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{{Short description|American actress (born 1963)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Edie Falco
| image              = Edie Falco 2010.jpg
| caption            = Falco in 2010
| birth_name         = Edith Falco
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1963|07|05}}
| birth_place        = New York City, U.S.
| education          = [[State University of New York at Purchase]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| occupation         = Actress
| years_active       = 1987–present
| children           = 2
| relatives          = [[Edward Falco]] (uncle)
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Edie Falco|Full list]]
}}

'''Edith Falco''' (born July 5, 1963) is an American actress. Known for her roles on stage and screen she has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Edie Falco|numerous accolades]] including four [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], two [[Golden Globe Awards]], and five [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] as well as a nomination for a [[Tony Award]].

Falco received three [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series|Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]] for her role as mob wife [[Carmela Soprano]] on the [[HBO]] series ''[[The Sopranos]]'' (1999–2007), and a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]] for playing the title role in the [[Showtime (TV channel)|Showtime]] series ''[[Nurse Jackie]]'' (2009–2015). She was Emmy-nominated for her roles as C.C. Cunningham in ''[[30 Rock]]'' (2008) and [[Leslie Abramson]] in ''[[Law & Order True Crime|Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders]]'' (2018). She also has acted in [[NBC]] series ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' (1993–1997), the [[HBO]] prison drama ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]'' (1997–2000), the web series ''[[Horace and Pete]]'' (2016), and the [[FX on Hulu|FX]] series ''[[Impeachment: American Crime Story]]'' (2021).

On film, she made her film debut in the drama ''[[Sweet Lorraine (film)|Sweet Lorraine]]'' (1987). Her film work includes lead roles in ''[[Laws of Gravity (film)|Laws of Gravity]]'' (1992), for which she was nominated for the [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead]] and ''[[Judy Berlin]]'' (1999), and supporting roles in films including ''[[Bullets Over Broadway]]'' (1994), ''[[Sunshine State (film)|Sunshine State]]'' (2002), ''[[Freedomland (film)|Freedomland]]'' (2006), ''[[The Comedian (2016 film)|The Comedian]]'' (2016), and ''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]'' (2022).

She made her [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] debut in the [[Warren Leight]] play ''[[Side Man]]'' (1999). For her role as Bananas Shaughnessy	in the Broadway revival of the [[John Guare]] play ''[[The House of Blue Leaves]]'' (2011) she received a nomination for a [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play]]. She has acted in the Broadway revivals of the plays ''[[Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune]]'' (2002), and ''[['night, Mother]]'' (2004).

==Early life and education==
Falco was born in the New York City borough of [[Brooklyn]] on July 5, 1963, the daughter of Judith Anderson, an actress, and Frank Falco, a jazz drummer who later worked for an advertising agency.<ref name="lipulse.com">{{cite news | url = http://www.lipulse.com/trends/article/edie-falco | title = Edie Falco: Climbing Trees and Following Leads | work = Long Island Pulse | first = Aileen | last = Jacobson | date = April 26, 2011 | access-date = July 1, 2014 | archive-date = April 17, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150417072019/http://lipulse.com/trends/article/edie-falco | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="success.com">{{cite news | url = http://www.success.com/article/edie-falcos-life-lessons | title = Edie Falco's Life Lessons | work = Success.com | first = Chris | last = Raymond | date = July 16, 2012}}</ref> Her father was of Italian descent and her mother had Swedish, English and [[Cornish people|Cornish]] (1/16th) ancestry.<ref>{{cite web | last = Priggé | first = Steven | title = Edie Falco | url = http://www.stevenprigge.com/interviews/edie-falco/ | work = Steven Priggé | access-date = October 13, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Foreman | first = Jonathan | title = Mob happy | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3580045/Mob-happy.html | work = [[The Daily Telegraph]] | date = July 13, 2002 | access-date = October 13, 2013}}</ref><ref>Stated on ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (U.S. TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'', April 6, 2012.</ref> She has two brothers, Joseph and Paul, and a sister, Ruth. Her uncle is novelist, playwright, and poet [[Edward Falco]]. In 2012, Falco was the subject of an episode of ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (U.S. TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'' which focused on one of her ancestors, a Cornish [[master mariner]] from [[Penzance]] who was born at sea and died in 1840.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|title=Martin Sheen, Reba McEntire, Rob Lowe Among 'Who Do You Think You Are?' Season 3 Cast|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/who-do-you-think-you-are-season-3-cast-279176|access-date=October 13, 2013|newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 6, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Eastman |first=Dick |title=Last Friday's Who Do You Think You Are? with Edie Falco|url=http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2012/04/last-fridays-who-do-you-think-you-are-with-edie-falco.html|access-date=October 13, 2013|newspaper=Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter |date=April 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173128/http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2012/04/last-fridays-who-do-you-think-you-are-with-edie-falco.html |archive-date=October 14, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=tracingthetree|url=http://tracingthetree.wordpress.com/2012/04/08/edie-falco-who-do-you-think-you-are/|work=Edie Falco, Who Do You Think You Are?|date=April 8, 2012|access-date=July 26, 2013|archive-date=December 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213091633/https://tracingthetree.wordpress.com/2012/04/08/edie-falco-who-do-you-think-you-are/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

