When you see Ray Romano crack some of his best jokes, you can appreciate it all the more when he talks about his home support system – his wife, Anna Romano. Initially, Anna’s only claim to fame and the limelight was her husband’s success as a multi-award winning comedian and actor. However, she has since made her own reputation as an actress and television personality.
Anna stayed close to Ray for over three decades before seeing career success. She has been active as an actress and cinematographer since the early 2000s. She is known for projects such as Everyone Loves Raymond and Because She’s Worth It.
Anna Romano Bio, Age
The actress’ full name is Anna M. Scarpulla. Anna was born and raised in New York, February 24, 1963. It is not known where Anna did her various stages of education and what she studied in college. However, after her school days, the future actress started her career in the financial industry. She was hired to work at the Williamsburg Savings Bank in Brooklyn to work as a cashier. It is not known how long she worked at the savings bank.
Anna’s first TV appearance came in 2001 when she appeared on her husband’s hit series Everyone Loves Raymond. Since then, she has participated in a few other projects. She was on the French short When Winter Deepens (2010) and also voiced the character known as Blizzle/Diana Gately in the Spanish version of the Yo-kai Watch 3 video game . As a cinematographer, Anna Romano worked on Because She’s Worth It, a 2012 detective short. In 2015, the actress joined the crew of the TV series Classe, where she worked as director of photography for an episode.
Family – Brother, Children, Husband
Although the identity of Anna Romano’s husband and children is known, she has chosen to keep details of her parents, siblings, if any, secret.
Anna’s meeting with Ray Romano was in 1982. At the time, she and Ray were both employees of Williamsburg Savings Bank. Ray asked her out, she said yes and later that same year they started dating. They had been together for about five years before deciding to move on. Anna Scarpulla officially became Anna Romano on October 11, 1987.
The couple have four children together – three sons and one daughter. They welcomed their first child, a daughter, Alexandra “Ally” Romano sometime in 1990. Then Anna gave birth to twins, Matthew Romano and Gregory Romano in 1993. Five years later, on February 16, 1998, they welcomed their last child, Joseph Raymond Romano.
Anna, her husband and her first three children are all involved in the entertainment industry, albeit to varying degrees. The whole family appeared on Everyone Loves Raymond. Her daughter Alexandra appeared several times as Molly on the show while Anna Romano was in a sixth-season episode as one of the background moms.
His first three children, along with their father, all provided voices on the Ice Age animation franchise. Alexandra was the voice of Meghan in Ice Age: Continental Drift in 2012. Her twin brothers, Matthew and Gregory were both Ice Age; The meltdown six years before, in 2006. Matthew once accompanied his father when he appeared on the talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Facts About Ray Romano’s Wife
- Anna wasn’t the first lady Ray had asked at the bank. He had previously asked two other colleagues of his and both women had turned him down. The actress was the first to accept it at her request.
- During an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Ray talked about how Anna is a huge part of her success, as she’s unimpressed with her celebrity status and all that comes with it.
- Anna Romano was in for a routine check-up in October 2009 when her doctor observed something unusual on her right breast. In February 2010, she was confirmed to have stage one breast cancer. A mammogram and biopsy revealed that the cancer was invasive. Luckily he was caught early and Anna had to go under the knife and undergo harsh radiation and chemotherapy. She finally beat cancer.
- Her experience inspired her to dedicate herself to raising awareness of the dangerous disease while providing needed support to patients and survivors. Ray is also fully supportive of her philanthropic activities and activism.
