Angela Raiola

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. Known as a "mob moll", Raiola dated gangsters and lived an opulent lifestyle.^[1][2]

Angela Raiola
Raiola in 2012
Born	Angela Joyce Raiola (1960-06-30)June 30, 1960 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	February 18, 2016(2016-02-18) (aged 55) New York City, New York, U.S.
Other names	Big Ang
Occupation	Television personality
Years active	2011–2016
Known for	Mob Wives
Spouse	Neil Murphy ​ (m. 2009)​
Children	2

Raiola starred in the VH1 reality television series Mob Wives from its second to sixth and final season in 2016. She received her own spin-off series Big Ang in 2012 and Miami Monkey in 2013.^[3]

Raiola had two children, Raquel and Anthony (AJ) Donofrio.^[4] She married Neil Murphy in 2009. Raiola died at the age of 55 on February 18, 2016 due to complications from lung cancer and pneumonia.^[5]

Bibliography

• Bigger Is Better: Real Life Wisdom from the No-Drama Mama; ISBN 1451699603 (2012)