Jennifer Esposito. Actress: Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens. Jennifer Esposito was born in Brooklyn, New York. She launched her career with an appearance on Law & Order (1990) in 1996, and went on to play the character of "Stacey Paterno" in 36 episodes on the hit TV series Chaos City (1996), starring alongside Michael J. Fox. Her first major film was Spike Lee's Summer of Sam (1999). Other famous film credits...