Edie Falco - wikipedia Edie Falco Edie Falco Falco at Drama League Benefit Gala honoring Angela Lansbury on February 8, 2010 Edith Falco ( 1963 - 07 - 05 ) July 5, 1963 ( age 54 ) Brooklyn, New York, United States Alma mater SUNY Purchase ( BFA ' 86 ) Occupation Actress Years active 1987 -- present Children Awards Full list Edith `` Edie '' Falco ( / ˈiːdi ˈfælkoʊ / ; born July 5, 1963 ) is an American television, film, and stage actress, known for her roles as Diane Whittlesey in the HBO series Oz ( 1997 -- 2000 ), Carmela Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos ( 1999 -- 2007 ), the title character of the Showtime series Nurse Jackie ( 2009 -- 15 ), and Sylvia Wittel on the Louis C.K. web series, Horace and Pete ( 2016 ). Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2.1 1987 -- 1999 : Early career 2.2 1999 -- 2007 : The Sopranos 2.3 2007 -- present : Nurse Jackie and Horace and Pete 3 Politics 4 Personal life 5 Filmography 5.1 Film 5.2 Television 6 Stage 7 Awards and nominations 8 References 9 External links Early Life and education Falco was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Judith Anderson, an actress, and Frank Falco, a jazz drummer who later worked for an advertising agency. Her father was of Italian descent and her mother 's ancestry was Swedish and English. 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, Virginia. From the age of four, she was raised on Long Island, moving with her family to Hicksville, followed by North Babylon, then West Islip. As a child she acted in plays at the Arena Players Repertory Theater in East Farmingdale, where her mother also performed. Her family eventually moved to Northport, where she attended high school and played Eliza Doolittle in a production of My Fair Lady during her senior year. Falco graduated from Northport High School in 1981. She attended the acting program at SUNY Purchase, along with fellow actors Stanley Tucci, Paul Schulze and Ving Rhames. She graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting. Career 1987 -- 1999 : early career Falco in 2007 Early in her career, Falco made appearances on television shows like Law & Order and Homicide : Life on the Street. Tom Fontana, executive producer of Homicide, cast Falco as Eva Thormann, the wife of an injured police officer, after watching Falco 's performance in Laws of Gravity, a 1992 film directed by Nick Gomez. Fontana said of her, `` She 's an actress who 's unadorned by any embroidery. She does everything with such simplicity and honesty, it 's breathtaking. '' A struggling actress at the time, Falco said her salary from these television episodes paid for one month 's worth of rent. Her first big break in films was a small speaking role in the 1994 Woody Allen film Bullets over Broadway. Her friendship with former SUNY Purchase classmate Eric Mendelsohn, who was the assistant to Allen 's costume designer, Jeffrey Kurland, helped her to be cast in the role. Mendelsohn went on to direct Falco in his feature film Judy Berlin, for which he won Best Director honors at the Sundance Film Festival. Falco went on to star in Mendelsohn 's next film 3 Backyards, for which he won Best Director a second time. During this time, Falco appeared in the films Trust, Cop Land, Private Parts ( nonspeaking part ), Random Hearts, 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. In 1997, Falco started portraying prison officer Diane Whittlesey, in the HBO series Oz. Falco got the role after working with Fontana on Homicide. 1999 -- 2007 : the Sopranos Falco received her breakout role in the HBO drama, The Sopranos. The series premiered in 1999 and ended in 2007. She portrayed Carmela Soprano, wife of Mafia boss, Tony Soprano. The series received wide acclaim, and is often considered to be one of the greatest television series of all time. For her role on the series, Falco won three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. Falco, The X-Files star Gillian Anderson, Ugly Betty star America Ferrera, and 30 Rock 's 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 Soprano during the fourth season of The Sopranos. During her tenure on The Sopranos, Falco appeared in films such as Freedomland, and John Sayles ' Sunshine State, for which she received the Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also guest starred on the television series Will & Grace. 2007 -- present : Nurse Jackie and Horace and Pete Falco starred as the title character in the Showtime dark comedy series Nurse Jackie, which premiered in June 8, 2009 and ended on June 28, 2015. In 2011, Falco played the part of Bananas in the Broadway revival of House of Blue Leaves in New York City with Ben Stiller and Jennifer Jason Leigh, for which she received her first and only Tony Award nomination. It was announced in January 2013 that Falco would star in Liz Flahive 's The Madrid off - Broadway. The limited engagement, directed by Leigh Silverman, began previews on February 5 with an official opening February 26. Along with Falco, the play starred John Ellison, Christopher Evan Welch, Phoebe Strole, and Frances Sternhagen. In 2016, Falco started portraying Sylvia Wittel on the Louis CK series, Horace and Pete. The first episode was released on January 30, 2016, on C.K. 