I'm totally Italian, but I'm not a diva. If you could see the way I'm dressed in daily life, that's not a diva. Appearances are so not important to me.

She later stated that such distractions drive "people in the audience nuts. LuPone was part of the first graduating class of Juilliard's Drama Division (1968-1972: Group 1) which also included actors Kevin Kline and David Ogden Stiers. LuPone will guest star on Army Wives on July 8 2012 and reunite with fellow guest star Kellie Martin as her mother once again.

Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21 1949) is an American singer and actress known for her Tony Award-winning performance as Eva Perón in the 1979 stage musical Evita and for her Olivier Award-winning performance as Fantine in the original London cast of Les Misérables. She is also known for her Tony Award winning performance as Mama Rose in the 2008 revival of Gypsy: A Musical Fable.