Guide Note
Edie Falco is a film, television, and theater actress that received mainstream notoriety for her role as Carmela Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos. For her role on The Sopranos, Falco became the only actress to win an Emmy Award, Golden Globe, and SAG Award within the first year of the show's running. 1
Fast Facts
- Birth name: Edith Falco
- Born: July 5, 1963
- Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
- Residence: New York, New York
- Attended SUNY Purchase
- Breast cancer survivor
- Has had past issues with alcoholism
- Children: Anderson, Macy (both adopted)
- Father: Frank Falco
- Mother: Judith Anderson
- Emmy Awards: Won 3
Early Life
Born to an artist and actress, Falco has two brothers and a sister, and was raised in Northport, a town in Long Island, New York. Falco made her way to television, appearing on Homicide: Life on the Street, Law and Order and as a regular on Oz.2 In 1999, Falco was cast in the pilot for The Sopranos, which remained on the air for eight years and credited her on 86 episodes.3
Quotes
"The high-grossing films are not all that interesting to me, I have to say. It's not stuff I would want to be in. Yes, you would want the big paycheck, but that's never really been my concern."4
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