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Lorraine Bracco (born October 2, 1954) is an American actress best known for her performance as psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi on the HBO crime drama series The Sopranos (1999–2007) and for her breakthrough role portraying Karen Hill in the Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas (1990).
Elizabeth Bracco is a daughter of Eileen (née Molyneux) and Salvatore Bracco, Sr. Salvatore was of Italian descent. Eileen was born in England and had French ancestry. [1] [2] They met during World War II. Eileen came with Salvatore to the U.S. as a war bride. [3] [4] Bracco was raised on Long Island. [2]
She was born in New York City and raised on Long Island in Lawrence, Nassau County, New York, part of the Five Towns, [3] the daughter of Jewish parents. [4]In 1965, Karen Friedman met Henry Hill through Paul Vario, who insisted that Hill accompany his son on a double date at Frank "Frankie the Wop" Manzo's restaurant, Villa Capra.
Bracco is nonetheless fulsome in her tributes to Scorsese, whom she deems “one of the 10 greatest directors of our generation”. She says the same of Ridley Scott, who directed her in 1987’s ...
But arguably the pivotal scene in the director’s gangster classic, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in August, is the scene where Karen (Lorraine Bracco) tells her soon-to-be husband Henry ...
Lorraine Bracco played a major role in one of the most memorable gangster movies of all time (“GoodFellas”) and also in one of the most memorable gangster TV shows of all time (“The Sopranos
Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice (1984–1989), American Me (1992) (which he also directed), William Adama in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and the voice of Mito in the 2005 English ...
Ray Liotta’s fiancée, Jacy Nittolo, has broken her silence on the actor’s death. Ray Liotta Dead at 67: Kristin Chenoweth, Lorraine Bracco, More Stars React Read article “My life these past ...