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Edie Falco is an American actor who works in stage, television, and film. Born in Brooklyn on July 5, 1963, she is a citizen of the United States and speaks English. She studied at the State University of New York at Purchase and began her professional work period in 1987.
Falco has received several major awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, the Theatre World Award, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She has also been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She is in a partnership with Stephen Wallem and has two children.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 0
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Film & TV
Acting · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Edith Falco (born July 5, 1963) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Carmela Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos (1999–2007), and as Nurse Jackie Peyton on the Showtime series Nurse Jackie (2009–2015). She is also known for her role as Diane Whittlesey in HBO's prison drama Oz (1997–2000). In 2016, she played Sylvia Wittel on the web series Horace and Pete. In 2017, she…
Known for
- Wholesome2026
- The Parenting — Sharon2025
- Where to Land — Clara2025
- Avatar: Fire and Ash — General Ardmore2025
- I'll Be Right There — Wanda2024
- Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos — Self2024
- The Mother — SAIC Eleanor Williams2023
- Fool's Paradise — The Agent2023
- Bupkis — Amy Davidson2023
- Avatar: The Way of Water — General Frances Ardmore2022
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Austria
- Active from
- 1957-02-19
- Active to
- 1998-02-06
Discography
- Einzelhaft1982
- Junge Römer1984
- Rock Me Amadeus1985
- Falco 31985
- Emotional1986
- Wiener Blut1988
- Data de Groove1990
- Nachtflug1992
- Out of the Dark (Into the Light)1998
- Verdammt wir leben noch1999
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 38
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Cancer chemotherapy and beyond: Current status, drug candidates, associated risks and progress in targeted therapeutics
· 2023 · cited 1,652x
- Gold Nanoparticles in Biology: Beyond Toxicity to Cellular Imaging
· 2008 · cited 1,623x
- Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international cohort study
· 2020 · cited 1,238x
- High-throughput discovery of novel developmental phenotypes
· 2016 · cited 1,191x
- Rituximab-CHOP Versus CHOP Alone or With Maintenance Rituximab in Older Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
· 2006 · cited 1,150x
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Key facts
- Born
- Edith Falco , ( 1963-07-05 ) July 5, 1963 (age 62) , New York City, U.S.
- Education
- State University of New York at Purchase ( BFA )
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1987–present
- Relatives
- Edward Falco (uncle)
- Awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edith
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Edie Falco by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Edie Falco
- date of birth
- 1963-07-05
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- partner in business or sport
- Stephen Wallem
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Edith Falco (born July 5, 1963) is an American actress. She is known for her roles on stage and screen and has received numerous accolades including four Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as a nomination for a Tony Award. She is the most nominated performer in the Screen Actors Guild Awards history.
Her role as mob wife Carmela Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos garnered widespread acclaim, and is often regarded as one of the greatest performances in television history, with Falco winning three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She also received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for playing the title role in the Showtime series Nurse Jackie (2009–2015). She was Emmy-nominated for her roles as C.C. Cunningham in 30 Rock (2008) and Leslie Abramson in Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders (2018). She also has acted in the NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1997), the HBO prison drama Oz (1997–2000), the web series Horace and Pete (2016), and the FX series Impeachment: American Crime Story (2021).
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