From the age of four, Falco was raised on [[Long Island]], moving with her family to [[Hicksville, New York|Hicksville]], then [[North Babylon, New York|North Babylon]], and finally [[West Islip, New York|West Islip]].<ref name="lipulse.com" /><ref>{{cite news | last = Green | first = Jesse | title = Edie Falco, Unmarried to the Mob | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/07/theater/newsandfeatures/07gree.html | newspaper = [[The New York Times]] | date = November 7, 2004 | access-date = October 13, 2013}}</ref> As a child, she acted in plays at the Arena Players Repertory Theater in [[East Farmingdale, New York|East Farmingdale]], where her mother also performed.<ref name="lipulse.com" /><ref name="success.com" /><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/nyregion/arena-players-repertory-theater-gets-new-home.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | title = A Final Curtain, but More Opening Ones Are Ahead | work = The New York Times | first = Aileen | last = Jacobson | date = October 14, 2011}}</ref> Her family eventually moved to [[Northport, New York|Northport]], where she attended high school and played [[Eliza Doolittle]] in a production of ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' during her senior year.<ref name="lipulse.com" /><ref name="success.com" /> Falco graduated from [[Northport High School]] in 1981.<ref name="lipulse.com" /><ref name="success.com" /> She attended the acting program at [[State University of New York at Purchase]],<ref name="lipulse.com" /><ref name="success.com" /><ref>{{cite web | url = http://blog.suny.edu/2013/10/8-suny-alumni-you-can-see-on-the-screen/ | title = 8 SUNY Alumni You Can See On The Screen | publisher = SUNY.edu | first = Shaniese | last = Alston | date = October 22, 2013}}</ref> and graduated in 1986 with a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] in acting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://old.suny.edu/communications/awards/EntertainmentAwards.cfm |title=Media & Entertainment Award Winners |publisher=SUNY.edu |access-date=July 1, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140702105038/http://old.suny.edu/communications/awards/EntertainmentAwards.cfm |archive-date=July 2, 2014 |df=mdy }}</ref>

==Career==
===1987–1999: Early work and rise to prominence ===
Early in her career, Falco made appearances on television shows like ''[[Law & Order]]'' and ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''. [[Tom Fontana]], executive producer of ''Homicide'', cast Falco as Eva Thormann, the wife of an injured police officer, after watching Falco's performance in ''[[Laws of Gravity (film)|Laws of Gravity]]'', a 1992 film directed by [[Nick Gomez]]. Fontana said of her, "She's an actress who's unadorned by any embroidery. She does everything with such simplicity and honesty, it's breathtaking."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fretts |first=Bruce |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |title=The Courtship of Edie Falco; The much sought-after star of ''Oz'' and ''Sopranos'' |date=January 15, 1999 |page=48}}</ref> A struggling actress at the time, Falco said her salary from these television episodes paid for one month's worth of rent.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Koltnow |first=Barry |title=Edie Falco follows unlikely path to stardom and her latest movie |work=[[The Orange County Register]] |date=June 21, 2002 |location=[[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]], [[California]]}}</ref> She debuted on the big screen in 1987's ''[[Sweet Lorraine (film)|Sweet Lorraine]]'' starring [[Maureen Stapleton]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |date=1987-05-01 |title=FILM: 'SWEET LORRAINE' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/01/movies/film-sweet-lorraine.html |access-date=2023-09-15 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> 

Later, she had a small speaking role in the [[Woody Allen]] comedy film ''[[Bullets Over Broadway]]'' (1994). Her friendship with former [[SUNY Purchase]] classmate [[Eric Mendelsohn]], who was the assistant to Allen's costume designer, Jeffrey Kurland, helped her to be cast in the role. Mendelsohn went on to direct Falco in his feature film ''Judy Berlin'', for which he won Best Director honors at the [[Sundance Film Festival]]. Falco went on to star in Mendelsohn's next film ''3 Backyards'', for which he won Best Director a second time.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lim |first=Dennis |date=March 4, 2011 |title=O Suburbia, With a Touch of the Cosmic |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/movies/06backyard.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 20, 2013}}</ref>

