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==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-datedayea = 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/ediesaside-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>