25:
67:
628:
219:
in 1983. In 1987, their son, Jesse Lanier Cooper, was born. Three months premature, Jesse developed a cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral palsy. After searching for the best schools for children with special needs, Cooper and Leone moved to
338:, is a true life story of a mother's struggles to have her disabled twin daughters integrated into the public school system. It is being made into a movie starring
760:
745:
537:
740:
770:
765:
730:
735:
240:, following his journey of becoming a partner and father and confronting the pain of his parent's reaction. The documentary premiered at
426:
409:
229:
366:
725:
241:
224:, where they became strong advocates for disabled children. In 2024, Cooper served as an executive producer of the documentary
755:
259:
501:
283:
295:
552:
699:
577:
328:
463:
32:
Parts of this article (those related to outdated references/links and career and life developments) need to be
221:
750:
300:
190:
675:
439:
265:
233:
208:
100:
720:
418:
378:
676:
Cooper ML. A father’s soothing ways: Boston Globe June 18, 2021, 5:19 a.m. Accessed June 20, 2021
705:
694:
652:
479:
422:
405:
471:
319:
277:
72:
455:
370:
343:
289:
38:
Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.
363:
237:
66:
714:
401:
385:
347:
339:
305:
216:
195:
182:
138:
603:
509:
447:
271:
175:
287:(2012). She has also acted in a small number of television series, including
212:
186:
690:
493:
415:
Knowing Jesse: A Mother's Story of Grief, Grace, and
Everyday Bliss
375:
Knowing Jesse: A Mother's Story of Grief, Grace, and
Everyday Bliss
359:
178:
171:
18:
538:"I AM PHIL: Marianne Leone performs in Phil's season opener"
323:. Her essay "Knitting: Epic Fail" appears in the anthology
398:
Ma Speaks Up: And a First-Generation
Daughter Talks Back
299:(2007). Her longest-running recurring role was playing
700:
Knowing Jesse: Among the Books of 2010, a Life Lesson
157:
132:
124:
116:
108:
79:
57:
189:. Her longest-running recurring role was playing
653:"Marianne Leone - Author Profile and Information"
257:Leone has had roles in several films, including
362:. A memorial fund was set up in his name, the
578:"Emerson-Directed Films Aplenty at IFFBoston"
8:
358:On January 3, 2005, Jesse Cooper died from
54:
519:(2024) - Documentary, Executive Producer
529:
170:(born January 2, 1952) is an American
377:, was published in September 2010 by
325:Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting,
7:
761:People from Kingston, Massachusetts
746:American writers of Italian descent
576:Ertischek, David (30 April 2024).
207:Cooper was born Marianne Leone in
71:Marianne Leone Cooper at the 2007
14:
388:adopt and live with rescue dogs.
741:Screenwriters from Massachusetts
553:"See the stars in your backyard"
317:Leone's essays have appeared in
242:Independent Film Festival Boston
65:
23:
771:21st-century American actresses
766:20th-century American actresses
215:immigrants. She married actor
147:
303:'s mother in nine episodes of
1:
731:American television actresses
629:"Marianne Leone - Boston.com"
604:"Movie Review: My Own Normal"
736:American women screenwriters
551:Sweeny, Emily (2007-09-02).
483:(1999) - Cable Executive #1
787:
329:W. W. Norton & Company
64:
726:American film actresses
505:(2012) - Sister Ricarda
489:(2000) - Fille du bal 1
364:Jesse Cooper Foundation
222:Kingston, Massachusetts
608:The Independent Critic
475:(1993) - Sr. Cupertino
301:Christopher Moltisanti
191:Christopher Moltisanti
756:Actresses from Boston
497:(2011) - Rita Corelli
451:(1990) - Tuddy's Wife
234:Newton, Massachusetts
209:Boston, Massachusetts
168:Marianne Leone Cooper
101:Boston, Massachusetts
59:Marianne Leone Cooper
657:Simonandschuster.com
487:Hair Under the Roses
419:Simon & Schuster
384:She and her husband
379:Simon & Schuster
433:Partial filmography
309:from 2002 to 2007.
232:, a filmmaker from
459:(1991) - Aunt Rita
373:. Leone's memoir,
369:2008-07-24 at the
260:The Thin Blue Line
706:Radio Open Source
602:Propes, Richard.