During this time, Falco appeared in the films ''[[Trust (1990 film)|Trust]]'', ''[[Cop Land]]'', ''[[Private Parts (1997 film)|Private Parts]]'' (nonspeaking part), and ''[[Random Hearts]]''. On [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], she appeared in the [[Tony Award]]-winning ''[[Side Man]]'' and in the revivals of ''[[Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune]]'' opposite [[Stanley Tucci]], and ''[['night, Mother]]'' opposite [[Brenda Blethyn]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Brantley |first=Ben |author-link=Ben Brantley |date=November 15, 2004 |title=Mother-Daughter Angst, With Death in the Wings |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/15/theater/reviews/motherdaughter-angst-with-death-in-the-wings.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 20, 2013}}</ref> In 1997, Falco started portraying prison officer [[Diane Whittlesey]], in the [[HBO]] prison drama series ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]''. Falco got the role after working with Fontana on ''Homicide''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Morris|first=Mark|title=Shooting star|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2000/sep/24/life1.lifemagazine|work=The Observer|access-date=October 13, 2013|date=September 24, 2000}}</ref>

===1999–2007: ''The Sopranos'' and acclaim ===
[[File:Edie Falco Shankbone 2009 Vanity Fair.jpg|thumb|left|Falco at the 2009 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]]
Falco received her breakout role in the [[HBO]] drama ''[[The Sopranos]]'' created by [[David Chase]], which premiered in 1999 and ended in 2007. She portrayed [[Carmela Soprano]], wife of [[Italian-American Mafia|Mafia]] boss [[Tony Soprano]] played by [[James Gandolfini]]. The series received wide acclaim, and is often considered to be one of the greatest television series of all time.<ref name="top50">{{cite news|last=Lusher |first=Tim |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/jan/12/guardian-50-television-dramas |title=The Guardian's top 50 television dramas of all time |work=The Guardian |date=January 12, 2010 |access-date=May 31, 2012}}</ref><ref name="huffington">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-mann/tv-critics-call-here-are_b_391101.html |title=Bill Mann: TV Critic's Call: Here Are The Decade's 10 Best Series |work=The Huffington Post |first=Bill |last=Mann |date=December 14, 2009|access-date=May 31, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/house/2008/03/david-vs-david-vs-david-or-which-is-the-greatest-tv-drama-ever-simons-the-wire-milchs-deadwood-or-chases-the-sopranos/ |title=David vs. David vs. David; or Which Is the Greatest TV Drama Ever, Simon's The Wire, Milch's Deadwood, or Chase's The Sopranos? |author1=Johnston, Andrew |author2=Sepinwall, Alan |work=Slant Magazine |date=March 5, 2008 |access-date=March 31, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/100-greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time-w439520/the-sopranos-w439641 |title=100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time |magazine=Rolling Stone |first=Rob |last=Sheffield |date=September 21, 2016 |access-date=September 22, 2016 |archive-date=September 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923092816/http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/100-greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time-w439520/the-sopranos-w439641 |url-status=dead }}</ref> For her performance on the series, Falco won numerous awards including three [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series|Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series]] for the episodes "[[College (The Sopranos)|College]]" (1999), "[[Second Opinion (The Sopranos)|Second Opinion]]" (2001), and "[[Whitecaps (The Sopranos)|Whitecaps]]" (2003).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/bios/edie-falco|title= Edie Falco - Emmy Awards, Nominations, and Wins|website= Television Academy|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref> She also earned two [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Drama]] and five [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004908/awards/?ref_=nm_awd|title= Edie Falco - Awards|website= IMDB|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref>

As of 2008, Falco, ''[[The X-Files]]'' star [[Gillian Anderson]], ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' star [[America Ferrera]], and ''[[30 Rock]]''{{'}}s [[Tina Fey]] were the only actresses to have received a [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]], an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]], and a [[Screen Actors Guild#SAG Awards|SAG Award]] in the same year. Falco won these awards in 2003 for her performance as Carmela Soprano during the fourth season of ''The Sopranos''. In the show's final season Alessandra Stanley of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "The series has always distinguished itself by the quality of its actors, but this season Ms. Falco depicts even more deeply than before, if that's possible, the full range of a mother and wife's anguish."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/10/arts/television/10sopr.html|title= Brutality and Betrayal, Back With a Vengeance|website= [[The New York Times]]|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref>

During her tenure on ''The Sopranos'', Falco appeared in films such as ''[[Freedomland (film)|Freedomland]]'' and [[John Sayles]]' ''[[Sunshine State (film)|Sunshine State]]'', for which she received the Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress.<ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=Susan |date=December 15, 2002 |title=L.A. Film Critics Pick 'Schmidt' as Year's Best Film |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-dec-15-me-lafilmcritics15-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=June 20, 2013}}</ref> Falco also guest starred on the television series ''[[Will & Grace]]''<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Memorable ''Will & Grace'' guest stars: Edie Falco and Chloe Sevigny |url=https://ew.com/article/2006/03/30/memorable-will-grace-guest-stars-edie-falco-and-chloe-sevigny/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=March 30, 2006 |access-date=June 20, 2013 |archive-date=August 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809025918/https://ew.com/article/2006/03/30/memorable-will-grace-guest-stars-edie-falco-and-chloe-sevigny/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and had a recurring role as C.C. Cunningham on the second season of the [[NBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[30 Rock]]'' as Celeste Cunningham, the later of which earned her a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series]].

