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He has assayed the holy fools of French history and literature: Danton, Tartuffe and, in a recent triumph playing in the U.S.,

From Time Magazine Archive

Given the two roles she has assayed on TV--the streetwise naif Adriana on The Sopranos and the tough-tawking Gina, the hairdresser sister of Matt LeBlanc's character on Joey--Drea de Matteo in person is shocking.

From Time Magazine Archive