Livia Soprano.

Livia Soprano, played by Nancy Marchand, was the mother of Tony Soprano on the fictional HBO TV series, The Sopranos. A young Livia, played by Laila Robbins and later by Laurie J. Williams is sometimes seen in flashbacks. Image File history File links Liviasoprano. ... Image File history File links Liviasoprano. ... Nancy Marchand (June 19, 1928 – June 18, 2000) was an American actress best known for her Emmy award-winning role on the HBO series, The Sopranos as Soprano family matriarch Livia Soprano, the mother of Tony Soprano. ... James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano Anthony Tony Soprano is the fictional Boss of the DiMeo family in the HBO TV series, The Sopranos, played by James Gandolfini. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network with headquarters in New York City. ... Idiot box redirects here. ... The Sopranos is an American television drama broadcast on HBO about a fictional Mafia family in Northern New Jersey. ...

She was named after and partly based on the empress Livia Drusilla Augusta, though David Chase has stated that the main inspiration for the character is his own mother. Livia Livia Drusa Augusta, Livia Drusilla, or Julia Augusta (58 BC-AD 29) was the wife of Caesar Augustus and the most powerful woman in Roman history, acting several times as regent and being Augustus faithful advisor. ... David Chase (born David DeCesare August 22, 1945 in Mount Vernon, New York) is an American television writer, director and producer . ...

Livia Soprano, the family matriarch, was scheming, manipulative, conniving and abusive. She seemingly derived little pleasure from life other than making the people around her miserable, especially her three children, Tony, Barbara (who moved away years ago) and Janice. She even tried to manipulate her brother-in-law, Junior, into putting out a hit on her own son after he tried to put her in a nursing home (or, as he maintained, a 'retirement community'). Tony's plot for revenge was foiled when Livia suffered a pseudo-stroke (said to be induced by repressed rage) and was taken into a hospital. When she got out, Tony settled for acting as if she was already dead, and attempted to end all contact and financial support. ... Abuse is a general term for the misuse of a person or thing, causing harm to the person or thing, to the abuser, or to someone else. ... This article is about a fictional character from The Sopranos. ... Corrado Junior Soprano Corrado Junior Soprano, Jr. ... Revenge or vengeance consists of retaliation against a person or group in response to perceived wrongdoing. ... A stroke, also known as cerebrovascular accident (CVA), is an acute neurologic injury whereby the blood supply to a part of the brain is interrupted, either by a clot in the artery or if the artery bursts. ...

Based on her conversations with Tony, Dr. Melfi speculated that Livia might suffer from some form of borderline or narcissistic personality disorder. This article is about a fictional character from The Sopranos. ... Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is defined within psychiatry, and some other fields, as a disorder characterized primarily by emotional dysregulation, extreme black and white thinking in some areas, and disrupted relationships. ... Narcissus, the mythical Greek youth, after whom narcissism is named, as depicted in John William Waterhouses Echo and Narcissus. ...

After the second season, a storyline was planned where Livia would be called to testify against her son in court, giving evidence on stolen airline tickets she had received from him, but Marchand died in 2000, before it could be filmed. Existing footage and computer-generated imagery was used to create a last scene between Tony and Livia in episode 302, "Proshai, Livushka" in Season Three before the character too passed on. Livia has nevertheless appeared as a young woman in several flashbacks since then, as well as being frequently referenced, with Tony still far from resolving his feelings towards her. This article is about the year 2000. ... The pseudopod in The Abyss marked CGIs acceptance in the visual effects industry. ...

During the Sixth Season when Tony is comatose from a gunshot wound, he has a vivid dream that some have construed as being a rendition of purgatory. The dream ends with Tony being beckoned into a foreboding house by his dead cousin, Tony Blundetto and a woman who looks similar to Livia can be seen entering the house. It has been speculated this house may well represent the afterlife, specifically hell. Despite the importance of Livia in Tony's life, this is the only time in his many dreams she has manifested since her death. In medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep) is a profound state of unconsciousness, which may result from a variety of conditions including intoxication (drug, alcohol or toxins), metabolic abnormalities (hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, ketoacidosis, etc. ... The term purgatory is generally defined as the means by which the elect reach perfection before entering into the Kingdom of Heaven. The term purgatory in accordance with Catholic teaching, is a place or condition of temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in Gods grace are not... Tony Blundetto. ... The afterlife (or life after death) is a generic term referring to a continuation of existence, typically spiritual and experiential, beyond this world, or after death. ... Medieval illustration of Hell in the Hortus deliciarum manuscript of Herrad of Landsberg (about 1180) Hell, according to many religious beliefs, is a place or a state of pain and suffering. ...

The DiMeo (Organized Crime) Family, (now known as The Soprano crime family) is a fictional mob family from the HBO series, The Sopranos. ... The Lupertazzi (Organized Crime) Family, is a fictional mob family from the HBO series, The Sopranos. ... The Bada Bings logo The Bada Bing! (aka the Bada Bing or The Bing) is a fictional go-go bar from the HBO drama television series The Sopranos. ... Satriales Pork Store in the present day Satriales Pork Store is a fictional establishment on the HBO series, The Sopranos. ... A major plotline on the fictional HBO drama, The Sopranos, has been the FBIs ongoing pursuit of the DiMeo (NJ) and Lupertazzi (Brooklyn) crime families. ...

External link

• HBO Profile: Livia Soprano