A Conversation with Marianne Leone - author of Jesse and Ma Speaks Up

Marianne Leone is an actress, screenwriter and essayist. Her essays have appeared in the Boston Globe, Post Road, Bark Magazine, Coastal Living, Solstice, and WBUR’s Cognoscenti blog. She is the author of two memoirs, Jesse (Simon & Schuster) and Ma Speaks Up (Beacon Press.) She had a recurring role on HBO's The Sopranos as Joanne Moltisanti, Christopher's mother. She has also appeared in films by Nancy Savoca, David O. Russell, Larry David, John Sayles, and Martin Scorsese. Jesse is published in Italy by Nutrimenti.