===2008–2016: ''Nurse Jackie'' and return to Broadway ===
[[File:Edie Falco 2 (4366098702) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|170px|Falco at the [[Drama League Award|Drama League]] Benefit Gala in 2010]]
Falco starred as the title character, Nurse Jackie Peyton in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] [[black comedy|dark comedy]] series ''[[Nurse Jackie]]'', which premiered on June 8, 2009, and ended on June 28, 2015. For the first season, she won her fourth [[Primetime Emmy Award]], this time for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]] she also received nominations for four [[Golden Globe Awards]] and eight [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]].<ref name="Showtime">{{cite web|url=http://www.sho.com/site/nursejackie/home.do |title=''Nurse Jackie'': Official Site |publisher=Sho.com |access-date=March 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20100614212036/http://www.sho.com/site/nursejackie/home.do |archive-date=June 14, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="TVWeek 2008-07">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/07/showtime_orders_nurse_jackie_g.php|title=Showtime Orders ''Nurse Jackie'', Grows ''Weeds''|last=Krukowski|first=Andrew|date=July 18, 2008|publisher=TVWeek.com|access-date=March 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413155142/http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/07/showtime_orders_nurse_jackie_g.php|archive-date=April 13, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="NBC 2008-12">{{cite web| url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/entertainment/Cable_Networks_Draw_Big_Names_For_New_2009_Series.html| title=Cable Networks Draw Big Names For New 2009 Series|date=December 22, 2008|publisher=NBCWashington.com|access-date=March 8, 2009}}</ref> Alessandra Stanley of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "It's the compelling, enigmatic heroine who holds the errant pieces together. Jackie is not Carmela, but Ms. Falco brings some of Carmela’s prosaic manner and harsh certainty to the new role. Jackie has a very dry and mitigating sense of humor, but her righteous streak steers the story."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/08/arts/television/08nurs.html|title= Wearing a Scowl and a Stethoscope|website= [[The New York Times]]|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref>

Falco returned to Broadway portraying the part of Bananas in the [[Revival (theatre)|revival]] of the [[John Guare]] play ''[[The House of Blue Leaves]]'' (2011) in [[New York City]] at the [[Walter Kerr Theatre]] with [[Ben Stiller]] and [[Jennifer Jason Leigh]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/production/the-house-of-blue-leaves-walter-kerr-theatre-vault-0000013722|title= The House of Blue Leaves (Broadway, 2011)|website= Playbill|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref> For her performance she received a nomination for the [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/2011-Tony-Nominations-Announced-THE-BOOK-OF-MORMON-Leads-With-14-20110503 |title=2011 Tony Nominations Announced! THE BOOK OF MORMON Leads With 14! |publisher=Broadwayworld.com |access-date=February 23, 2012}}</ref> Theatre critic [[Ben Brantley]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote in his review for the show, that "Ms. Falco endows the anguished Bananas with such unvarnished emotional transparency — and clinical exactness — that it hurts to look at her."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/theater/reviews/the-house-of-blue-leaves-with-ben-stiller-and-edie-falco-review.html|title= A Papal Visit Has Dreamers Dreaming|website= [[The New York Times]]|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref> Marilyn Stasio of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote, "Falco is kind of [a] genius...What floors us is Falco’s ability to play both comedy and tragedy in the same breath".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2011/legit/reviews/the-house-of-blue-leaves-1117945081/|title= The House of Blue Leaves|website= Variety|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref>

