Andrea donna de matteo[1] (born january 19, 1972) [2] is an american actress who is best known for her role as adriana la cerva on the television drama the sopranos (1999รขโ‚ฌ2006), for which she รขโ‚ฌยฆ Andrea donna de matteo, called drea (pronounced dray), was born on january 19, 1972 in queens, new york, into an affluent family, the youngest of three children and the only girl. Andrea donna drea de matteo (born january 19, 1972) is an american actress.