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Lorraine Bracco (born October 2, 1954) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Karen Hill in Goodfellas, Dr. Jennifer Melfi on the HBO television series The Sopranos, and Angela Rizzoli, Jane's mother on Rizzoli & Isles.
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- Nonnas — Roberta2025
- The Mother, the Menacer, and Me — Nancy2025
- Rich Flu — Martha2024
- Monster Summer — Miss Halverson2024
- The Union — Lorraine McKenna2024
- Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos — Self2024
- Jacir — Meryl2023
- Welcome to Mama's — Mama Tucci2022
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Lorraine Bracco ( Italian: [ˈbrakko]; born October 2, 1954) is an American actress best known for her performance as psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi on the HBO crime drama series The Sopranos (1999–2007) and for her breakthrough role portraying Karen Hill in the Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas (1990). Bracco began her career modeling in France and appeared in Italian-language films in the 1980s. Her English-language debut came in The Pick-up Artist (1987), which was followed by roles in Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), Sing (1989), and The Dream Team (1989). She has been nominated for an Academy Award, four Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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