It was announced in January 2013 that Falco would star in Liz Flahive's ''The Madrid'' off-Broadway. The limited engagement, directed by Leigh Silverman, began previews on February 5 with an official opening on February 26. Along with Falco, the play starred John Ellison, [[Christopher Evan Welch]], Phoebe Strole, and [[Frances Sternhagen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://broadwaytour.net/edie-falco-heads-off-broadway-with-the-madrid |title=Edie Falco Heads Off-Broadway with 'The Madrid' |date=January 30, 2013 |publisher=BroadwayTour.net |access-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref> In 2016, Falco started portraying Sylvia Wittel on the [[Louis C.K.]] series ''[[Horace and Pete]]'' acting alongside C.K., [[Steve Buscemi]], [[Alan Alda]] and [[Laurie Metcalf]]. The first episode was released on January 30, 2016, on C.K.'s website without any prior announcements.<ref name="Variety-HoracePeteSurprise-2016">{{cite web |date=January 30, 2016 |title=Louis C.K. Surprises Fans With 'Horace and Pete' Web Series Co-Starring Steve Buscemi |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/louis-c-k-horace-pete-steve-buscemi-1201692874/ |access-date=January 30, 2016 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> New episodes premiered weekly until the tenth episode was released on April 2, 2016.<ref name="Vulture-Silence-Shandling-2016">{{cite news |last1=Seitz |first1=Matt Zoller |date=April 5, 2016 |title=Horace and Pete Was More Comfortable With Silence Than Any TV Show in Recent Memory |work=[[New York (magazine)#Digital|Vulture]] |url=http://www.vulture.com/2016/04/horace-and-pete-silence-and-the-failed-patriarchy.html |access-date=April 15, 2016}}</ref> In the series Falco portrayed Horace and Sylvia's abused mother. James Poniewozik of ''[[The New York Times]]'' noted "Louis C. K. is reportedly submitting “Horace and Pete” for the Emmys as a drama. If it gets a nomination — Mr. Alda, Mr. Buscemi, Ms. Falco and Ms. Metcalf would all be strong picks".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/05/arts/television/horace-and-pete-keeping-you-on-the-edge-of-your-seat-right-up-to-last-call.html|title= ‘Horace and Pete,’ Keeping You on the Edge of Your Seat, Right Up to Last Call|website= [[The New York Times]]|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref>

===2017–present ===
In September 2017, she began portraying [[Leslie Abramson]] in the first season of the [[NBC]] [[true crime]] [[anthology]] series ''[[Law & Order True Crime]]'', subtitled ''The Menendez Murders''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2017/02/03/edie-falco-cast-law-order-true-crime-menendez-murders-leslie-abramson/|title=''Law & Order: True Crime'': Edie Falco Cast as Menendez Brothers' Attorney|last=Gelman|first=Vlada|work=[[TVLine]]|date=February 3, 2017|access-date=May 17, 2017}}</ref> The role earned her a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie]] at the [[70th Primetime Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/emmys-nominations-list-2018-1202871084/|title= 2018 Emmy Nominations: The Complete List|website= Variety|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref> That same year she reunited with [[Louis C.K.]] for his film ''[[I Love You, Daddy]]'' (2017) starring C.K., [[Chloë Grace Moretz]], [[Charlie Day]], [[Rose Byrne]], and [[John Malkovich]]. The film premiered at the [[2017 Toronto International Film Festival]]. In the film Falco plays C.K.'s long-suffering production manager.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/09/i-love-you-daddy-review-louis-ck-toronto-film-festival-tiff|title= I Love You, Daddy review – Louis CK's brazen comedy is a screwball success|website= The Guardian|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref> The film's release was cancelled after misconduct allegations against C.K. were released by ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/louis-c-k-i-love-you-daddy-canceled-fx-ends-partnership-124646/|title= Louis C.K.: ‘I Love You, Daddy’ Canceled, FX Ends Partnership|website= Rolling Stone|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref> Falco stated of the films cancellation, "I was sad. I know that he worked very hard on it. He makes his own stuff and puts it out, and I love that chutzpah" she also added that C.K. deserves a second chance after owning up to his inappropriate behavior.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/edie-falco-louis-ck-second-chance-sexual-misconduct-1201945400/|title= Edie Falco Hopes Louis C.K. Gets a Second Chance After Sexual Misconduct: ‘He Admitted It Wasn’t Right’|website= [[IndieWire]]|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref>

