Edie Falco

Edie Falco

Known for
Acting
Born
July 5, 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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 (1999–2007), and as Nurse Jackie Peyton on the Showtime series Nurse Jackie (2009–2015). She is also known for her role as 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), 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. Falco's 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 CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

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Katie Greaves

Katie Greaves

TV · as Katie Greaves · 1 ep

2026
Wholesome poster

Wholesome

Movie

2025
The Parenting poster

The Parenting

Movie · as Sharon

2025
Where to Land poster

Where to Land

Movie · as Clara

2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash poster

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Movie · as General Ardmore

2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert poster

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Movie · as Self

2024
I'll Be Right There poster

I'll Be Right There

Movie · as Wanda

2024
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos poster

Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2023
The Mother poster

The Mother

Movie · as SAIC Eleanor Williams

2023
Fool's Paradise poster

Fool's Paradise

Movie · as The Agent

2023
Bupkis poster

Bupkis

TV · as Amy Davidson · 8 eps

2022
Avatar: The Way of Water poster

Avatar: The Way of Water

Movie · as General Frances Ardmore

2021
Money, Explained poster

Money, Explained

TV · as Self - Narrator · 1 ep

2021
Mayor of Kingstown poster

Mayor of Kingstown

TV · as Warden Nina Hobbs · 10 eps

2020
Tommy poster

Tommy

TV · as Abigail "Tommy" Thomas · 12 eps

2020
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party poster

Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party

TV · as Herself · 1 ep

2020
Talking Sopranos poster

Talking Sopranos

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
The Tamron Hall Show poster

The Tamron Hall Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2019
The Other Two poster

The Other Two

TV · as Edie Falco · 1 ep

2018
The Land of Steady Habits poster

The Land of Steady Habits

Movie · as Helene

2018
Outside In poster

Outside In

Movie · as Carol

2018
Viper Club poster

Viper Club

Movie · as Charlotte

2018
Every Act of Life poster

Every Act of Life

Movie · as Self

2017
Landline poster

Landline

Movie · as Pat Jacobs

2017
Megan Leavey poster

Megan Leavey

Movie · as Jackie Leavey

2017
I Love You, Daddy poster

I Love You, Daddy

Movie · as Paula

2017
Law & Order True Crime poster

Law & Order True Crime

TV · as Leslie Abramson · 8 eps

2016
The Comedian poster

The Comedian

Movie · as Miller

2016
American Crime Story poster

American Crime Story

TV · as Hillary Clinton · 10 eps

2016
Horace and Pete poster

Horace and Pete

TV · as Sylvia · 10 eps

2016
Animals. poster

Animals.

TV · as Psycho (voice) · 1 ep

2016
Match Game poster

Match Game

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps

2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors poster

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery

Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery

Movie · as Self

2013
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend poster

James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend

Movie · as Self

2013
Gods Behaving Badly poster

Gods Behaving Badly

Movie · as Artemis

2010
3 Backyards poster

3 Backyards

Movie · as Peggy

2010
Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story poster

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

Movie · as Self

2009
Nurse Jackie poster

Nurse Jackie

TV · as Jackie Peyton · 80 eps

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2007
Then She Found Me poster

Then She Found Me

Movie · as Edie Falco

2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway poster

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

Movie · as Self

2007
The Sopranos: A Sitdown

The Sopranos: A Sitdown

Movie

2006
Freedomland poster

Freedomland

Movie · as Karen Collucci

2006
The Quiet poster

The Quiet

Movie · as Olivia Deer

2006
30 Rock poster

30 Rock

TV · as Celeste Cunningham · 4 eps

2005
The Great New Wonderful poster

The Great New Wonderful

Movie · as Safarah Polsky

2005
The Girl from Monday poster

The Girl from Monday

Movie · as Judge

2003
Fargo poster

Fargo

Movie · as Marge Gunderson

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Sunshine State poster

Sunshine State

Movie · as Marly Temple

2001
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music poster

Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music

Movie

2001
Jenifer poster

Jenifer

Movie · as Wheelchair Saleswoman

2001
Good Day Live poster

Good Day Live

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Primetime Glick poster

Primetime Glick

TV · 1 ep

2000
Overnight Sensation poster

Overnight Sensation

Movie · as Festival Coordinator

1999
Judy Berlin poster

Judy Berlin

Movie · as Judy Berlin

1999
Random Hearts poster

Random Hearts

Movie · as Janice

1999
The Sopranos poster

The Sopranos

TV · as Carmela Soprano · 86 eps

1999
Independent Lens poster

Independent Lens

TV · as Host · 542 eps

1998
Blind Light

Blind Light

Movie · as Diana DiBianco

1998
A Price Above Rubies poster

A Price Above Rubies

Movie · as Feiga

1998
Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace

TV · as Deirdre · 1 ep

1997
Trouble on the Corner poster

Trouble on the Corner

Movie · as Vivian

1997
Hurricane Streets poster

Hurricane Streets

Movie · as Joanne

1997
Cop Land poster

Cop Land

Movie · as Berta

1997
Private Parts poster

Private Parts

Movie · as Alison's Friend (uncredited)

1997
Cost of Living poster

Cost of Living

Movie · as Billie

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 11 eps

1997
Oz poster

Oz

TV · as Officer Diane Whittlesey · 24 eps

1996
Childhood's End poster

Childhood's End

Movie · as Patty

1996
Firehouse poster

Firehouse

Movie · as Kate Wilkinson

1996
Layin' Low poster

Layin' Low

Movie · as Angie

1996
The Funeral poster

The Funeral

Movie · as Union Speaker

1996
The Sunshine Boys poster

The Sunshine Boys

Movie · as Carol Davison

1996
Breathing Room poster

Breathing Room

Movie · as Marcy

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
The Addiction poster

The Addiction

Movie · as Jean

1995
Backfire! poster

Backfire!

Movie · as Mom

1994
Bullets Over Broadway poster

Bullets Over Broadway

Movie · as Lorna

1994
New York Undercover poster

New York Undercover

TV · 2 eps

1993
Rift poster

Rift

Movie · as Film Director

1993
Homicide: Life on the Street poster

Homicide: Life on the Street

TV · as Eva Thormann · 5 eps

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

1992
Laws of Gravity poster

Laws of Gravity

Movie · as Denise

1992
Time Expired

Time Expired

Movie · as Ginny

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 1 ep

1991
I Was on Mars poster

I Was on Mars

Movie · as Female cab driver

1990
Trust poster

Trust

Movie · as Peg Coughlin

1990
The Unbelievable Truth poster

The Unbelievable Truth

Movie · as Jane

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Sally Bell · 4 eps

1989
Sidewalk Stories poster

Sidewalk Stories

Movie · as Carriage Couple

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1987
Sweet Lorraine poster

Sweet Lorraine

Movie · as Karen

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Woman in Carriage · 1 ep

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee · 1 ep

1949
The Emmy Awards poster

The Emmy Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep