Maureen Van Zandt: Wife of Steven Van Zandt

She is an ex-ballet dancer and an American actress. However, she became a celebrity only after marrying Steven Van Zandt, the famous guitarist. They have been going strong as a pair for 4+ decades and happy with their marriage. She, as an actress is gained fame with ‘The Sopranos’ HBO series that saw her debut role. She even appeared in ‘The Christmas Chronicles’ and ‘Anyone’s Son’.

Her biography

Her real name is Marueen Santoro. She was born on 8th November, 1951. she is presently 72 years old. She was raised by her parents in New Jersey’s Newark region. She is said to belong to a mafia family and has a sister that she considers sweet and nice. She graduated from a New Jersey-based local school. Later, she got enrolled in a ballet company. Here, she learnt acting and dancing skills.

Her dancing career

Maureen Van Zandt, by profession is an actress. Before becoming an actress, she was a ballet dancer. She had great passion for the entertainment industry even during the early 60s. Her life rather revolved around rock ’n’ roll music world. She started learning ballet dancing at a very young age of 5 years and underwent intense training until 17 years. Then, she joined a popular ballet dancing company. Her goal was to convey stories clearly to the public through her ballet dancing skills which she maintained consistently. During this time, she learnt acting and later auditioned to get a role in movies.

Acting career

She debuted in 1999 with ‘The Sopranos’, HBO series. Her yuonger sister was the model for the series including the Jersey women. She claimed that the Jersey women were bothered only about getting their nails and hair done. They did not focus on being in charge of their lives or becoming bosses. The series was a huge success that helped her get other roles in TV series and movies. It included ‘The Christmas Chronicles’ and ‘Anyone’s Son’. Besides acting, she co-founded the threater group ‘With Out Papers’. It produced hits like ‘Burn this’ and ‘Golden Boy’.

Her marriage

Since 1982, she is married to Steven and leads a happy, satisfied family. They got married on 31st December, 1982 in a grand way in New York City. Together, they invited friends, families, and celebrities like Percy Sledge and Gabriella Dante. They have been together for over four decades now. In ‘Sopranos’, they had acted together as a couple. For more details visit: https://biographyresearch.org/all-about-steven-van-zandts-wife-maureen-van-zandt-biography/