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Edie Falco

American actress
Also known as: Edith Falco
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Edie Falco (born July 5, 1963, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American actress who was perhaps best known for playing Carmela Soprano on the HBO TV series The Sopranos (1999–2007). Falco was the daughter of artistic parents, a jazz drummer and an actress, and she grew up in the blue-collar Long Island suburbs of Northport and West Islip. She studied acting at the State University of New York at Purchase. After graduating in 1986,...

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