Lorraine Bracco is an American film and television actress. Born in New York City, she began her career modeling in France. Her breakthrough role was that of Karen Hill, wife of mob associate Henry Hill, in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas. She is best known for portraying Jennifer Melfi, the psychiatrist of Tony Soprano, in the HBO series The Sopranos.
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Lorraine Bracco is an American film and television actress. Born in New York City, she began her career modeling in France and began appearing in Italian-language films in the 1980s. Her breakthrough role was that of Karen Hill, wife of mob associate Henry Hill, in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas. On television, she is best known for portraying Jennifer Melfi, the psychiatrist of Tony Soprano, in the HBO series The Sopranos. She has been nominated for an Academy Award, four Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Bracco was one of many actresses who were considered for the role of Catwoman in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns. She is the owner of the Chicago Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actress and the Chicago Theatre Owners’ Guild for Best Actor or Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – The Basketball Diaries, Riding in Cars with The Medicine Man, and Hackers.
She also owns a successful clothing line, Bracco’s Boutique, which is based in Brooklyn, New York, with a second storey in Manhattan, New Jersey, and a third storey on Long Island. She lives with her family in Hicksville, Long Island, and has a sister, actress Elizabeth Bracco, and brother, Salvatore, Jr. Her father was of Italian descent, while her mother was born in England, with French ancestry. Her sister Elizabeth played a hostage in the first season Crime Story episode, \”Hide and Go Thief\”.
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