Falco has always excelled at playing tough, world-weary women, which helped make her a familiar face on the dramas
Law & Order and
Oz. It looked like Falco would never achieve stardom, though, until she rocketed to fame on
The Sopranos as the tough-as-nails Carmela. She subsequently landed bigger film roles and starred on Broadway in a number of shows, including
Frankie and Johnnie in the Clair de Lune. 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. But when
The Sopranos wrapped in 2007, Falco only spent a brief time away from series TV, returning in 2009 with the critically acclaimed Showtime dramedy
Nurse Jackie.
Edie Falco Fast Facts:
- Participates in "Clothes Off Our Back," an annual event that auctions celebrities' duds and donates the 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.
- In 2003, became the first actress ever to win Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG awards in the same year, for her performance as Carmela on HBO's The Sopranos.
- Played Jack Donaghy's love interest, Celeste Cunningham, in a run of Season 2 episodes on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock.
- Edie Falco Relationships:
- Anderson Falco - Son
- Frankie Falco - Father
- Joe Falco - Brother
- John Devlin - Ex-significant Other
- Judith Loney - Mother
- Paul Falco - Brother
- Ruth Falco - Sister
- Stanley Tucci - Ex-significant Other
- Macy Falco - Daughter
- Edie Falco Awards:
- 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
- 2005 Golden Globe: Actress in a Television 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
- 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 in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2010 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
- 2010 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Winner
- 2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Winner
- 2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - Winner
- 2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
- 2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
- 2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
- 2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
- 2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
- 2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - Winner
- 2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
- 2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
- 2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
- 1999 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Winner
- 1999 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - Winner
- 2011 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical - Nominee
- 2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2011 Tony: Actress (Featured Role--Play) - Nominee
- 2011 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- College:
- State University of New York, Purchase, NY (1986)