Lorraine Bracco (born October 2, 1954^[1]) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominated and Screen Actors Guild winning American actress best known for her roles as Karen Hill in Goodfellas and Dr. Jennifer Melfi on the hit HBO TV series, The Sopranos. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 for a performance in a motion picture released in the previous year. ... Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is a 1990 film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, the true story of mob informer Henry Hill. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Henry Hill (mobster). ... The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase and originally broadcast on the HBO network. ... This article is about a fictional character from The Sopranos. ... The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase and originally broadcast on the HBO network. ... This article is about a fictional character from The Sopranos. ... The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase and originally broadcast on the HBO network. ... This article is about a fictional character from The Sopranos. ... The Actor: The Screen Actors Guild Award Statue The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to recognize outstanding performances by members. ... The SAG Award for Best Cast in a Drama Series is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in Dramatic TV. Winners and nominees 1990s 1994: NYPD Blue Chicago Hope ER Law & Order Picket Fences 1995: ER Chicago Hope NYPD Blue Law & Order... The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase and originally broadcast on the HBO network. ... is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... An Emmy Award. ... The Screen Actors Guild (S.A.G.) is the labor union representing over 120,000 film actors in the United States. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Henry Hill (mobster). ... Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is a 1990 film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, the true story of mob informer Henry Hill. ... This article is about a fictional character from The Sopranos. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... “TV” redirects here. ... The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase and originally broadcast on the HBO network. ...

Biography

Early life

Bracco was born in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bay Ridge and grew up in Hicksville on Long Island. She was voted the "ugliest girl in the 6th grade" at her Long Island grade school.[1] She moved to France in 1974 where she became a fashion model for Jean-Paul Gaultier. This article is about the borough of New York City. ... Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. It is bound by 65th Street on the north, Interstate 278 on the east, and the Belt Parkway-Shore Road on the west. ... Hicksville is a hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, United States. ... This article is about the island in New York State. ... Jean-Paul Gaultier (born April 24, 1952, in Arcueil, Val-de-Marne) is a French fashion designer and past television presenter. ...

She is of Italian and English ancestry. She is also fluent in French. This article is about the English as a nation. ...

Career

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She has appeared in several films, including Riding in Cars with Boys, The Basketball Diaries, Medicine Man, Radio Flyer and Hackers. Riding in Cars with Boys is a 2001 movie based on the book of the same name, about a woman who overcame difficulties including being a teen mother to earn a masters degree. ... The Basketball Diaries is a 1995 film based on the book of the same name by Jim Carroll. ... Medicine Man is an American film, released in 1992 and directed by John McTiernan. ... Radio Flyer is a 1992 American movie about child abuse. ... Hackers is a 1995 film that follows the misfortunes of the young hackers Dade Murphy (Crash Override/Zero Cool, played by Jonny Lee Miller), Kate Libby (Acid Burn, played by Angelina Jolie) and their friends. ...

Bracco received her big career break when offered the role as the mobster-wife Karen Hill in Goodfellas, which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. During the audition process for The Sopranos, Bracco had originally vied for the lead female role of Carmela Soprano, but turned it down fearing the part was too similar to her role as the mob-wife in Goodfellas and that the role of mob-psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Melfi would be a new and bigger challenge for her. The role has netted her several award nominations, including 3 consecutive nominations for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" at the Emmy Awards in 1999, 2000 and 2001 and at the Golden Globe awards for Best TV Actress in a Drama in 2000, 2001 and 2002. She lost out at the Emmys in 1999 and 2001 and at the Golden Globes in 2000 to her co-star, Edie Falco. She is nominated again at the 2007 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She is pitted against The Sopranos co-star, Aida Turturro for the award. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Henry Hill (mobster). ... Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is a 1990 film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, the true story of mob informer Henry Hill. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Best Supporting Actor or Best Supporting Actress is an accolade given by a group of film or theatre professionals in recognition of the work of supporting and character actors. ... Carmela Soprano née DeAngelis is the wife of fictional mafia boss Tony Soprano and lead female character on the HBO television series, The Sopranos, played by Edie Falco. ... This article is about a fictional character from The Sopranos. ... An Emmy Award. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Edith Falco (born July 5, 1963) is an American television, film and stage actress best known for her lead role as Carmela Soprano on HBOs award winning hit series The Sopranos, as well as Diane Wittlesey on the HBO show Oz. ... An Emmy Award. ... This is a list of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winners: 1974: Joanna Miles - The Glass Menagerie 1975-78 No Award Given 1979: Kristy McNichol - Family 1980: Nancy Marchand - Lou Grant 1981: Nancy Marchand - Lou Grant 1982: Nancy Marchand - Lou Grant 1983: Doris... The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase and originally broadcast on the HBO network. ... Aida Turturro (born September 25, 1962) is an American actress who is best known for playing Janice Soprano, sister of New Jersey mob boss, Tony Soprano, on the HBO TV series The Sopranos, a role which netted her an Emmy Award nomination. ...

Personal life

Bracco has been married and divorced twice. Her first marriage was to Daniel Guerard from the late 1970s to the early 1980s, after which she entered into a long-term relationship with Harvey Keitel.^[2] Following a turbulent breakup with Keitel, she then married Edward James Olmos. She has two children, Stella Keitel and Margaux Guerard. Bracco engaged in a five-year legal battle that ended in 1999 for custody of her daughter Stella from the relationship with Keitel. The huge legal fees and taxes forced her to file for bankruptcy, and she and Olmos filed for divorce in March 2002. Bracco is currently dating former Syracuse Orange basketball star Jason Cipolla and has long since recovered financially thanks to the success of The Sopranos. Harvey Keitel (born May 13, 1939) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor from New York City. ... Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated American actor, of Mexican descent. ... Notice of closure stuck on the door of a computer store the day after its parent company, Granville Technology Group Ltd, declared bankruptcy (strictly, put into administration—see text) in the United Kingdom. ... Syracuse University Logo. ...

She is the owner of Bracco Wines. Her line of wines was featured on the Season 1 finale of Bravo's show Top Chef in 2006. She appeared as a guest judge for the 2 episode finale.^[3] This article is about the U.S. cable network. ... Top Chef is an American reality competition show that airs on the cable television network Bravo, in which chefs compete against each other in weekly challenges. ...

On Thursday, May 24, 2007, Bracco appeared on Oprah to discuss how she conquered clinical depression and to promote her book on the subject, On The Couch. is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah) is an American nationally syndicated talk show, hosted and produced by Oprah Winfrey and is the highest-rated talk show in American television history. ... Clinical depression (also called major depressive disorder, or unipolar depression when compared to bipolar disorder) is a state of intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individuals social functioning and/or activities of daily living. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

Notes

Bibliography

• On the Couch (Putnam Adult, 2006) ISBN 0-399-15356-X

External links

• Lorraine Bracco at the Internet Movie Database
• Cast profile at the-sopranos.com
• New York Times interview
• Bracco Wines