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Edie Falco

Edie Falco

Actor, also producer · Born July 5, 1963 (63) · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

4 Primetime Emmys · 2 Golden Globes · 5 Screen Actors Guild Awards · 1 other major award body

Edith Falco (born July 5, 1963) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Carmela Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos (1999–2007), and as Nurse Jackie Peyton on the Showtime series Nurse Jackie (2009–2015). She is also known for her role as Diane Whittlesey in HBO's prison drama Oz (1997–2000). In 2016, she played Sylvia Wittel on the web series Horace and Pete. In 2017, she portrayed defense attorney Leslie Abramson in the first season of the true crime anthology series Law & Order True Crime. Falco's film work includes lead roles in Laws of Gravity (1992), for which she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead and Judy Berlin (1999), and supporting roles in films including Sunshine State (2002), Freedomland (2006), and The Comedian (2016). For her role in the 2011 Broadway revival of The House of Blue Leaves, she earned a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. Falco's work has been widely acclaimed - among other recognitions, she has won two Golden Globe awards (from eleven nominations) and four Emmy awards (from fourteen nominations), all for individual performances. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edie Falco, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
July 5, 1963 (63)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
48 on MovieCove · 75 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28

What are Edie Falco's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Self
21%
Society
14%
Survival
10%
Power
9%
Morality
8%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 12 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 12 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 6

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 4

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 7 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 17 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 5 of 16 analyzed roles.

Mentor
5 of 16
Ally
4 of 16
Hero
3 of 16
Threshold guardian
3 of 16
Shadow
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
16
Contemplative
12
Warm
9
Absurd
7
Other
30

How their films linger

Thought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous12

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Edie Falco's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Edie Falco's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

75 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page; 26 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Wholesome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash(2025)

    as General Ardmore

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Where to Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Clara

  • The Parenting(2025)

    as Sharon

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • I'll Be Right There(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Wanda

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Fool's Paradise(2023)

    as The Agent

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Bupkis(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Amy Davidson

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Mother(2023)

    as SAIC Eleanor Williams

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Avatar: The Way of Water(2022)

    as General Frances Ardmore

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Mayor of Kingstown(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Warden Nina Hobbs

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Tommy(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · as Abigail "Tommy" Thomas

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • The Other Two(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Edie Falco

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Viper Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Charlotte

  • The Land of Steady Habits(2018)

    as Helene

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Outside In(2017)

    as Carol

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Law & Order True Crime(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Leslie Abramson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • I Love You, Daddy(2017)

    as Paula

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Landline(2017)

    as Pat Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Megan Leavey(2017)

    as Jackie Leavey

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Comedian(2016)

    as Miller

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Animals.(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Psycho (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • American Crime Story(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Hillary Clinton

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Horace and Pete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sylvia

  • Gods Behaving Badly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Artemis

  • 3 Backyards(2010)

    as Peggy

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Nurse Jackie(2009)

    Show 80 episodes · as Jackie Peyton

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Then She Found Me(2007)

    as Edie Falco

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Sopranos: A Sitdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • 30 Rock(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · as Celeste Cunningham

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Quiet(2005)

    as Olivia Deer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Freedomland(2006)

    as Karen Collucci

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Great New Wonderful(2005)

    as Safarah Polsky

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Girl from Monday(2005)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Fargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Marge Gunderson

  • Sunshine State(2002)

    as Marly Temple

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Jenifer(2001)

    as Wheelchair Saleswoman

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Primetime Glick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Overnight Sensation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Festival Coordinator

  • Random Hearts(1999)

    as Janice

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Judy Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Judy Berlin

  • Independent Lens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 542 episodes · as Host

  • The Sopranos(1999)

    Show 86 episodes · as Carmela Soprano

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Will & Grace(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Deirdre

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • A Price Above Rubies(1998)

    as Feiga

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Blind Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Diana DiBianco

  • Cost of Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Billie

  • Trouble on the Corner(1997)

    as Vivian

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Cop Land(1997)

    as Berta

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Oz(1997)

    Show 24 episodes · as Officer Diane Whittlesey

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Private Parts(1997)

    as Alison's Friend (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Hurricane Streets(1997)

    as Joanne

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Breathing Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Marcy

  • Layin' Low (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Angie

  • The Sunshine Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Carol Davison

  • Firehouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Kate Wilkinson

  • Childhood's End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Patty

  • The Funeral(1996)

    as Union Speaker

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Addiction(1995)

    as Jean

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Backfire!(1995)

    as Mom

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Bullets Over Broadway(1994)

    as Lorna

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • New York Undercover(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Homicide: Life on the Street(1993)

    Show 5 episodes · as Eva Thormann

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Rift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Film Director

  • Time Expired (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Ginny

  • Laws of Gravity(1992)

    as Denise

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • I Was on Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Female cab driver

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sally Bell

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Trust(1990)

    as Peg Coughlin

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Unbelievable Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Jane

  • Sidewalk Stories(1989)

    as Carriage Couple

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Lorraine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Karen

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman in Carriage

  • Katie Greaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · as Katie Greaves

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 76 titles, 75 of them dated from 1982 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

$2.3B worldwide

Highest rated

The Sopranos (1999)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Nurse Jackie (2009)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19822026

Peak 2017 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting76 of 76: 74 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stProducing2 of 76: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s4 · acting1990s32 · acting2000s14 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 5% of 21 roles
900020

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

4 Primetime Emmys, 2 Golden Globes and 5 Screen Actors Guild Awards from 48 major nominations, 1993–2018.

WinNomination
  1. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
  2. 2016
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
  3. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
  4. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
  5. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  6. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
  7. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
  8. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Show 10 earlier years
  1. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 2005
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  4. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
  5. 2003
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  6. 2002
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  7. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  8. 2000
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  9. 1999
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
  10. 1993
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Edie Falco's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 48 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Jenifer (2001)

78th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Sopranos (1999)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Edie Falco's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles29–87 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles28–71 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles51–90 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles29–92 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles34–82 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Edie Falco work with?

People who share at least 2 of Edie Falco's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Imperioli shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles