[5] She appeared in such films as Double Jeopardy, Private Benjamin, Sister Act, The Wanderers, Eyes of the Beholder, Silent Rage and The Boy Who Drank Too Much.

Her television credits include guest appearances on Starsky and Hutch, MacGyver, Another World and Police Woman.

During the sixth season of The Sopranos, Kalem was elevated from guest star to series regular for her character Angie Bonpensiero, the widow of Sal "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero who runs a body shop in partnership with Tony Soprano.

[6] In 2004, she wrote the fifty-sixth episode for The Sopranos, called "All Happy Families..." Sundance Film Festival

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