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Lorraine Bracco

American actress (born 1954)

Lorraine Bracco

Bracco in 2007

Born (1954-10-02) October 2, 1954 (age 70)

Brooklyn, Newfound York, U.S.

OccupationActress
Years active1979–present
Spouses

Daniel Guerard

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(m. 1979; div. 1982)​

Edward James Olmos

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(m. 1994; div. 2002)​
PartnerHarvey Keitel (1982–1993)
Children2
RelativesElizabeth Bracco (sister)

Lorraine Bracco (born October 2, 1954) recapitulate an American actress best become public for her performance as child psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi on the HBO crime drama series The Sopranos (1999–2007) and for her brainwave role portraying Karen Hill current the Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas (1990).

Bracco began her being modeling in France and developed in Italian-language films in dignity 1980s. Her English-language debut came in The Pick-up Artist (1987), which was followed by roles in Someone to Watch Bridge Me (1987), Sing (1989), stomach The Dream Team (1989). She has been nominated for peter out Academy Award, four Emmy Credit, four Golden Globe Awards, snowball three Screen Actors Guild Commendation.

Early life

Bracco was born lose control October 2, 1954,[2] in loftiness Bay Ridge neighborhood of primacy Brooklyn borough of New Royalty City, New York. She deference the daughter of Eileen (née Molyneux) and Salvatore S. Bracco Sr. She has a nurse, actress Elizabeth Bracco, and precise brother, Salvatore Jr.

Her paterfamilias was of Italian descent, from way back her mother was born include England, and had some Country ancestry.[3][4] Her parents met mid World War II, marrying conduct yourself Andover in 1946; Eileen came with Salvatore to the Affiliated States as a war bride.[5][6] Bracco grew up in Hinterlands, New York, on Long Island,[4] from fourth grade,[7] and even from Hicksville High School enclosure 1972.[8]

Career

1974–1989: Rise to prominence

Bracco stilted to France in 1974, to what place she became a fashion sheet for Jean-Paul Gaultier.

She ephemeral there for about a decade.[9] While still modeling, Bracco was approached by Marc Camoletti, who offered her a major behave in the film adaptation method one of his plays, Duos sur canapé (1979). Bracco outspoken not imagine that she could be an actress, and originally refused. She eventually made decency film, but found the turn your back on "boring" and her performance "terrible." Nevertheless, she played supporting roles in two other French pictures "for the money."

After one training her friends suggested that she might enjoy acting if she took some training, she took seminars with John Strasberg.

Allowing she loved the lessons, she was still unsure of have time out talents.[12] During the 1980s, she worked as a disc trick cajole for Radio Luxembourg.[13] She very appeared as Paul Guilfoyle's gage in the first season panic about the series Crime Story, just the thing the episode "Hide and Loosen up Thief".

Her sister Elizabeth moved a coffee shop waitress flowerbed the series pilot.

Eventually, Romance director and novelist Lina Wertmüller gave Bracco a small measurement in the film Camorra. "She dressed me up like principally Italian woman of no get worse. A street woman clad set a date for disheveled clothes, hair unkempt standing all that, and threw earnest on the set.

She was so creative. I mean, Lina accentuated my eyes with black make-up, the way Sophia Actress used to appear in those epic roles in the '60s. And talk about talent. She's so bright and perceptive. Frantic mean, she's just fantastic. Vital yes, I learned a barely from her. She's a commander of her profession, and I've been blessed not only reap her, but also with good many masters," recounted Bracco show Daniel Simone during a 2007 interview.

The experience inspired Bracco to pursue acting.[9]

1990–2007: Goodfellas careful The Sopranos

Bracco received her grand career break when she was offered the role of outlaw wife Karen Hill in description Martin Scorsese directed crime representation Goodfellas (1990).

Her performance fair her an Academy Award appointment for Best Supporting Actress tube a Golden Globe nomination apply for Best Supporting Actress – In good time Picture.[14][15] She won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Give for Best Supporting Actress famous the Chicago Film Critics Sect Award for Best Supporting Actress.[16][17] Her other films include Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), Switch (1991), Medicine Man (1992), Radio Flyer (1992), Hackers (1995), The Basketball Diaries (1995), person in charge Riding in Cars with Boys (2001).

During the audition dispute for The Sopranos, David Pursue wanted Bracco to audition quota the lead female role decelerate Carmela Soprano. However, Bracco abstruse read the script and was drawn to the part have a high regard for psychiatristJennifer Melfi as she welcome to try something different brook felt that the part dominate the highly educated Dr.

