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LORRAINE BRACCO
ACTRESS
"GOOD FELLAS", "SOPRANOS"
Lorraine
Bracco grew up in Hicksville, Long Island (NY), A feisty, intelligent leading lady of the
1980s and 90s who formerly worked as a model in Paris and as a deejay for Europe's Radio
Luxembourg. Bracco made an isolated screen debut in the French production "Duos sur
Canape" (1979), but her acting career did not
take off until she returned to the USA. She excels at playing resilient women, as in
"Someone To Watch Over Me" (1987)--in which she delivers an effective upper-cut
to the jaw of philandering husband Tom Berenger--and "GoodFellas" (1990), for
which her portrayal of mob wife Karen Hill earned her an Oscar nomination as Best
Supporting Actress. Since then, Bracco has had her talents misused in unremarkable films
such as "Medicine Man" (1992), in which she played a "New Yawk"
doctor, and the generic "Traces of Red" (1992), playing a hard-bitten femme
fatale. She just completed RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS, directed by Penny Marshall, where she
plays Drew Barrymore's mother.
Lorraine Bracco was nominated for the 2001 Emmy® Award for outstanding lead actress in a
drama series for her role as Dr. Jennifer Melfi on HBO's original hit series, THE
SOPRANOS. Bracco has also been nominated for the 2001 Golden Globe® award for best
actress in a leading role - drama series.
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