Commerce Street in historic Greenwich Village since 1996. Angelina founded the non-profit Cherry Lane Theatre Company and the Obie-Award winning Mentor Project Program.  In 1998, she built the Cherry Lane Studio theater, and in January of 2009 she was asked to run the 90-seat Cherry Pit, located at 155 Bank Street.  She has also performed on Broadway, acting in the 1983 revival of "Zorba," working alongside [[Debbie Shapiro]].
+From Detroit, Michigan, Fiordellisi has served as the Artistic Director of New York's off-Broadway {{w|Cherry Lane Theatre}} in historic Greenwich Village since 1996. She founded the non-profit Cherry Lane Alternative and the Obie-Award winning Mentor Project Program. In 1998, she built the Cherry Lane Studio theater, and in January 2009 she was offered the 90-seat Cherry Pit, located at Westbeth Community Center.  She was also on Broadway in "Zorba" with Academy Award winner {{w|Anthony Quinn}}.
-She received a full scholarship to attend The University of Detroit, a Jesuit College (recently merged with Mercy College) graduating with high honors in 1981. Soon after Fiordellisi became a professional actress playing a 70-year old nun in ''Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?''.  She received a full scholarship to The Asolo Conservatory of Theater, but moved to New York after one semester, where she immediately landed the National Touring company of ''Annie'', starring [[Kathleen Freedman]] and Rhodes Reason.  After six-months with ''Annie'', she accepted a role in ''Zorba'' with academy award winners [[Anthony Quinn]] and [[Lela Kedrova]]; a national tour that ended on broadway.
+She attended Northern Michigan University for two years, then received scholarships to The University of Detroit, Jesuit College, and Asolo Conservatory of Theater. Fiordellisi became a professional actress playing a 70-year old nun in "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?".  She moved to New York where she immediately landed the National Touring company of "Annie". Soon after she accepted a role in the National Tour of "Zorba" that moved to Broadway.
-Besides TNG, Fiordellisi also made appearances on "The Cosby Show," "Roseanne," and "Law & Order." In 1994, she became a recurring player, Rita, on the short-lived ABC sitcom "Thunder Alley" starring [[Ed Asner]].  Among her co-stars on this series was one-time "Star Trek: Enterprise" guest performer Jim Beaver. Fiordellisi appeared in 11 of the show's 27 episodes, with the last airing in May 1995.
+Besides her appearance on ''The Next Generation'', Fiordellisi also made guest appearances in episodes of ''The Cosby Show'' (1987), ''Roseanne'' (1988), ''The Munsters Today'' (1990, with [[John Schuck]], [[Lee Meriwether]], and [[Jason Marsden]]), ''L.A. Law'' (1991, with [[Corbin Bernsen]], [[Larry Drake]], [[Michael Cumpsty]], and [[Joseph Ruskin]]), and ''Law & Order'' (1996). Between 1994 and 1995 she portrayed Rita in the ABC television comedy series ''Thunder Ally'' on which she worked with [[Jim Beaver]] and [[Bertila Damas]].
+In addition, Fiordellisi was featured in the crime thriller ''Delusion'' (1991, with [[Jim Metzler]], [[Robert Costanzo]], [[Tracey Walter]], [[Barbara Alyn Woods]], [[Raymond Singer]], [[Brendan McKane]], and [[Rudolph Willrich]]), in the television drama ''Out of Darkness'' (1994, with [[Randy Lowell]] and [[Annie O'Donnell]]), the romance ''When a Man Loves a Woman'' (1994, with [[Eugene Roche]], [[Gail Strickland]], [[Susanna Thompson]], [[William Frankfather]], [[Ellen Geer]], and [[Rico E. Anderson]]), and in the romance ''Where The Heart Is'' (2000, starring [[Ashley Judd]] and with Jim Beaver and [[Katelin Petersen]]).
-In addition, she had small roles in the films "Delusion" (1991, starring Jim Metzler, featuring [[Jerry Orbach]], Robert Costanzo and Tracey Walter), "When a Man Loves a Woman" (1994, starring [[Andy Garcia]] and [[Meg Ryan]]), "Out of Darkness" (1994, starring [[Diana Ross]]), "Where the Heart Is" (2000, starring [[Natalie Portman]] and [[Ashley Judd]] and "Walker Payne" (2004, starring [[Jason Patric]], [[Drea DeMatteo]] and [[Sam Shepard]].
 == External links ==
-*{{IMDb-link|page=nm0278436}}
+* {{IMDb-link|page=nm0278436}}
-*{{IBDb-link|id=78826}}
+* {{IBDb-link|id=78826}}
-She attended Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
 [[es:Angelina Fiordellisi]]
 [[Category:Performers|Fiordellisi, Angelina]]
 [[Category:TNG performers|Fiordellisi, Angelina]]