In 2020, she appeared as the lead character in the [[Paul Attanasio]] [[CBS]] police drama ''[[Tommy (TV series)|Tommy]]''. Falco originally reprised her breakout role as [[Carmela Soprano]] for the 2021 film ''[[The Many Saints of Newark]]'', a prequel to ''The Sopranos''. However, her scenes were cut from the finished film.<ref name="TMSoN Cut Role">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/edie-falco-shot-secret-carmela-scene-many-saints-of-newark-3050227 |title=Edie Falco shot a Carmela scene for 'The Many Saints Of Newark' which didn't make the final cut |website=NME |first=Adam |last=Starkey |date=September 20, 2021 |access-date=September 22, 2021}}</ref> Falco also starred in the FX true crime series ''[[Impeachment: American Crime Story]]'' (2021) portraying [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] opposite [[Clive Owen]]'s [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Beanie Feldstein]]'s [[Monica Lewinsky]]. Ines Bellina of ''[[A.V. Club]]'' wrote, "Falco expertly guides us through a whole smorgasbord of human emotions. From rage to heartache to regret to shame to longing to pride to a pure, pure ache, we ride that emotional roller coaster firmly by her side".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.avclub.com/impeachment-american-crime-story-turns-into-a-compelli-1847943138|title= Impeachment: American Crime Story turns into a compelling domestic drama|website= A.V. Club|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref> In 2023 she played Amy Davidson, a fictional version of [[Pete Davidson]]'s mother, in his semi-autobiographical series, ''[[Bupkis (TV series)|Bupkis]]'' on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]]. It was announced in May 2024 that the series had ended after its first season.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/pete-davidson-cancels-bupkis-season-2-1234966686/|title= Pete Davidson Pulls the Plug on ‘Bupkis’ Season 2: ‘This Part of My Life Is Finished’|website= [[IndieWire]]|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
===Relationships ===
In 2002 [[Stanley Tucci]] left his family for Falco, with whom he was appearing on Broadway in [[Terrence McNally]]’s ''[[Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune]]'', but the [[affair]] ended, and he returned to his wife and children.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/07/theater/newsandfeatures/edie-falco-unmarried-to-the-mob.html|title=Edie Falco, Unmarried to the Mob|last=Green|first=Jesse|work=[[The New York Times]]|url-access=limited|date=November 7, 2004|access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref> She adopted a son in 2005 and a daughter in 2008.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://people.com/celebrity/edie-falco-my-kids-look-like-fabio-and-chucky/|title=Edie Falco: My Kids Look Like Fabio and Chucky!|first=Jeffrey |last=Slonim|date= February 9, 2010|journal=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=October 26, 2019}}</ref> Falco is a [[Buddhist]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Nate|title=Coffee With Edie Falco, Buddhist Mom of the West Village|url=http://www.vulture.com/2018/03/edie-falco-interview.html|work=[[Vulture.com]]|date=March 30, 2018|access-date=April 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Nevins|first=Jake|title=Edie Falco: 'I've never loved the work more, but I'm not cut out for the business'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/apr/11/edie-falco-the-sopranos-outside-in-interview|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=April 11, 2018|access-date=April 11, 2018}}</ref>

=== Activism ===
She is a [[vegan]] and has worked with [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] on projects, including a public-service message urging parents to keep their children away from the circus.<ref>{{cite news|title=Edie Falco Circus Boycott: Actress Teams With PETA Over Alleged Elephant Abuse (VIDEO)|publisher=Huffington Post|date=March 19, 2013|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/19/edie-falco-circus-peta-elephant-abuse_n_2906735.html}}</ref> She told ''[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]'' magazine, "I believe this is at the base of everything bad in society—you can bring it back to cruelty to animals. If you don't have respect for the life of any kind, it will manifest in more obvious ways."<ref>Stephanie Stephens,"Edie Falco as Attorney Leslie Abramson in Menendez Brothers Series: 'She Just Knew'," ''[https://parade.com/604245/stephaniestephens/edie-falco-as-attorney-leslie-abramson-in-menendez-brothers-series-she-just-knew/ Parade]'', September 26, 2017.</ref>

During the [[2004 United States presidential election|2004 U.S. presidential election]], Falco appeared in a 30-second television commercial on behalf of Mothers Opposing [[George W. Bush|Bush]] in which she said, "Mothers always put their children first. Mr. Bush, can you say the same?" <ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/groups-want-piece-of-campaign-ad-buy-pie | work=Fox News | title=Groups Want Piece of Campaign Ad Buy Pie | date=September 10, 2004}}</ref> Falco has become the spokesperson for [[Health Care for America Now]] <!-- (HCAN) --> and appeared on [[CNN]] on June 25, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2009/06/25/am.intv.falco.cnn|title=Video News - CNN|website=CNN}}</ref>

=== Health issues ===
Falco has struggled with [[alcoholism]] and decided to become sober in the early 1990s after "one particular night of debauchery." She said in an interview that it was difficult to be around the hard-partying cast of ''The Sopranos'', stating, "This cast, in particular, they really love to hang out and party. They make it look like fun. And it was fun for me! They spend a lot more time without me than with me, by my own choice. I'm always invited, and I'm always there for two minutes and I leave, because I can't live in that world anymore. It's too dangerous."<ref name="nymag">{{cite news|author=Nussbaum, Emily|url= http://nymag.com/arts/tv/profiles/29992/|title= The Loneliest Soprano|work=New York Magazine|date= April 1, 2007|access-date= July 2, 2008}}</ref> She is an advocate of [[Alcoholics Anonymous]]' 12-step program.<ref name="parade">{{cite news|title=Edie Falco: Sobriety Helped Battle Cancer|publisher=Parade Magazine|date=March 24, 2009|url=http://parade.com/130656/kevinsessums/edie-falco-finds-ways-to-be-grateful }}</ref>

In 2003, Falco was diagnosed with [[breast cancer]]. She chose not to make the news public until the following year.<ref name="nymag" />

