Edie Falco

Edith Falco born July 5 1963 is an American actress She is best known for her roles as Carmela Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos 19992007 and as Nurse Jackie Peyton on the Showtime series Nurse Jackie 20092015 She is also known for her role as Diane Whittlesey in HBOs prison drama Oz 19972000 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 Falcos 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 and The Comedian 2016 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 Falcos work has been widely acclaimed among other recognitions she has won two Golden Globe awards from eleven nominations and four Emmy awards from fourteen nominations all for individual performances Description above from the Wikipedia article Edie Falco licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia