Edie Falco
Biography
Edie Falco is an American actress whose stage and screen work has earned her four Primetime Emmy Awards, five Actor Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award nomination. Born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island, she began acting as a child in repertory theater and later studied acting at the State University of New York at Purchase. Her film debut came in Sweet Lorraine (1987), and she went on to appear in Trust (1990), The Addiction (1995), Cop Land (1997), and Sunshine State (2002). She became widely known as Carmela Soprano on The Sopranos, winning three Emmys, and later won a fourth for the title role in Nurse Jackie. Her other screen credits include Freedomland (2006), The Comedian (2016), Outside In (2017), Landline (2017), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), and Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025). On Broadway she debuted in Side Man and earned a Tony nomination for The House of Blue Leaves.
63years old
Turns 64 on July 5in 265 days
- Born Brooklyn
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as Edith Falco
Movie Career
- Films
- 28
- Career span
- 36 years1989 to 2025
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A role that slipped away
Falco's scenes as Carmela Soprano were cut from the 2021 prequel film The Many Saints of Newark, despite her originally reprising the breakout role.
Edie Falco movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Avatar: The Way of Water2022 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas General Frances Ardmore
IMDb rating 7.5648K votes
Most often with
James Cameron directed two of these films, Abel Ferrara two and Hal Hartley two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by James Cameron
All films by Abel Ferrara
All films by Hal Hartley
Also two films together29 more actors
- Sigourney WeaverAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- John TurturroLandline (2017) and Gods Behaving Badly (2013)
- Stephen LangAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Bradley WhitfordI'll Be Right There (2024) and Megan Leavey (2017)
- Martin DonovanThe Quiet (2005) and Trust (1990)
- Giovanni RibisiAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Kate WinsletAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Zoe SaldanaAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Sam WorthingtonAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Bill SageTrust (1990) and The Unbelievable Truth (1989)
- Cliff CurtisAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Michael RapaportI'll Be Right There (2024) and Cop Land (1997)
- Nathan LaneEvery Act of Life (2018) and ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)
- Joel David MooreAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Jemaine ClementAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Aasif MandviGods Behaving Badly (2013) and Freedomland (2006)
- CCH PounderAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Charlie DayFool's Paradise (2023) and I Love You, Daddy (2017)
- Paul CalderonCop Land (1997) and The Addiction (1995)
- Charlie TahanI'll Be Right There (2024) and The Land of Steady Habits (2018)
- Jay DuplassLandline (2017) and Outside In (2017)
- Adrienne ShellyTrust (1990) and The Unbelievable Truth (1989)
- Jack ChampionAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Brendan CowellAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Tom ThonTrust (1990) and The Unbelievable Truth (1989)
- Victor WilliamsThe Land of Steady Habits (2018) and Cop Land (1997)
- Chris CookeTrust (1990) and The Unbelievable Truth (1989)
- Jeff HowardTrust (1990) and The Unbelievable Truth (1989)
- Mark Chandler BaileyTrust (1990) and The Unbelievable Truth (1989)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Edie Falco's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$3.9 billion
12 of the 28 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 28 films: 12 worldwide figure; 8 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 5 figure not found.
- 12Worldwide figure
- 8US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 5Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$2.3B59.6% of the total
- 2$1.5B37.9% of the total
- 3$64M1.6% of the total
- 4$15M0.4% of the total
- 5$13M0.3% of the total
- 6$3.4M0.1% of the total
- 7$1.2M0.0% of the total
- 8$1.1M0.0% of the total
$2.1 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
Eight awards and honors from 1998 to 2010, seven of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2003 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Won | |
| 2000 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Won | |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2010 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nurse Jackie | Won |
| 2003 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Sopranos | Won |
| 2001 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Sopranos | Won |
| 1999 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Sopranos | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| 1998 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.