Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in the 1980s

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in the 1980s

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio is the sort of name that you suspect an agent or director once suggested that the actress and singer change for the good of her career. She didn't, and she's done just fine. Mastrantonio started out the 80s under the bright lights of Broadway, where she was appearing in 'West Side Story.' She made two appearances in movies in 1983. One was as an uncredited extra in the crowd in 'The King of Comedy.' The other would change her life forever.

The life changing film was 'Scarface,' in which she played the sister of Al Pacino's legendary Tony Montana, Gina. Mastrantonio managed to find the perfect balance of vulnerability and defiance to make the character likable, and a perfect foil for the darkness in her brother. Three years later she received an Oscar nomination for her work on 'The Color of Money.'

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Did You Know...

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Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.

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Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.

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Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.

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Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.

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