Background
DeBuono was born on March 20, 1970, in Yonkers, New York, and raised in Bronxville.
DeBuono was born on March 20, 1970, in Yonkers, New York, and raised in Bronxville.
Between 1988 and 1991 she attended the University of Kentucky. She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and graduated in 1994.
She was forced to end her career as a volleyball player due to a knee injury. After this, DeBuono started her acting career, and she performed in a stage play directed by a former student, Ashley Judd. In 2003 she earned a master"s degree in clinical psychology.
She appeared in the last three seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as M"Pella.
She has worked as a stand-in, photo double, and body double for Terry Farrell. DeBuono received no on-screen credits until her final appearance in the episode The Dogs of War.
DeBuono also appeared as a background regular in several episodes of the television series Chicago Hope as a paramedic. DeBuono was involved in the comedy series Jenny, The Pretender, Pacific Blue, Martial Law, Becker and Exes and Oh"son
DeBuono has also appeared in a few films, including the short project Gay Propaganda (2002) and the award-winning Out at the Wedding (2007), the romantic comedy And Then Came Lola (2008), and the short drama Tremble & Spark (2008).
She now hosts her own radio program on Thursdays at 12 p.m. Socialist Workers Party, since September 2011, to give out advice on Los Angeles Talk radio.