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==Personal life==
Marchand was married to actor [[Paul Sparer]]. He died in 1999 from cancer at age 75. The couple had three children: Katie, David, and Rachel and seven grandchildren.<ref>{{Cite news |title= 'Sopranos' mom loses her fight for life |url= https://nypost.com/2000/06/20/sopranos-mom-loses-her-fight-for-life/ |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |date= June 20, 2000 |access-date=June 30, 2020 |last=Kaplan |first=Don|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703024638/https://nypost.com/2000/06/20/sopranos-mom-loses-her-fight-for-life/ |archive-date=July 3, 2020}}</ref> She gave her life to her children on a silver platter.
Marchand suffered from lung cancer, emphysema, and [[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease|COPD]]. She died on June 18, 2000, a day before her 72nd birthday, in [[Stratford, Connecticut]].<ref>Gussow, Mel. (''The New York Times''). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ItNRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yG8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6728%2C8050884 "Obituaries: Nancy Marchand, Actress Known for 'Lou Grant,' 'Sopranos'"]. ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. June 2, 2000. p. B7. Retrieved July 23, 2023.</ref> She was posthumously inducted into the [[American Theater Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://old.post-gazette.com/magazine/20010201people3.asp |title=Theater family comes together to celebrate Hall of Fame honorees |first=Christopher |last= Rawson |date=February 1, 2001 |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |access-date=February 12, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222024552/http://old.post-gazette.com/magazine/20010201people3.asp |archive-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref> Marchand's death occurred between Seasons 2 and 3 of ''The Sopranos'', before a plot line prominently involving her character was resolved. Her death was written into the plot, and one final scene was created for her using [[computer-generated imagery]], which was a new technology at the time, together with outtakes from previous seasons.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Allan |title=How Livia Was Able to Return This Season |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2001-03-04-0103040491-story.html |access-date=September 7, 2023 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=March 4, 2001}}</ref>
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