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Edie Falco

Edith Falco (born July 5, 1963) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Carmela Soprano on the HBO series ''The Sopranos'' (1999–2007), and Nurse Jackie Peyton on the Showtime series ''Nurse Jackie'' (2009–2015). She also portrayed Diane Whittlesey in HBO's prison drama ''Oz'' (1997–2000).

In 2016, she played Sylvia Wittel on the web series ''Horace and Pete''. In 2017, she portrayed defense attorney Leslie Abramson in the first season of the true crime anthology series ''Law & Order True Crime.'' Falco's film work includes lead roles in ''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 ''Sunshine State'' (2002), ''Freedomland'' (2006), ''The Comedian'' (2016), and ''Avatar: The Way of Water'' (2022). For her role in the 2011 Broadway revival of ''The House of Blue Leaves'', she earned a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.

Falco has won two Golden Globe awards (from eleven nominations) and four Emmy awards (from fourteen nominations), all for individual performances. Provided by Wikipedia