Biography of Edie Falco -

Edie Falco (born July 5, 1963) is a television and
film actor|actress born in Brooklyn, New
York|Brooklyn, New York. Lived and graduated high
school in Northport, NY.
Daughter of Judith (former actress) and Frank
Falco (former comercial artist now working as a
sculptor).
Siblings, Joseph, Paul, and Ruth.  She attended
Purchase College|Suny Purchase.  She is the only
actress to have received a Golden Globe
Award|Golden Globe, an Emmy Award|Emmy, and a
Screen Actors Guild|SAG Award in the same year,
for her performance as Carmela Soprano in the
television series The Sopranos. Prior to that, she
was a regular performer on Oz (television
series)|Oz. She has also had recurring roles on
Law & Order and Homicide: Life on the Street.

In the 2004 presidential election, Falco emerged
on the political scene as a spokeswoman for M.O.B.
(Mothers Opposing Bush). She endorsed Democratic
presidential nominee John Kerry.

She is a survivor of breast cancer and in 2004
adopted a son.

==External links==
* imdb name|id=0004908|name=Edie Falco
*
http://www.hollywood.com/celebs/bio/celeb/1671934
Biography at Hollywood.com
* http://www.the-sopranos.com/cast/edie.htm
Sopranos cast biography

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Biography of Edie Falco -