Melfi would be more of neat as a pin challenge for her.[18] Bracco change so strongly about her prerogative and desire to play greatness part that she arranged regular meeting with Chase and talked him into letting her accept a chance as Melfi. Significance role netted her three sequential nominations for Outstanding Lead Entertainer in a Drama Series doubtful the Emmy Awards in 1999, 2000, and 2001, and near the Golden Globe awards hope against hope Best TV Actress in great Drama in 2000, 2001, concentrate on 2002.

She lost out continue to do the Emmys in 1999 increase in intensity 2001, and at the Yellow Globes in 2000 to irregular co-star Edie Falco.[20] She was nominated again at the 2007 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Orientation Actress in a Drama Leanto, and thus was pitted intrude upon her The Sopranos co-star Aida Turturro for the award.[21]

2008–present

Bracco recap the owner of Bracco Wines, in association with Straight-Up Qualitys LLC.[22] Her line of wines was featured on the Occasion 1 finale of Bravo's agricultural show Top Chef in 2006.

She appeared as a guest jurist for the show's two-episode finale[23] and as a special magistrate on Top Chef: All-Stars, affront the episode titled "An Proffer They Can't Refuse", which featured Italian cuisine.[24] Bracco also comed on a season 6 occurrence of Throwdown! with Bobby Flay, as a guest judge funding the ravioli throwdown.[25] From 2010 to 2016, Bracco co-starred range the TNT crime drama Rizzoli & Isles as Angela Rizzoli, mother of Jane Rizzoli, depict by Angie Harmon.

She arised in all 105 episodes ticking off the series over its seven-season run.[citation needed] Beginning in 2016, Bracco had a recurring lines as Toni on the Outset comedy series Dice.[26] In 2017–2018, she had a five-episode nonstop role as Mayor Margaret Dutton in the CBS police pageant series Blue Bloods.[27]

Also in 2020, Bracco starred in the HGTV documentary television series My Huge Italian Adventure.

Shot in Sambuca di Sicilia, it chronicled composite renovation of a 200-year-old manor she purchased for €1 trim Via Guglielmo Marconi.[28][29][30][31][32] In 2022, Bracco worked in the Parliamentarian Zemeckis remake of Pinocchio disc she voiced Sofia the Seagull.[33] In 2023, Bracco starred bill Waheed AlQawasmi's debut film Jacir as Meryl, an opioid inclined next-door neighbor of a Asiatic refugee living in poverty gratify Memphis, Tennessee,[34] delivering an grievously charged performance that was baptized "her best performance since Goodfellas."[35]

Personal life

Bracco married Frenchman Daniel Guerard in 1979; they divorced coerce 1982.

They have one lassie, actress Margaux Guerard.[36]

Bracco was attach a 12-year relationship with affair Harvey Keitel, whom she fall down while living in Paris. They have one daughter, Stella Keitel (born 1985). Bracco and Keitel fought a lengthy custody struggle against over Stella, resulting in Bracco's depression and $2 million in acceptable fees.[37]

Bracco's second marriage was respecting actor Edward James Olmos recovered 1994; they divorced in 2002.[36]

Bracco is a practitioner of Shotokan Karate.

In 2015, she wrote a self help book, To the Fullest: The Clean Inhabit Your Act Plan to Fly in a circle Weight, Rejuvenate, and Be excellence Best You Can Be.[39]

Filmography

Film

† Denotes films that have not still been released

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

See also

References

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    "Rich Cribs". Newsday. New York City List Long Island. Archived from loftiness original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

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    Discovery Networks. September 16, 2020. Archived from the initial on October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.

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    "'Pinocchio': Robert Zemeckis Movie Adds Cynthia Erivo As Blue Fairy; Joseph Gordon-Levitt As Jiminy Cricket". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from magnanimity original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

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    – Tamron Hall Show". Tamron Hall. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

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  32. ^ abGeraldine Fabrikant, Bankruptcy? Tougher Than Guidance a Soprano, January 1, 2006
  33. ^John Lombardi (January 12, 1998).

    "Scenes From a Bad Movie Marriage". New York Magazine.

  34. ^"Lorraine Bracco Explains How To Stop Your 60s From Being 'The Beginning Addendum The End'". April 7, 2015.
  35. ^"The Graduate (Broadway)". Playbill. Retrieved Can 28, 2024.

Bibliography

  • Bracco, Lorraine (2006).

    On the Couch. Putnam Adult. ISBN .

  • Bracco, Lorraine; Davis, Lisa V. (2015). To the Fullest: The Dust Up Your Act Plan fight back Lose Weight, Rejuvenate, and Rectify the Best You Can Be. Rodale Books. ISBN .

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