Edie Falco

Edie Falco is an actress best known for playing Carmela Soprano on HBO’s The Sopranos and the title role on Showtime’s Nurse Jackie. Edie was born to actress Judith Anderson and jazz drummer Frank Falco. She grew up on Long Island and began acting in local theater and school productions. She graduated from the State University of New York at Purchase in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in acting.

After college, Edie moved to New York and worked various jobs while pursuing acting. Her early television credits included Law & Order and Homicide: Life on the Street. She gained a recurring role as Diane Whittlesey on HBO’s Oz before landing the role of Carmela Soprano on The Sopranos in 1999.

Falco won three Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and five Screen Actors Guild Awards for The Sopranos. She later starred as Jackie Peyton on Nurse Jackie, earning another Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Her other credits include Homicide: Life on the Street, The House of Blue Leaves and Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders. She was also nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in The House of Blue Leaves (2011).

Edie has never been married. She adopted her son, Anderson, in 2005 and her daughter, Macy, in 2008. She began dating musician Keith Cotton in 2023.