Edie Falco
Actor
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.
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Filmography
Cop Land
as Berta 1997
Avatar: Fire and Ash
as General Ardmore 2025
The Mother
as SAIC Eleanor Williams 2023
Megan Leavey
as Jackie Leavey 2017
Bullets Over Broadway
as Lorna 1994
Random Hearts
as Janice 1999
Private Parts
as Alison's Friend (uncredited) 1997
Freedomland
as Karen Collucci 2006
The Addiction
as Jean 1995
The Quiet
as Olivia Deer 2005
The Funeral
as Union Speaker 1996
The Land of Steady Habits
as Helene 2018
Then She Found Me
as Edie Falco 2007
The Comedian
as Miller 2016
Trust
as Peg Coughlin 1990
The Parenting
as Sharon 2025