Actress Edie Falco attends the Broadway opening of "American Idiot" at the St. James Theatre on April 20, 2010, in New York. Falco received an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series nomination for her work on "Nurse Jackie" at the 2010 Primetime Emmy awards.
Actress Edie Falco arrives at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Evening with "Nurse Jackie" on March 15, 2010, in North Hollywood, Calif. In the dark comedy, Falco plays the titular nurse Jackie Peyton, a "flawed" emergency room nurse at a New York hospital.
Edie Falco poses with her "Sopranos" co-star James Gandolfini, left, and creator and executive producer David Chase at the HBO premiere party for the show on March 27, 2007, in New York. Falco played Carmela Soprano on the HBO series, which aired for six seasons from 1999-2007. She earned six Emmy nominations throughout the show's run, and won the award in 1999 and 2003.
Edie Falco and her adopted son, Anderson, attend the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund "Super Saturday 10" on July 28, 2007, in Water Mill, N.Y. The "Sopranos" actress was treated for breast cancer in 2004, and made a full recovery by the following year. In 2008, she adopted a daughter named Macy.
Edie Falco arrives at the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 28, 2007, in Los Angeles. She was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for "The Sopranos," but lost to Chandra Wilson of "Grey's Anatomy."
Edie Falco poses with "Freedomland" director Joe Roth, right, as well as co-stars Samuel L. Jackson and Julianne Moore, at the film's New York premiere Feb. 13, 2006.
Edie Falco poses with her grandmother, also named Edie Falco, as they attend the opening night party of the play "'night, Mother" at Tavern on the Green in New York on Nov. 14, 2004. Falco starred opposite actress Brenda Blethyn for the play's revival that year.
From left to right, actresses Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco and Jamie-Lynn DiScala pose backstage during the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 19, 2004, in Los Angeles.
Edie Falco speaks at the Women's Rally held in support of Presidential candidate John Kerry in front of New York City Hall on Aug. 26, 2004.
Edie Falco holds her Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Carmela Soprano in "The Sopranos" on Sept. 12, 1999. It was her first Emmy nomination -- and win -- for the role.