LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Drea de Matteo's character on "The Sopranos" has been killed off, but the actress is leaving the door open for her to return.
Speaking with reporters backstage at the Emmys, de Matteo -- who won for supporting actress in a drama series for her performance as Adrianna -- said she is still under contract to "The Sopranos," and ready to go back if they call her.
"I don't know if (Adrianna's) dead," said de Matteo. "I believe she is, and if she is, she'll probably come back and haunt them because she's the innocent and they killed her."
That recalls a storyline involving Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero, played by Vincent Pastore, who was killed but came back to haunt mob boss Tony Soprano.
Writer Terrence Winter, who won an Emmy for the episode in which Adrianna was killed, reminded entertainment journalists that it happened off-camera.
"I didn't need that image in my head of a character I've come to know and love over the years," he said.
Winter said only creator-producer David Chase knows where "The Sopranos" will go next.
"I'm not going to know what's next until at least January, when we go back to work," he said.
