Edie Falco

Edith Falco (born July 5, 1963) is an American actress. Known for her roles on stage and screen she has received numerous accolades including four Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as a nomination for a Tony Award.

Falco received three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as mob wife Carmela Soprano on the HBO series ''The Sopranos'' (1999–2007), and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for playing the title role in the Showtime series ''Nurse Jackie'' (2009–2015). She was Emmy-nominated for her roles as C.C. Cunningham in ''30 Rock'' (2008) and Leslie Abramson in ''Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders'' (2018). She also has acted in NBC series ''Homicide: Life on the Street'' (1993–1997), the HBO prison drama ''Oz'' (1997–2000), the web series ''Horace and Pete'' (2016), and the FX series ''Impeachment: American Crime Story'' (2021).

On film, she made her film debut in the drama ''Sweet Lorraine'' (1987). Her 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 ''Bullets Over Broadway'' (1994), ''Sunshine State'' (2002), ''Freedomland'' (2006), ''The Comedian'' (2016), and ''Avatar: The Way of Water'' (2022).

She made her Broadway debut in the Warren Leight play ''Side Man'' (1999). For her role as Bananas Shaughnessy in the Broadway revival of the John Guare play ''The House of Blue Leaves'' (2011) she received a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She has acted in the Broadway revivals of the plays ''Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune'' (2002), and '''night, Mother'' (2004). Provided by Wikipedia