Anecdotes

Has had problems with alcohol and decided to become sober after "one particular night of debauchery". She is an advocate of Alcoholics Anonymous.

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

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

Edie Falco's 22nd Screen Actors Guild 2016 nomination for "Female Actor in a Comedy Series" - Showtime's Nurse Jackie (2009) - makes Edie Falco the most nominated performer/actor in SAG Awards history.

Adopted a baby boy, and named him Anderson after her mother's maiden name. (décembre 2004)

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 HBO series Les Soprano (1999).

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.

Edie graduated from the acting program at the State University of New York at Purchase. After graduation, she worked as a clown and other similar roles at weddings and birthday parties.

In 2013, she teamed up with PETA in an ad urging parents to keep their children away from the circus.

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

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

Nominated for the 2018 Emmy Award in the Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie category for her role as Leslie Abramson in Law & Order True Crime (2017), but lost to Regina King from Seven Seconds (2018).

Her father, Frank Falco, was of Italian descent, and her mother, Judith Anderson, had Swedish, English, and Cornish ancestry.

Is the daughter of art director Frank Falco and actress Judith Anderson (Judith M. Anderson).

Her uncle is renowned fiction writer Ed Falco, who teaches at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Has a dog named Marley.

Graduated from SUNY Purchase whose alumni are known collectively as "The Purchase Mafia".

One of her earlier roles was in "The King's Creampuffs" at the age of 6.

Was once mistaken for actress Felicity Huffman at Disney World, Florida.