502:The Three Stooges
480:The 24 Hour Woman
443:(1989) - Carmella
284:The Three Stooges
230:Alexander Freeman
165:
164:
125:Years active
53:
52:
778:
678:
673:
667:
666:
664:
663:
649:
643:
642:
640:
639:
625:
619:
618:
616:
614:
599:
593:
592:
590:
588:
573:
567:
566:
564:
563:
548:
542:
541:
534:
472:Household Saints
334:Her screenplay,
320:The Boston Globe
290:Kate & Allie
278:Household Saints
151:
149:
109:Other names
97:
93:
91:
73:Tribeca Festival
69:
55:
48:
45:
39:
27:
26:
19:
16:American actress
786:
785:
781:
780:
779:
777:
776:
775:
711:
710:
687:
682:
681:
674:
670:
661:
659:
651:
650:
646:
637:
635:
627:
626:
622:
612:
610:
601:
600:
596:
586:
584:
575:
574:
570:
561:
559:
550:
549:
545:
536:
535:
531:
526:
513:(2015) - Sharon
456:Mortal Thoughts
435:
394:
371:Wayback Machine
356:
344:William H. Macy
315:
255:
250:
205:
153:
150: 1983)
145:
141:
120:Actress, writer
104:
98:
95:
94:January 2, 1952
89:
87:
86:
85:
75:
60:
49:
43:
40:
37:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
784:
782:
774:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
713:
712:
709:
708:
702:
697:
691:Marianne Leone
686:
685:External links
683:
680:
679:
668:
644:
620:
594:
568:
543:
528:
527:
525:
522:
521:
520:
514:
506:
498:
490:
484:
476:
468:
467:(1991) - Joann
460:
452:
444:
434:
431:
430:
429:
427:978-1439183922
412:
410:978-0807060049
393:
390:
355:
352:
336:Hurricane Mary
314:
311:
254:
251:
249:
246:
238:cerebral palsy
204:
201:
163:
162:
159:
155:
154:
143:
137:
136:
134:
130:
129:
126:
122:
121:
118:
114:
113:
112:Maryanne Leone
110:
106:
105:
99:
84:Marianne Leone
83:
81:
77:
76:
70:
62:
61:
58:
51:
50:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
783:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
751:Living people
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
718:
716:
707:
704:interview on
703:
701:
698:
696:
692:
689:
688:
684:
677:
672:
669:
658:
654:
648:
645:
634:
630:
624:
621:
609:
605:
598:
595:
583:
582:Emerson Today
579:
572:
569:
558:
554:
547:
544:
539:
533:
530:
523:
518:
517:My Own Normal
515:
512:
511:
507:
504:
503:
499:
496:
495:
491:
488:
485:
482:
481:
477:
474:
473:
469:
466:
465:
461:
458:
457:
453:
450:
449:
445:
442:
441:
437:
436:
432:
428:
424:
420:
416:
413:
411:
407:
403:
399:
396:
395:
391:
389:
387:
382:
380:
376:
372:
368:
365:
361:
354:Personal life
353:
351:
349:
345:
341:
337:
332:
330:
327:published by
326:
322:
321:
312:
310:
308:
307:
302:
298:
297:
292:
291:
286:
285:
280:
279:
274:
273:
268:
267:
262:
261:
252:
247:
245:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
226:My Own Normal
223:
218:
214:
210:
202:
200:
198:
197:
193:'s mother on
192:
188:
184:
180:
177:
173:
169:
160:
156:
140:
135:
131:
127:
123:
119:
117:Occupation(s)
115:
111:
107:
102:
96:(age 72)
82:
78:
74:
68:
63:
56:
47:
35:
30:
21:
20:
671:
660:. Retrieved
656:
647:
636:. Retrieved
632:
623:
611:. Retrieved
607:
597:
585:. Retrieved
581:
571:
560:. Retrieved
557:Boston Globe
556:
546:
532:
516:
508:
500:
492:
486:
478:
470:
464:City of Hope
462:
454:
446:
438:
414:
402:Beacon Press
397:
392:Bibliography
386:Chris Cooper
383:
374:
357:
348:Meryl Streep
340:Chris Cooper
335:
333:
324:
318:
316:
306:The Sopranos
304:
294:
288:
282:
276:
270:
264:
258:
256:
225:
217:Chris Cooper
206:
196:The Sopranos
194:
183:screenwriter
167:
166:
139:Chris Cooper
128:1985–present
41:
33:
721:1952 births
296:Brotherhood
293:(1985) and
281:(1993) and
715:Categories
662:2010-01-26
638:2010-01-26
633:Boston.com
562:2007-10-17
524:References
448:Goodfellas
272:Goodfellas
203:Early life
176:television
90:1952-01-02
613:23 August
440:True Love
331:in 2013.
269:(1989),
266:True Love
44:June 2021
587:6 August
421:, 2010,
404:, 2017,
367:Archived
275:(1990),
263:(1988),
236:who has
187:essayist
158:Children
494:Loosies
313:Writing
213:Italian
179:actress
152:
144:
34:updated
425:
408:
253:Acting
248:Career
228:about
133:Spouse
103:, U.S.
360:SUDEP
211:, to
146:(
142:
695:IMDb
615:2024
589:2024
423:ISBN
406:ISBN
346:and
244:.
185:and
174:and
172:film
80:Born
693:at
510:Joy
717::
655:.
631:.
606:.
580:.
555:.
417:,
400:,
381:.
350:.
342:,
199:.
181:,
148:m.
92:)
665:.
641:.
617:.
591:.
565:.
540:.
161:1
88:(
46:)
42:(
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
