Lorraine Bracco
Biography
Lorraine Bracco is an American actress who started out as a fashion model in France and acted in Italian-language films before moving into English-language work. She made her English-language debut in The Pick-up Artist (1987), then took roles in Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), The Dream Team (1989), and Switch (1991). Her breakthrough came as Karen Hill in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas (1990), which brought Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations and won her awards from the Los Angeles and Chicago critics groups. Her other films include Medicine Man (1992), Radio Flyer (1992), Hackers (1995), The Basketball Diaries (1995), and Riding in Cars with Boys (2001). She is also known for playing psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi on The Sopranos from 1999 to 2007, earning several Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, and she appeared on Rizzoli & Isles from 2010 to 2016.
72years old
Turns 73 on October 2in 354 days
- Born Brooklyn
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 23
- Career span
- 38 years1987 to 2025
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Early training
A friend told Bracco that acting might be something she would like if she got some training, so she went to seminars with John Strasberg.
First role
Italian director Lina Wertmuller cast Bracco in a small role in the film Camorra, dressing her as a poor street woman with dark eye make-up, and the experience inspired Bracco to pursue acting.
A change of course
Bracco owns Bracco Wines along with Straight-Up Brands LLC. In 2006, her wine line appeared on the Season 1 finale of the Bravo show Top Chef.
Lorraine Bracco movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Vincent Pastore appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Vincent Pastore's page
Heather Graham's page
Paul Sorvino's page
Mark Wahlberg's page
Jesse Bradford's page
Jamie-Lynn Sigler's page
Box office
What Lorraine Bracco's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$215 million
13 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 23 films: 13 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 5 figure not found.
- 13Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 5Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$47M21.8% of the total
- 2$46M21.1% of the total
- 3$36M16.6% of the total
- 4$29M13.4% of the total
- 5$16M7.2% of the total
- 6$13M6.2% of the total
- 7$10M4.8% of the total
- 8$7.6M3.5% of the total
$11.6 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors from 2000 to 2008, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2008 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | The Sopranos | Won |
| 2000 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | The Sopranos | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.