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| 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
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'''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==
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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=
=== Health issues ===
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