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
|Denotes works that have not yet been released
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Sweet Lorraine (film)|Sweet Lorraine]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |date=1987-05-01 |title=FILM: 'SWEET LORRAINE' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/01/movies/film-sweet-lorraine.html |access-date=2023-01-12 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>''
| Karen
| Credited as Edith Falco
|-
|rowspan="2"|1989
| ''[[The Unbelievable Truth (film)|The Unbelievable Truth]]''
| Jane – The Waitress
|
|-
| ''[[Sidewalk Stories]]''
| Woman in Carriage
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Trust (1990 film)|Trust]]''
| Peg Coughlin
|
|-
| 1991
| ''I Was on Mars''
| Female Cab Driver
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1992
| ''[[Laws of Gravity (film)|Laws of Gravity]]''
| Denise
|
|-
| ''[[Time Expired (1992 film)|Time Expired]]''
| Ginny
| Short film
|-
| 1993
| ''Rift''
| Film Director
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Bullets Over Broadway]]''
| Lorna
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1995
| ''[[The Addiction]]''
| Jean
|
|-
| ''Backfire!''
| Mom
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|1996
| ''[[Layin' Low]]''
| Angie
|
|-
| ''[[The Funeral (1996 film)|The Funeral]]''
| Union Speaker
|
|-
| ''Breathing Room''
| Marcy
|
|-
| ''[[Childhood's End (film)|Childhood's End]]''
| Patty
|
|-
|rowspan="5"|1997
| ''[[Hurricane Streets]]''
| Joanna
|
|-
| ''[[Private Parts (1997 film)|Private Parts]]''
| Alison's Friend
| Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Cop Land]]''
| Berta (Bomb Squad Agent)
|
|-
| ''[[Trouble on the Corner]]''
| Vivian Stewart
|
|-
| ''Cost of Living''
| Billie
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1998
| ''Blind Light''
| Diana DiBianco
|
|-
| ''[[A Price Above Rubies]]''
| Feiga
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|1999
| ''[[Judy Berlin]]''
| Judy Berlin
|
|-
| ''Stringer''
| TV Producer
|
|-
| ''[[Random Hearts]]''
| Janice
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2000
| ''Death of a Dog''
| Mom
|
|-
| ''Overnight Sensation''
| Festival Coordinator
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Sunshine State (film)|Sunshine State]]''
| Marly Temple
|
|-
| 2004
| ''Family of the Year''
|
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|2005
| ''[[The Girl from Monday]]''
| Judge
|
|-
| ''[[The Great New Wonderful]]''
| Safarah Polsky
| Segment: "Emme's Story"
|-
| ''[[The Quiet]]''
| Olivia Deer
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Freedomland (film)|Freedomland]]''
| Karen Colluci
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[3 Backyards]]''
| Peggy
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Gods Behaving Badly (film)|Gods Behaving Badly]]''
| [[Artemis]]
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[The Comedian (2016 film)|The Comedian]]''
| Miller
| 
|-
|rowspan="4"|2017
| ''[[Landline (film)|Landline]]''
| Pat Jacobs
| 
|-
| ''[[Megan Leavey (film)|Megan Leavey]]''
| Jackie Leavey
| 
|-
| ''[[Outside In (film)|Outside In]]''
| Carol Beasley
|
|-
| ''[[I Love You, Daddy]]''
| Paula
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|2018
| ''[[Terrence McNally: Every Act of Life|Every Act of Life]]''
| Herself
| Documentary
|-
| ''[[Viper Club]]''
| Charlotte
| 
|-
| ''[[The Land of Steady Habits]]''
| Helene Harris
| 
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]''
| General Frances Ardmore
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2023
| ''[[Fool's Paradise (2023 film)|Fool's Paradise]]''
| The Agent
| 
|-
| ''[[The Mother (2023 film)|The Mother]]''
| Eleanor Williams
|
|-
| ''[[I'll Be Right There]]''
| Wanda
|
|-
| 2025
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''[[Avatar: Fire and Ash]]'' {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
| General Frances Ardmore
| Post-production
|-
| TBA
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''[[The Parenting]]'' {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
|
| Post-production
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| 1993–1995
| ''[[Loving (TV series)|Loving]]''
| Nurse Becker
| Recurring role, 14 episodes
|-
| 1993–1997
| ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''
| Eva Thormann
| Recurring role, 5 episodes
|-
| 1993–1998
| ''[[Law & Order]]''
| Sally Bell
| 4 episodes
|-
| 1995–1997
| ''[[New York Undercover]]''
| Sgt. Kelly
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1996
| ''[[The Sunshine Boys (1996 film)|The Sunshine Boys]]''
| Carol
| Television film
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Firehouse (1997 film)|Firehouse]]''
| Kate Wilkinson
| Television film
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Fargo (1996 film)]]''
| Marge Gunderson
| Cancelled television series pilot
|-
| 1997–2000
| ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]''
| [[Diane Whittlesey]]
| Recurring role, 23 episodes
|-
| 1999–2007
| ''[[The Sopranos]]''
| [[Carmela Soprano]]
| Main role, 85 episodes
|-
| 2000
| ''[[The Sight (film)|The Sight]]''
| Ghost
| Television film, uncredited
|-
| 2001
| ''Jenifer''
| Wheelchair Saleswoman
| Teleivison film
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Will & Grace]]''
| Deirdre
| 1 episode
|-
| 2007–2008
| ''[[30 Rock]]''
| Celeste "C. C." Cunningham
| Recurring role, 4 episodes
|-
| 2009–2015
| ''[[Nurse Jackie]]''
| Jackie Peyton
| Main role, 80 episodes
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Horace and Pete]]''
| Sylvia
| Main role, 8 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Law & Order True Crime]]''
| [[Leslie Abramson]]
|Lead role, 8 episodes
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Animals.]]''
| Psycho (voice)
| 1 episode
|-
| rowspan=2|2020
| ''[[Tommy (TV series)|Tommy]]''
| Abigail "Tommy" Thomas
| Main role, 12 episodes
|-
| ''[[Impractical Jokers#Spin-offs|Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party]]''
| Herself
| 1 episode
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Impeachment: American Crime Story]]''
| [[Hillary Clinton]]
| Main role, 7 episodes 
|-
| rowspan=2|2023
| ''[[Bupkis (TV series)|Bupkis]]''
| Amy Davidson
| Main role
|-
| ''[[The Other Two]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=The Other Two Is Taking "Big Swings" in Season 3 |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/03/the-other-two-is-taking-big-swings-in-season-three-first-look |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=March 16, 2023 |access-date=March 16, 2023}}</ref>
| Herself
| 1 Episode
|-
|}

