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Biography
Johann Carlo (born May 21, 1957) is an American actress.
Life and career
Carlo was born in Buffalo, New York. She made her Broadway debut in 1983, appearing alongside Kate Nelligan as Louise in David Hare's Plenty. In 1991, she returned to Broadway for Richard Jones' La Bête. She was commissioned by the Whitney Museum to write, direct and perform in the musical It's Still Life, which went on to tour in India and Morocco. She has also written and acted in several performance pieces.
In 1986, she was cast as Dixie, the cabbie who introduced the King of Cartoons from Pee-wee's Playhouse. Dixie appeared only in the show's first season.
Carlo has also been seen in the TV shows Crime Story (1986), Law & Order (1991, 1997) and Chicago Hope (1995). She had a recurring role on The Sopranos (1999) as Bonnie DiCaprio.
Carlo's film debut was in 1989 as a performance artist in Merchant Ivory's Slaves of New York, singing "Say Hi to Your Guy", a song she wrote, with Michael Butler. She appeared in Reversal of Fortune (1990), Quiz Show (1994), Looking for Richard (1996), and Happiness (1998).
Films and TV
- Hysterical Blindness (2002 TV movie) - Susan
- The Next Big Thing (2001, by John Schlesinger) - "Absolutist" Woman
- Cherry (1999) - Nurse
- Third Watch (TV series) - episode "Impulse" (1999) - Sylvia Rossetti
- 24 Nights (1999) - Geneva
- The Sopranos (TV series, 1999) - Bonnie DiCaprio
- Happiness (1998, by Todd Solondz) - Betty Grasso
- Law & Order (TV series) - episode "Legacy" (1997) - Mrs. Jeffrey Zabner
- Life Choice (1991) - Colman
- Fair Game (1995) - Jodi Kirkpatrick
- Looking for Richard (1996 documentary, by Al Pacino) - Herself
- C.P.W. (TV series, 1995) - Lisa Monroe
- Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning (1995 TV movie)
- Chicago Hope (TV series) - episode "Freeze Outs" (1995) - Mrs. Concannon
- Quiz Show (1994, by Robert Redford) - Toby Stempel
- Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story (1994 TV movie) - Joanne
- Reversal of Fortune (1990, by Barbet Schroeder) - Nancy
- Slaves of New York (1989, by James Ivory) - Performance artist, singing "Say Hi to Your Guy"
- Crime Story (TV series) - Cori Luca
- Pee-Wee's Playhouse (TV series, 1986–1987) - Dixie
- Tales from the Darkside (TV series) - episode "In the Cards" (1985) - Iris
- Doubletake (1985 TV movie) - Prostitute
- Nadia (1984 TV movie) - Older Nadia Comăneci