Angela Raiola | |
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Born | Angela Joyce Raiola June 30, 1960 New York City, U.S. |
Died | February 18, 2016 New York City, U.S. | (aged 55)
Other names | Big Ang |
Occupation | Television personality |
Years active | 2011–2016 |
Known for | Mob Wives |
Spouse |
Neil Murphy (m. 2009) |
Children | 2 |
Angela Joyce "Big Ang" Raiola (June 30, 1960 – February 18, 2016) was an American reality television personality. She was the niece of Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi (1941–2009), a caporegime ("capo") and drug dealer in the Genovese crime family. Raiola dated gangsters and lived an opulent lifestyle.
Raiola starred in the VH1 reality television series Mob Wives from its second to sixth and final season in 2016. She was featured in her own spin-off series Big Ang in 2012 and Miami Monkey in 2013. At age 55, Raiola died from complications of lung cancer and pneumonia on February 18, 2016.