's website without any prior announcements. New episodes premiered weekly until the tenth episode was released on April 2, 2016. Politics During the 2004 U.S. presidential election, Falco appeared in a 30 - second television commercial on behalf of Mothers Opposing Bush in which she said, `` Mothers always put their children first. Mr. Bush, can you say the same ? '' 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. Falco has become the spokesperson for Health Care for America Now and appeared on CNN on June 25, 2009. Personal Life In 2003, Falco was diagnosed with breast cancer. She chose not to make the news public until the following year. Falco has had struggles with alcohol and decided to become sober sometime in the early 1990s after `` one particular night of debauchery. '' She said in an interview that it was difficult to be around the hard - partying cast of The Sopranos ; `` This cast 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 ca n't live in that world anymore. It 's too dangerous. '' She is an advocate of Alcoholics Anonymous ' 12 - step program. Falco adopted a son, Anderson, in 2005, and a daughter, Macy, in 2008. In 2012, Falco was the subject of an episode of Who Do You Think You Are ? which focused on her descent from the daughter of a Cornish master mariner, from Penzance, who was born at sea and died in 1840. In 2013, Falco teamed up with PETA in a public - service message urging parents to keep their children away from the circus. Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes Sweet Lorraine Karen Credited as Edith Falco The Unbelievable Truth Jane -- The Waitress Sidewalk Stories Woman in Carriage Trust Peg Coughlin 1991 I Was on Mars Female Cab Driver Laws of Gravity Denise Time Expired Ginny Short film Rift Film Director Bullets over Broadway Lorna 1995 The Addiction Jean Backfire ! Mom Layin ' Low Angie The Funeral Union Speaker Breathing Room Marcy Childhood 's End Patty Hurricane Joanne Private Parts Alison 's Friend Uncredited Cop Land Berta ( Bomb Squad Agent ) Trouble on the Corner Vivian Stewart Cost of Living Billie 1998 Blind Light Diana DiBianco A Price Above Rubies Feiga 1999 Judy Berlin Judy Berlin Stringer TV Producer Random Hearts Janice 2000 Death of a Dog Mom Overnight Sensation Festival Coordinator 2002 Sunshine State Marly Temple Family of the Year 2005 The Girl from Monday Judge The Great New Wonderful Safarah Polsky Segment : `` Emme 's Story '' The Quiet Olivia Deer 2006 Freedomland Karen Colluci 3 Backyards Peggy 2013 Gods Behaving Badly Artemis 2016 The Comedian Miller 2017 Landline Pat Jacobs Megan Leavey Jackie Leavey Outside In Carol I Love You, Daddy The Land of Steady Habits Post-production Every Act of Life Herself Post-production ; Documentary Television Year Title Role Notes The Sunshine Boys TV movie 1993 -- 1997 Homicide : Life on the Street Eva Thromann Recurring role ; 5 episodes 1993 -- 1998 Law & Order Sally Bell Recurring role ; 4 episodes 1995 -- 1997 New York Undercover Sgt. Kelly Recurring role ; 3 episodes 1997 -- 2000 Oz Diane Whittlesey Recurring role ; 23 episodes 1999 -- 2007 The Sopranos Carmela Soprano Main role ; 85 episodes 2000 The Sight Ghost TV movie ; uncredited Jenifer Wheelchair Saleswoman TV movie Will & Grace Deirdre Episode : `` East Side Story '' 2007 -- 2008 30 Rock Celeste `` C.C. '' Cunningham Recurring role ; 4 episodes 2009 -- 2015 Nurse Jackie Jackie Peyton Main role ; 80 episodes 2016 Horace and Pete Sylvia Main role ; 8 episodes Web series 2017 Law & Order True Crime Leslie Abramson Upcoming miniseries ; Filming Stage Year Title Role Notes 1998 -- 1999 Side Man Terry Original play Jun 25, 1998 -- Oct 31, 1999 2002 -- 2003 Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Frankie Revival play Aug 8, 2002 -- Mar 9, 2003 2004 -- 2005 ' night, Mother Jessie Cates Revival play Nov 14, 2004 -- Jan 9, 2005 This Wide Night Lorraine Peter Jay Sharp Theater 2011 The House of Blue Leaves Bananas Shaughnessy Revival play Apr 25, 2011 -- Jun 25, 2011 Awards and nominations Main article : List of awards and nominations received by Edie Falco References ^ Jump up to : Jacobson, Aileen ( April 26, 2011 ). `` Edie Falco : Climbing Trees and Following Leads ''. Long Island Pulse. ^ Jump up to : Raymond, Chris ( July 16, 2012 ). `` Edie Falco 's Life Lessons ''. Success.com. 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Surprises Fans With ' Horace and Pete ' Web Series Co-Starring Steve Buscemi ''. Variety. January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016. Jump up ^ Seitz, Matt Zoller ( April 5, 2016 ). `` Horace and Pete Was More Comfortable With Silence Than Any TV Show in Recent Memory ''. Vulture. Retrieved April 15, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Groups Want Piece of Campaign Ad Buy Pie ''. Fox News. September 10, 2004. Jump up ^ NEWSMEAT ▷ Edie Falco 's Federal Campaign Contribution Report Archived December 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Edie Falco on CNN, June 25, 2009 ^ Jump up to : Nussbaum, Emily ( April 1, 2007 ). `` The Loneliest Soprano ''. New York Magazine. Retrieved July 2, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Edie Falco : Sobriety Helped Battle Cancer ''. Parade Magazine. March 24, 2009. Jump up ^ Slonim, Jeffrey ( February 9, 2010 ). `` Edie Falco : My Kids Look Like Fabio and Chucky ! ''. People. Retrieved March 14, 2012. 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Answer: Edith "Edie" Falco