Edie Falco
Edith Falco (born July 5, 1963) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Carmela Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos (1999–2007), in which she received six Emmy nominations, winning three for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, as well as winning two Golden Globes and five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and as Nurse Jackie Peyton on the Showtime series Nurse Jackie (2009–2015), earning a further six Emmy nominations and winning once for an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy. She is also known for her role as Diane Whittlesey in HBO's prison drama Oz (1997–2000).
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| Full name at birth | Edith Falco
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| Claim to fame | The Sopranos (1999-2007) And Nurse Jackie (2009-2015).
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| Date of birth | 5 July 1963
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| Place of birth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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| Occupation | Television, Film And Stage Actress.
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| Height | 5' 5" (165 cm)
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| Net worth | $40,000,000 USD
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| High school | Northport High School, Northport, Long Island, New York, United States (1981)
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| University | State University Of New York At Purchase, Purchase, New York, United States
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- In the last year, has fully recovered from breast cancer.
- One of her earlier roles was in "The King's Creampuffs" at aged 6.
- Adopted a baby boy, and named him Anderson after her mother. It is her mother's maiden name. [December 2004]
- She is the first actress to ever sweep the top three television awards. In 2000, she received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, The Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series, and the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, all in the same year for her performance as "Carmela Soprano" in the hit HBO series "The Sopranos" (1999).
- Was forced to vacate the role of "Jenny" in Broadway's "The Threepenny Opera" due to her commitments to "The Sopranos" (1999). She was replaced by Cyndi Lauper.
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