Who is Dermot Mulroney's estranged wife Prima Apollinaare as he files for divorce after 14 years of marriage
My Best Friend's Wedding star Dermot Mulroney filed for divorce from his longtime wife, Prima Apollinaare, after nearly 15 years of marriage.
It was reported on Tuesday that the 61-year-old actor is asking for spousal support and for the court 'to block' estranged wife Prima, 52, from receiving any support from him.
Both parties cited 'irreconcilable differences' as the reason for the end of their marriage.
But who is Dermot's soon to be ex-wife Prima and what does she do?
Prima, whose real name is Tharita Cutulle, was born to musicians in Italy. She works as a singer songwriter in California.
According to reports, she filed paperwork to change her name in January 2015, seven years after meeting Dermot.
Prima initially materialized as a solo artist in 2017 when she dropped her first single, Stand Up for Love.
She has since released two EPs, and well as an album, 22, which was released last year.
Her genre of music is described as pop and the time of writing Prima has 47,603 monthly listeners on Spotify.
At the beginning of the month, Prima revealed on Instagram that she has new music in the pipeline.
In a post shared on Instagram, she tagged songwriter and producer Eren Cannata, she wrote: 'Me and @erencannata are working on new music can't wait for you to hear it.'
Besides writing and making music, Prima is a fan of playing live shows and has frequently performed at Black Rabbit Rose in Los Angeles, most recently on June 23.
Beyond her music career, Prima has also worked as an actress.
She is credited as having appeared in one episode of Carnival Row, the fantasy television series which stars Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne, in 2023.
According to IMDb, she also starred in the 2025 psychological thriller Like Father Like Son alongside her estranged husband, Dermot.
Written and directed by Barry Jay, the film stars Dylan Flashner as Eli McKinnon, a young man who becomes a serial killer after witnessing his father (Mulroney) commit murder.
The film was panned by critics following its release in January.
When she's not living and working in LA, Prima loves to travel and has shared images of her holidays back at her home country of Italy.
Prima started dating actor Dermot in 2008 after bonding over their love of music.
In February 2024, the pair gave no indication of relationship troubles as they performed a duet of Islands in the Stream on Fox's We Are Family.
When asked his reaction to getting the call to do the show, Mulroney told EW: 'It was such an amazing phone call to get... They knew Prima's music and put together that we are this sort of secret couple even though we've been together for 20 years.'
He went on to describe how they are 'kind of a stealth Hollywood couple' and that they were honored to be on a 'game show that helps other people and isn't just fun and games.'
Prima added: 'We both like to do karaoke together and we both like music so much.
'It was really an amazing experience to be on television and singing. Of course, with my husband, I play with him all the time in the house. We all play instruments. We have harps, guitars, ukulele, pianos, you name it.'
She also said she 'had fun singing' with her spouse and that it was 'such an easy peasy experience' for her.
According to reports, Dermot is seeking joint custody of their daughters Mabel Ray, 15, and Sally Mulroney, 17, and that attorneys' fees be split between them.
People reports stated that they haven't determined 'the nature and extent of their assets will be considered community property.'
The former couple are both still listed at the same Sherman Oaks address.
This indicates that they are still cohabiting following their split or just sharing a mailing address for now.
According to reports, Dermot stated that 'all community earnings and accumulation during marriage through the date of separation will be considered community property.'
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