Lorraine Bracco
Lorraine Bracco
Lorraine Bracco is an American actress. She is best known for her performances as Dr. Jennifer Melfi on the HBO series The Sopranos, and as Karen Friedman Hill in the 1990 Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She currently appears as Angela Rizzoli on the TNT series Rizzoli & Isles...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth2 October 1954
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
You know, growing up, I lived in a neighborhood in Long Island where there was basically one black family. And I remember hearing all the parents and the kids in the neighborhood say racist things about this family.
I was jumping out of my skin. It was horrible. I was all over the place, because I'd never been in front of a live audience. That's a whole other element in the play, the audience.
You know, last season I didn't do anything on the show, so I was frustrated. I mean, don't get me wrong: It's nice to get a paycheck. But if you don't really do anything it's not very satisfying.
I'd be like, 'You're a young, vibrant woman. Where are you?' I realized that I had been living in denial.
The only bad thing is that I've been smoking cigarettes. I smoke in the play, so I've limited myself to smoking only in the theater.
What we have on HBO, which I find absolutely phenomenal, is creative freedom,
I think it's so original. I think there are so many layers to it that people are really enjoying.
Tony Soprano is an everyday kind of guy, bringing up teen-agers, having a daughter, trying to get her into a good school. God, half of America can deal with that.
It's not really my kind of personality, yoga, but we do a half hour and I'm totally relaxed. I've been working out, so I feel big, good, and strong.
So that's been very good for us, the long hiatuses.
I think it's darker. I don't think it's desperation, but it's despair.
Well, you know, we've been asked not to speak so it's really hard.
I know that everyone was not always very happy with us, with our long hiatuses. I also think it's been extremely healthy for everyone.
I like real estate because I am the boss.