Facts: - relatives: elizabeth bracco -lrb- sister -rrb- - years active: 1979 -- present - caption: lorraine bracco , 2007 - spouse: daniel guerard 1979 1982 edward james olmos 1994 2002 - children: 2 - birth date: 2 october 1954 - partner: harvey keitel -lrb- 1982 -- 1993 -rrb- - name: lorraine bracco - image size: 150px - image: lorraine bracco.jpg - birth place: brooklyn , new york city , u.s. - occupation: actress Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lorraine bracco .
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lorraine bracco -lrb- born october 2 , 1954 -rrb- is an american actress .she is best known for her performances as dr. jennifer melfi on the hbo series '' the sopranos '' , and as karen friedman hill in the 1990 martin scorsese film '' goodfellas '' , for which she was nominated for the academy award for best supporting actress .she currently appears as angela rizzoli on the tnt series '' rizzoli & isles '' .