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, 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 think it's so original. I think there are so many layers to it that people are really enjoying.
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.
I'd be like, 'You're a young, vibrant woman. Where are you?' I realized that I had been living in denial.
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.
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.
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.
The truth in acting is that we are all hired help. We are a commodity. There is no difference between being an actor and pork bellies.
I never bought a stock in my life. I don't understand it. To me it is like Chinese.