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Falco Brings Soul to Mean Nurse Jackie

Actress adopted quietly; is more like Nurse Jackie than Carmela

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted May 31, 2009 5:47 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Former Sopranos matriarch Edie Falco is back, and this time her cable series character is closer to the actress herself—a blue-collar woman who shirks appearances and works hard, Newsweek reports. But Falco isn't quite the brassy protagonist in Showtime's Nurse Jackie, either. The Long Island native is a warm, happy mother of two adopted kids.

Despite her battles with alcoholism and breast cancer—and the quick marriage of her jazz drummer father and actress mother—Falco isn't cranky and mean like Nurse Jackie. Instead, the 45-year-old has become grounded over the years. "My work stuff doesn't have the same intense desperation it used to have," she says. "If people respond, great. If not, onto the next thing."

Actress Edie Falco arrives at the Showtime party for the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009.
Actress Edie Falco arrives at the Showtime party for the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009.   (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
In this image released by Showtime, Steve Buscemi, right, talks with Edie Falco, who plays the title roll in the Showtime series, Nurse Jackie, currently in production in New York.
In this image released by Showtime, Steve Buscemi, right, talks with Edie Falco, who plays the title roll in the Showtime series, "Nurse Jackie," currently in production in New York.   (AP Photo/Showtime, Ken Regan)
Actress Edie Falco embraces her son Anderson, 4, before she throws out the ceremonial first pitch for the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.
Actress Edie Falco embraces her son Anderson, 4, before she throws out the ceremonial first pitch for the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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cfbailey
Jun 1, 2009 9:40 AM CDT
Alcohol ages you

Falco is 'in awe' of people like her characters
Miami Herald

Buscemi: Nurse Jackie is totally unlike Carmela
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