Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Birth name	Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Born	May 15, 1981 (age 25) Queens, New York,  United States
Notable roles	Meadow Soprano in The Sopranos

Jamie-Lynn Sigler (born May 15, 1981) is an American actress. She is perhaps most famous for her role as Meadow Soprano on the acclaimed HBO television series The Sopranos. May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Queens Borough in New York City, in yellow Queens is one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. Geographically the largest borough in the city, Queens is home to many immigrants and two of New Yorks major airports. ... NY redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... This article is about the TV series. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Meadow Mariangela Soprano is a fictional character in the American HBO TV series, The Sopranos. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is an American premium cable television network. ... This article is about the TV series. ...

Biography

Born in Queens, New York to a Sephardic Jewish American father, Steve (whose mother and father came from Greece and Romania, respectively), and a Cuban mother, Connie, who converted to Judaism; Sigler began acting and singing at the age of seven. In 1999 she was cast as the smart but troubled Meadow Soprano, daughter of New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano. The show became a success and Sigler rose to some fame as a TV actress. Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. ... NY redirects here. ... In the strictest sense, a Sephardi (ספרדי, Standard Hebrew Səfardi, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardî; plural Sephardim: ספרדים, Standard Hebrew Səfardim, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardîm) is a Jew original to the... A Jewish American (also commonly American Jew) is an American (a citizen of the United States) of Jewish descent who maintains a connection to the Jewish community, either through actively practicing Judaism or through cultural and historical affiliation. ... Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Antonio John Soprano, Sr. ...

In 2001, she released a pop album called Here to Heaven, which featured the single "Cry Baby". The album was a commercial failure and had low sales. In 2007 Sigler said she was "embarassed" by the album and regrets releasing it. In 2002, she co-authored an autobiography, Wise Girl: What I've Learned About Life, Love, and Loss. She also appeared in Mariah Carey's "Through the Rain" music video. 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is a five time Grammy award-winning American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director and actress. ... Through the Rain is a song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey for her twelfth album, Charmbracelet. ...

Sigler then spent five months on Broadway in 2002-2003 playing Belle in the production Beauty and the Beast. She has continued to appear in theatrical roles, such as Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Premiering on April 18, 1994, Beauty and the Beast is currently one of Broadways longest running productions, devised and produced by Disney Theatrical, a fully owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. ... Rodgers and Hammersteins Cinderella is the name of a musical written for television by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II based upon the fairy tale, Cinderella. ...

In July 2003 she married her agent A.J. DiScala, and took the name Jamie-Lynn DiScala. She has stated that she is a very traditional girl, and never had any doubt that she would take her husband's name after marrying, even professionally. However, in September 2005, Sigler and DiScala announced that they were separating after only two years of marriage, and she subsequently changed her name back. ^[1] 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for July, 2003. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in September September 28 : Constance Baker Motley September 25 : M. Scott Peck September 25 : Don Adams September 20 : Simon Wiesenthal September 14 : Robert Wise September 10 : Hermann Bondi September 8 : Donald Horne September 7 : Moussa Arafat...

In 2004, she starred as "Hollywood Madam" Heidi Fleiss in the USA television movie Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss. In that same year, she had her first starring feature film role, Extreme Dating, an independent film. Heidi Lynne Fleiss (born in Los Feliz, California on December 30, 1965), known as the Hollywood Madam, is an American pimp and prostitute. ...

During the early production of The Sopranos, Sigler struggled with an eating disorder and is now a spokesperson for the National Eating Disorders Association. In addition, at age 19 while filming Campfire Stories in Hamburg, New Jersey, she was paralyzed from the waist down for several days having contracted Lyme disease.^[2] Jamie is also a spokeswoman for Sidebar, a San Diego nightclub.^[3] Hamburg is a borough located in Sussex County, New Jersey. ... Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne disease in North America and Europe, and the fastest-growing infectious disease in the United States. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney         City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Sigler is fluent in Spanish, having learned it from her maternal Cuban grandmother, who did not speak English. She is currently dating New York nightclub owner Scott Sartiano. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... NY redirects here. ...

Quotes

• "I became a spokeswoman for eating disorders. I would say about three or four months after I actually came out about it. It is a tough thing to talk about it, but it is actually therapeutic for me. I know it is something that touches almost every girl, and men, too."

References

1. ^ http://people.aol.com/people/articles/0,19736,1108355,00.html
2. ^ http://www.silive.com/sopranos/stories/index.ssf?/sopranos/ledger/index.ssf?/sopranos/stories/050301cinderella.html
3. ^ http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070110-1731-bn10seau.html

External links

• Interview on Eating Disorders
• Maxim Photos and Interview
• Jamie-Lynn Sigler Website
• Jamie-Lynn Sigler at the Internet Movie Database
• Speaking Representation