Edie Falco

Infobox actor
name = Edie Falco

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caption = Edie Falco, April 2008
birthname = Edith Falco
birthdate = birth date and age|1963|7|5
birthplace = Brooklyn, New York, United States
emmyawards = Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series
1999 "The Sopranos"
2001 "The Sopranos"
2003 "The Sopranos"
goldenglobeawards = Best Actress - Drama Series
2000 "The Sopranos"
2003 "The Sopranos"
sagawards = Outstanding Actress - Drama Series
2000 "The Sopranos"
2003 "The Sopranos"
2007 "The Sopranos"
Outstanding Ensemble - Drama Series
1999 "The Sopranos"
2007 "The Sopranos"
awards = LAFCA Award for Best Supporting Actress
2002 "Sunshine State"
Satellite Award for Best Actress - TV Series Drama
2001 "The Sopranos"
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
2002 "Sunshine State"

Edith "Edie" Falco (pron-en|ˈiːdi ˈfælkoʊ; born July 5, 1963) is a three-time Emmy award-winning American television, film and stage actress, known for her lead role as Carmela Soprano on HBO's award winning hit series "The Sopranos".

Family

Falco was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Judith Anderson, an actress, and Frank Falco, a jazz drummer. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/49/Edie-Falco.html Edie Falco Biography (1964-) ] ] Her father is Italian American and her mother Swedish American. [ [http://stevenprigge.com/Edie_Falco_Interviewed_by_Steven_Prigge.htm Steven Priggé - Interview with Edie Falco ] ] [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2002/07/13/bfedie.xml Mob happy] , July 13, 2002. Accessed July 2, 2008.] Falco's siblings are Joseph, Paul and Ruth. Her uncle is novelist, playwright and poet Edward Falco, an English professor at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. She was raised in Northport and West Islip, [Green, Jesse. [http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/07/theater/newsandfeatures/07gree.html Edie Falco, Unmarried to the Mob] , "The New York Times", November 7, 2004. Accessed July 2, 2008.] on Long Island. She has an adopted son named Anderson Falco and an adopted daughter named Macy Falco.

Education

Falco graduated from Northport High School in 1981, after playing Eliza Doolittle in a production of "My Fair Lady". She attended SUNY Purchase with fellow actors Stanley Tucci and Ving Rhames; she remains friends with both.

Career

Her first big break in films was a small speaking role in the 1994 Woody Allen film "Bullets Over Broadway". One reason she got the part was her friendship with former SUNY Purchase classmate Eric Mendelsohn, who at the time was assistant to Allen's costume designer, Jeffrey Kurland. Mendelsohn would go on to direct Falco in his feature film "Judy Berlin", for which he won "Best Director" honors at the Sundance Film Festival. Falco, "The X-Files" star Gillian Anderson, "Ugly Betty" star America Ferrera, and "30 Rocks Tina Fey are the only actresses to have received a Golden Globe, an Emmy and a SAG Award in the same year. Falco won these awards in 2003 for her performance as Carmela during the fourth season of "The Sopranos". Prior to that, she was a regular performer on "Oz". She also had recurring roles on "Law & Order" and '.

Falco has won three Emmys, two Golden Globes and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004908/awards Edie Falco - Awards ] ]

She appeared in the films "Trust", "Cop Land", "Random Hearts", "Freedomland", and John Sayles' "Sunshine State", for which she received the Los Angeles Film Critics Award for "Best Supporting Actress". On Broadway, she appeared in the Tony Award-winning "Side Man" and in the revivals of "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" opposite Stanley Tucci, and "Night, Mother" opposite Brenda Blethyn. NBC announced on September 7, 2007 that Falco would be guest starring on three episodes of "30 Rock". [ [http://www.tvshark.com/read/?art=arc821 TV Shark.com - 'Soprano's Edie Falco To Guest Star On '30 Rock' - Carmela Soprano ] ] She has also appeared as a guest star on "Will & Grace".

Politics

During the 2004 U.S. presidential election, Falco appeared in a 30-second television commercial on behalf of M.O.B. (Mothers Opposing Bush) in which she said "Mothers always put their children first. Mr. Bush, can you say the same?", referring to George W.Bush who was running for re-election. [ [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,132002,00.html FOXNews.com - Groups Want Piece of Campaign Ad Buy Pie - You Decide 2004 ] ]

Records show that she donated $1,000 to John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign, $300 to the Democratic National Committee in 2004, and two separate sums of $1,000 and $300 to Hillary Clinton in 2005. [ [http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Edie_Falco.php NEWSMEAT ▷ Edie Falco's Federal Campaign Contribution Report ] ]

Personal life

Falco has said she had past problems with alcohol and said she decided to become sober after "one particular night of debauchery". She said in an interview that it's hard to be around the hard-partying cast of "The Sopranos"; "This cast (of the Sopranos) in particular, they really love to hang out and party. They make it look like fun. And it was fun for me! They spend a lot more time without me than with me, by my own choice—I’m always invited, and I’m always there for two minutes and I leave, because I can’t live in that world anymore. It's too dangerous".Nussbaum, Emily. [http://nymag.com/arts/tv/profiles/29992/ The Loneliest Soprano] , "New York Magazine", April 1, 2007. Accessed July 2, 2008.]

She is also a breast cancer survivor.

Awards and recognition

Awards won

;Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series
* 1999: "The Sopranos" (for the episode "College")
* 2001: "The Sopranos" (for the episode "Second Opinion")
* 2003: "The Sopranos" (for the episode "Whitecaps")

;Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress - TV Drama Series
* 2000: "The Sopranos"
* 2003: "The Sopranos"

;Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor - Drama Series
* 2000: "The Sopranos"
* 2003: "The Sopranos"
* 2007: "The Sopranos"

;Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble - Drama Series
* 2000: "The Sopranos"
* 2007: "The Sopranos"

Award nominations

;Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series
* 2000: "The Sopranos" (for the episode "Full Leather Jacket")
* 2004: "The Sopranos" (for the episode "All Happy Families...")
* 2007: "The Sopranos" (for the episode "The Second Coming")

;Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series
* 2008: "30 Rock" (for the episode "Episode 210")

;Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress - TV Drama Series
* 2001: "The Sopranos"
* 2002: "The Sopranos"
* 2005: "The Sopranos"
* 2007: "The Sopranos"

;Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor - Drama Series
* 2001: "The Sopranos"
* 2002: "The Sopranos"
* 2005: "The Sopranos"

;Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble - Drama Series
* 2001: "The Sopranos"
* 2002: "The Sopranos"
* 2003: "The Sopranos"
* 2005: "The Sopranos"

References

External links

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* [http://www.hollywood.com/celebs/detail/id/186957 Biography at Hollywood.com]
* [http://www.the-sopranos.com/cast/edie.htm Sopranos cast biography]

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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Emmy winning American television, film and stage actress
DATE OF BIRTH= July 5, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH= Brooklyn, New York
DATE OF DEATH=
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