Lorraine Bracco Biography, Facts and Life Story

Lorraine Bracco (Italian: ['brakko]; born October 2 1954) is an American film and television actress. She is known for her distinctive husky voice and her distinctive Brooklyn accent and Brooklyn accent, she has been nominated for an Academy Award, four Emmy Awards as well as four Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Her birthplace was in New York City and started her modeling career in France. In the 1980s she appeared in Italian-language films, including Lina Wertmuller’s Camorra (1986) which featured which Bracco was joined by Harvey Keitel. Bracco's first English-language film was The Pick-Up Artist (1987). It was followed by other roles such as Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), Sing (89) and The Dream Team (1989). Her breakthrough part was in the role of Karen Hill, wife of mob associate Henry Hill, in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas (1990) which for which she was nominated to the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture. Bracco is best known for her role as Jennifer Melfi (the psychiatrist of Tony Soprano) in HBO's The Sopranos series. The Sopranos (1999–2007). The show was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for a Television Series Drama for her performance in the initial three seasons. Her role began to decrease slightly after the fourth season, but she was recognized at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Drama Series.