Edie Falco

Was forced to vacate the role of "Jenny" in Broadway's "The Threepenny Opera" due to her commitments to "The Sopranos" . She was replaced by Cyndi Lauper.

She is one of the few actresses to ever sweep the top three television awards. In 2000, she received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, The Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series, and the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, all in the same year for her performance as "Carmela Soprano" in the hit HBO series "The Sopranos" .

She is one of the few actresses to ever sweep the top three television awards. In 2000, she received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, The Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series, and the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, all in the same year for her performance as "Carmela Soprano" in the hit HBO series "The Sopranos" (1999).

Was forced to vacate the role of "Jenny" in Broadway's "The Threepenny Opera" due to her commitments to "The Sopranos" (1999). She was replaced by Cyndi Lauper.

Won $250,000 for Project ALS on a 2001 Celebrity episode of Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

Was in a relationship with Stanley Tucci from April 2003 until March 2004. They met while working together on Frankie And Johnny In The Claire De Lune on Broadway.

Adopted a baby boy, and named him Anderson after her mother. It is her mother's maiden name.

Was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2004. She recovered the same year.

Adopted a baby boy, and named him Anderson after her mother. It is her mother's maiden name. [December 2004]

Adopted a baby girl from Florida and named her Macy (February 2008).

Nominated for a 2011 Tony Award as Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for "The House of Blue Leaves".