This handsome blonde actress excels at playing tough, working-class or world-weary women. Falco was a familiar face on the dramas
Law & Order and
Oz. But just when it looked like she would never achieve stardom, she rocketed to fame on
The Sopranos as the tough-as-nails Carmela and became the first actress ever to win Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG awards in the same year. She subsequently landed bigger film roles and starred on Broadway in a number of shows, including
Frankie and Johnnie at the Clair de Lune. (During the run, she had a relationship with married costar Stanley Tucci. The two eventually parted ways.) Like most of her characters, Falco is a strong woman in real life, successfully battling breast cancer in 2003 and adopting a baby boy in 2004.
Edie Falco Fast Facts:
- Member of organization called Circle of Friends, which helps to support women who are quitting smoking.
- Participates in "Clothes Off Our Back," an annual event that auctions celebrities' duds and donates proceeds to children's charities.
- Still shops at the Salvation Army and has decorated her house with items found on the streets of New York's East Village.
- Studied acting at SUNY Purchase as did her ex-boyfriend Stanley Tucci. However, the two weren't there simultaneously.
- Edie Falco Relationships:
- Anderson Falco - Son
- Frankie Falco - Father
- Joe Falco - Brother
- Judith Loney - Mother
- Paul Falco - Brother
- Ruth Falco - Sister
- Macy Falco - Daughter
- Stanley Tucci - Ex-significant Other
- John Devlin - Ex-significant Other
- Edie Falco Awards:
- 2007 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
- 2008 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
- 2008 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress for a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2000 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Winner
- 2001 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
- 2002 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
- 2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Winner
- 2005 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
- 2007 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
- 1999 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
- 2000 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
- 2001 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
- 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
- 2004 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
- College:
- State University of New York, Purchase, NY (1986)
