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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).
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===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|
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]]|
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]].
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===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, "
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|
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
===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|
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|
==Personal life==
=== Marriage and 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>
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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==
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| 1999
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| [[John Golden Theatre]], [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]]
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| [[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|
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| [[Royale Theatre]], Broadway
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| [[Playwrights Horizons|Peter Jay Sharp Theater]], Off-Broadway
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| [[Walter Kerr Theatre]], Broadway
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| [[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|
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| [[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|
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| <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’
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