Lorraine Bracco Biography

Lorraine Bracco is an American actress, known for her notable performance in the television series ‘The Sopranos.’ Born in New York, she grew up in Long Island and later moved to France in pursuit of a career in show business and began working as a fashion model. She later ventured into other streams like working as a radio jockey for radio Luxembourg. In the late 1970s she made her feature film debut and appeared in a couple of other French feature films as well. A few years later she shifted back to the US in pursuit of a career in Hollywood. Her biggest Hollywood film success came in ‘Goodfellas’, a performance for which she was nominated for several prestigious awards including the Academy Award. Though she initially worked in feature films, she later took up opportunities in television series as well and attained great success in the latter. Her most noted performances include the role of Dr. Jennifer Melfi in ‘The Sopranos’ and Angela Rizzoli in ‘Rizzoli & Isles’. Apart from acting, she is also an environmentalist and has been part of organizations like Riverkeeper and the New York Council for the Humanities.