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Lorraine Bracco

  • Birthplace: Bay Ridge-Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Birthday: October 2, 1954

A shining ensemble player in two of the finest Mafioso titles of all time, “Goodfellas” (1990) and “The Sopranos” (HBO, 1999-2007), Lorraine Bracco’s husky laugh and self-reliant spirit gave a sorely-needed shot in the arm to a genre used to portraying Italian-American women as overbearing mothers and gum-snapping girlfriends. The Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actress also defied Hollywood conventions by reaching her greatest career achievements close to the age of 50, when roles for fully-realized, complex, female characters like J…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2002

    Starred on Broadway as 'Mrs. Robinson' in Terry Johnson's adaptation of "The Graduate"

  • 2001

    Cast as Drew Barrymore's mom in the comedy "Riding in Cars with Boys"

  • 2000

    Portrayed a woman who returns to the work force and is then faced with a bitter divorce in "Custody of the Heart" (Lifetime)

  • 1999 to 2007

    Co-starred in the HBO acclaimed mob series "The Sopranos," as Dr. Melfi, a psychiatrist treating a mob boss; received Emmy (1999, 2000, 2001), Golden Globe (2000, 2001, 2002) and SAG (2000, 2002, 2003) nominations for Best Actress and a 2007 Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress

  • 1996

    Acted in the French-language "Les Menteurs/The Liars"

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Awards

  • 2008

    Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

  • 2000

    Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

  • 1991

    Chicago Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actor

  • 1990

    Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actress

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In The Sopranos

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