===Theatre===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Venue
!class="unsortable"|Ref.
|-
| 1998
| rowspan=2|''[[Side Man]]''
| Terry
| [[Classic Stage Company]], Off-Broadway
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/05/theater/theater-location-location-how-side-man-made-all-the-right-moves.html|title= THEATER; Location, Location: How 'Side Man' Made All the Right Moves|website= [[The New York Times]]|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 1999
| Terry <small> (replacement) </small>
| [[John Golden Theatre]], [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/production/side-man-criterion-center-stage-right-vault-0000003802|title= Side Man (Broadway, 1999)|website= Playbill|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune]]''
| Frankie
| [[Belasco Theatre]], Broadway
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/production/frankie-and-johnny-in-the-clair-de-lune-belasco-theatre-vault-0000010757|title= Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (Broadway, 2002)|website= Playbill|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2004–2005
| ''[['night, Mother]]''
| Jessie Cates
| [[Royale Theatre]], Broadway
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/production/night-mother-royale-theatre-vault-0000010178|title= 'night Mother (Broadway, 2004)|website= Playbill|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
| ''This Wide Night''
| Lorraine
| [[Playwrights Horizons|Peter Jay Sharp Theater]], Off-Broadway
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/article/this-wide-night-with-edie-falco-and-alison-pill-begins-off-broadway-run-may-8-com-168268|title= This Wide Night, with Edie Falco and Alison Pill, Begins Off-Broadway Run May 8|website= Playbill|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2011
| ''[[The House of Blue Leaves]]''
| Bananas Shaughnessy
| [[Walter Kerr Theatre]], Broadway
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/production/the-house-of-blue-leaves-walter-kerr-theatre-vault-0000013722|title= The House of Blue Leaves (Broadway, 2011)|website= Playbill|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| ''The Madrid''
| Martha
| [[New York City Center|New York City Center - Stage I]], Off-Broadway
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/article/the-madrid-starring-edie-falco-john-ellison-conlee-and-phoebe-strole-premieres-off-broadway-feb-5-com-202184|title= The Madrid, Starring Edie Falco, John Ellison Conlee and Phoebe Strole, Premieres Off-Broadway Feb. 5|website= Playbill|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| ''The True''
| Dorothea "Polly" Noonan
| [[Pershing Square Signature Center|Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre]], Off-Broadway
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/article/inside-the-opening-night-of-the-true-starring-edie-falco-off-broadway|title= Inside the Opening Night of The True, Starring Edie Falco, Off-Broadway|website= Playbill|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| ''Morning Sun''
| Charley
| [[New York City Center|New York City Center - Stage I]], Off-Broadway
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2021/legit/podcasts/edie-falco-morning-sun-play-1235107638/|title= How Edie Falco’s Handprint Inspired Her New Off Broadway Play ‘Morning Sun’
|website= Variety|access-date= May 30, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
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