Maria Pitillo is a former American actress, best known for her roles as Audrey Timmonds in Roland Emmerich’s “Godzilla”, and Tina Calcatera in the “Providence” series.
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Early life and family
Maria Pitillo was born on January 8, 1966, in Elmira, New York USA, and therefore holds American citizenship and her zodiac sign is Capricorn. Maria was born into a family of Irish and Italian descent – Maria’s mother, Patricia Masterson, and her father, whose name is not available, divorced when Maria was around eight years old. When Maria’s father moved to Mahwah, New Jersey, she lived with him most of the time, along with her sisters, Gina and Lisa. Maria never explained why she chose to live with her father rather than her mother, however, it is unclear whether she had a choice.
From an early age, Maria knew she wanted to perform on stage and took music and singing lessons. She also enjoyed walking, playing football and volleyball.
Schooling
Maria attended Mahwah High School, where she was a member of the track team. Later, she transferred to Northern Highlands Regional High School, located in Allendale, Bergen County, New Jersey. She had lots of friends at school, but couldn’t get along with her teachers. Just before the start of the prom, Maria got into an argument with one of her teachers, so she was prevented from attending the graduation ceremony, however, Maria snuck into the prom to enjoy the dance and celebrating with classmates. After graduating in 1984, Maria enrolled at the Playhouse West School and Repertory Theater, from where she graduated in 1988.
Later, she took additional lessons from Robbie McCauley, who gave vocal lessons to Maria. She also went to New York to study the Meisner technique of acting, taught by Harold Guskin and William Esper. In Los Angeles, she did not miss her chance to study at the prestigious Jeff Goldblum’s Playhouse West.
Career
Acting career: first steps
Before acting, Maria worked at an Ann Taylor store in New Jersey, saving money for her college. However, with the help of her friend who took her to auditions for young actors, Maria began her acting career, appearing in various television commercials. She could be seen in promotional campaigns such as Chic Jeans, Pepto-Bismol and many others. Maria made her debut in “Wise Guys”, landing the role of Massuese in 1986.
In 1987, she appeared as Vickie in the episode “What If I’m Gay?” from the popular “CBS Schoolbreak Special” series, and in 1988 she landed the role of Pony Tail Girl in “Bright Lights, Big City”, starring alongside Michael J. Fox and Dianne Wiest, and the same year she was cast as Angel in “Pointe de Bensonhurst”.
From 1989 to 1991, Maria could be seen on various popular series, landing supporting roles in sporadic episodes of shows such as “Ryan’s Hope”, “Miami Vice” and “Law & Order”. She also appeared in films and television films such as “The Lost Capone” (1990), “She-Devil” (1989) and “White Palace” (1990). In 1990 Maria recorded two songs, “Bye Bye Blackbird” and “The Jazz Standard”, which were included on the soundtrack of “The Lost Capone”.
In 1992, Maria landed the role of Robin in one of the episodes of “Middle Ages”; the series became a very successful project, however, for Maria it was the first time she received positive reviews from critics, who praised her talent even though she could only be seen in the episode ” Night Moves”.
Additional success
The year 1995 was very important for Maria, because she took part in more than five projects, including films and television series. She lands the role of Kim in “Bye Bye Love” and Zee in “Frank & Jesse”. She also portrayed Teresa Walden Stamper in the TV movie “Escape from Terror: The Teresa Stamper Story”, and Maria Caprefoli in “Between Love and Honor”. In mid-1995, Maria was cast as a regular on the FOX comedy series “Partners” (1995 – 1996), playing Alicia Sundergard.
After landing the role of Gloria McKinney in “Drea God” in 1996, she went on to appear in series such as “Out of Order”, “House Rules” and “In The Loop”.
However, Maria’s biggest role found her in 1998, when she was asked to play Audrey Timmonds in Roland Emmerich’s “Godzilla.” Despite the hard work of the entire team, the film received many negative reviews from critics and audiences. The 19th Golden Raspberry Awards crushed Maria, awarding her as Worst Supporting Actress; the film also received a Golden Raspberry Award as Worst Remake or Sequel, and was nominated in the “Worst Picture”, “Worst Director”, and “Worst Screenplay” categories. The 1998 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards also added sadness to the film’s creator, as “Godzilla” “won” in the “Worst Screenplay for a Movie Grossing Over $100 Million” category (using Hollywood math) “.
The film’s song “Come with Me”, performed by Sean P. Diddy Combs and Jimmy Page received two contrasting awards: “Favorite Song” by 1999 Blockbuster Entertainment Award and “Worst Song in a Motion Picture” by Stinkers Bad Movie Awards in 1998.
Final works and withdrawal from the theater
Maria was not fazed by the theoretical results of her work in “Godzilla”, and landed more roles in other projects. In 2000, she played Vicki in “After Sex”, Paula in “Will & Grace” and Debbie McNeil in the TV movie “The Christmas Secret”. From 2001 to 2002, she was in the recurring cast of “Providence”, landing the role of Tina Calcatera; Maria then shared that she loved working on the show because the story of the plastic surgeon, who left his job in wealthy Beverly Hills to work in his hometown of Providence, Rhode Island to be with his family, was in tune with his own vision of work-life balance.
In 2002, Maria got married and had to quit acting soon after the wedding, as she found out she was pregnant. Among his later works is an appearance in the “Friends” episode “The One with the Home Study”. In 2008, she appeared as Valerie Cerritas in the comedy-drama “Big Shots,” and hasn’t acted since.
Personal life, husband David Roger Fortney
Maria met David Roger Fortney in Los Angeles, when they both worked there. David is a cameraman who has worked on projects such as the TV series documentary “American Greed”, “The Cure Is U” and “Earth Scapes”. David and Maria are raising their daughter, Eva Jean, but don’t appear much on social media, keeping their private lives low-key. Since 2020, she has been running a small family business with David.
Hobbies, favorite things and interesting facts
Maria is still an avid runner; she is also passionate about yoga and likes to spend time at the beach, going for a walk there in the evening. She likes to read non-fiction books. His favorite color is red.
Appearance
Maria has shoulder-length brown hair and green eyes. She is 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) tall and weighs approximately 56 kg (123 lb); his vital stats are not available at this time. Maria has no tattoos.
Net Worth and Salary
As of 2020, Maria’s personal net worth is estimated at over $1 million, largely from her acting career, but the income she and her husband earn from the family business they run suggest that their joint wealth is somewhat higher.
