Name
Edie Falco
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1963-07-05 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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 portrayed defense attorney Leslie Abramson in the first season of the true crime anthology series Law & Order True Crime. Falco's film work includes lead roles in Laws of Gravity (1992), for which she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead and Judy Berlin (1999), and supporting roles in films including Sunshine State (2002), Freedomland (2006), and The Comedian (2016). For her role in the 2011 Broadway revival of The House of Blue Leaves, she earned a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.
Falco's work has been widely acclaimed - among other recognitions, she has won two Golden Globe awards (from eleven nominations) and four Emmy awards (from fourteen nominations), all for individual performances.
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- 1992 Laws of Gravity as Denise
- 2005 The Great New Wonderful as Safarah Polsky
- 2007 Then She Found Me as Edie Falco
- 2006 Freedomland as Karen Collucci
- 2005 The Quiet as Olivia Deer
- 1991 I Was on Mars as Female cab driver
- 1995 The Addiction as Jean
- 1999 Judy Berlin as Judy Berlin
- 1990 Trust as Peg Coughlin
- 2024 I'll Be Right There as Wanda
- 2010 3 Backyards as Peggy
- 2013 Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery as Self
- 2023 The Mother as SAIC Eleanor Williams
- 2002 Sunshine State as Marly Temple
- 1997 Trouble on the Corner as Vivian
- 2025 The Parenting as Sharon
- 2009 My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story as Self
- 1996 Childhood's End as Patty
- 2001 Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
- 1996 Firehouse as Kate Wilkinson
- 2001 Jenifer as Wheelchair Saleswoman
- 1997 Hurricane Streets as Joanne
- 1997 Cop Land as Berta
- 1987 Sweet Lorraine as Karen
- 1989 Sidewalk Stories as Carriage Couple
- 1990 The Unbelievable Truth as Jane
- 2003 Fargo as Marge Gunderson
- 1996 Layin' Low as Angie
- 1992 Time Expired as Ginny
- 1999 Random Hearts as Janice
- 2007 ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway as Self
- 1996 The Funeral as Union Speaker
- 2013 James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend as Self
- 2017 Landline as Pat Jacobs
- 2017 Megan Leavey as Jackie Leavey
- 1996 The Sunshine Boys as Carol Davison
- 2016 The Comedian as Miller
- 2000 Overnight Sensation as Festival Coordinator
- 1998 Blind Light as Diana DiBianco
- 1997 Private Parts as Alison's Friend (uncredited)
- 2018 The Land of Steady Habits as Helene
- 2018 Outside In as Carol
- 2017 I Love You, Daddy as Paula
- 1998 A Price Above Rubies as Feiga
- 1994 Bullets Over Broadway as Lorna
- 1993 Rift as Film Director
- 2018 Viper Club as Charlotte
- 2023 Fool's Paradise as The Agent
- 2018 Every Act of Life as Self
- 1997 Cost of Living as Billie
- 2022 Avatar: The Way of Water as General Frances Ardmore
- 2005 The Girl from Monday as Judge
- 2013 Gods Behaving Badly as Artemis
- 2025 Where to Land as Clara
- 2025 Avatar: Fire and Ash as General Ardmore
- 1996 Breathing Room as Marcy
- 1995 Backfire! as Mom
- 2007 The Sopranos: A Sitdown
- 2026 Wholesome
- 1999 The Sopranos ( 86 episodes ) as Carmela Soprano
- 1990 Law & Order ( 4 episodes ) as Sally Bell
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode )
- 1997 The View ( 10 episodes ) as Self
- 2019 Tamron Hall ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 1 episode )
- 1994 New York Undercover ( 2 episodes )
- 2006 30 Rock ( 4 episodes ) as Celeste Cunningham
- 1998 Will & Grace ( 1 episode ) as Deirdre
- 1993 Homicide: Life on the Street ( 5 episodes ) as Eva Thormann
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2016 American Crime Story ( 10 episodes ) as Hillary Clinton
- 1999 Independent Lens ( 29 episodes ) as Host
- 2009 Nurse Jackie ( 80 episodes ) as Jackie Peyton
- 2001 Good Day Live ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1949 The Emmy Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 Money, Explained ( 1 episode ) as Self - Narrator
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 4 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2016 Horace and Pete ( 10 episodes ) as Sylvia
- 2016 Animals. ( 1 episode ) as Psycho (voice)
- 2017 Law & Order True Crime ( 8 episodes ) as Leslie Abramson
- 2010 Who Do You Think You Are? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2016 Match Game ( 1 episode ) as Self - Panelist
- 2023 Bupkis ( 8 episodes ) as Amy Davidson
- 2020 Tommy ( 12 episodes ) as Abigail "Tommy" Thomas
- 2019 The Other Two ( 1 episode ) as Edie Falco
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 Primetime Glick ( 1 episode )
- 2020 Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party ( 1 episode ) as Herself
- 2024 Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2020 Talking Sopranos ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2021 Mayor of Kingstown ( 10 episodes ) as Warden Nina Hobbs
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1997 Oz ( 24 episodes ) as Officer Diane Whittlesey
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Nominee
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Woman in Carriage
