Edie Falco
This handsome blonde actress excels at playing tough, working-class or world-weary women. Falco was a familiar face on the dramas Law & Order and Oz. But just when it looked like she would never a...
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
07/04/1963
Brooklyn, NY |
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'Sopranos' Stars Want Some C-Notes?
July 31, 2001 12:30pm ESTHOLLYWOOD, June 30, 2000 -- Maybe they should try burning their bras. Throwing their weight behind the feminist struggle for equal pay (well, that's our take), Edie Falco and Lorraine Bracco -- the other-sex factors in the hit HBO mobster series "The Sopranos" -- reportedly are hitting up the cable network with salary renegotiation demands, just in time for production of the new season. (Cameras start rolling in August.) The Hollywood Reporter says that the two actresses are seeking deals simil
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'Gladiator' Leads Globe Noms
July 23, 2001 9:52am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Dec. 21, 2000 -- The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards is shaping up to be one heck of a testosterone-charged run. Steven Soderbergh's "Traffic" and Ridley Scott's "Gladiator" have emerged as the frontrunners in this year's race for the Globes, each receiving five nods apiece as nominations for the annual bash were announced this morning by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in Beverly Hills, Calif.. Trailing closely behind are Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical rock flick "Almo
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'American Beauty' Blooms at SAG Nominations
July 23, 2001 9:52am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 1, 2000 -- "American Beauty," the dark existential comedy set in Anywhere, Suburbia, led the pack as nominations were announced today for the 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring performances in both film and TV acting. The film picked up four nominations, including a best actor nod for Kevin Spacey, a best actress one for Annette Bening and a best supporting actor one for Chris Cooper. The "Beauty" cast also was singled out for an ensemble acting nominatio
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Screen Actors Guild Nominations Announced
May 08, 2001 4:19am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Jan. 30, 2001 -- Nominations for the 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced today in Los Angeles at L.A.'s Pacific Design Center. The unique show, honoring performers from 13 movie and TV categories, will air on TNT, Sunday, March 11 from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. The nominations in the movie categories aren’t surprising, with frontrunners Russell Crowe’s from “Gladiator” and Golden Globe winner Julia Roberts from “Erin Brockovich” easily making the list.
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Oscars: Effects! Sound! Talent!
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Jan. 11, 2001 -- If anything, it won't be a total and complete shutout for "Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas." Or will it? The Jim Carrey blockbuster is among the seven films being considered for this year's Visual Effects Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. Going up against the Grinch himself will be "Cast Away," "Dinosaur," "Gladiator," "Hollow Man," "The Perfect Storm" and "X-Men." After the Visual Effects Award Nominating Committee
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EMMYS: 'West Wing' Wins Big
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Sept. 10, 2000 -- The crime spree is over. "The Sopranos" will have to kiss someone else's ring -- namely, the big boss man's, the president of the United States of TV America. "The West Wing" was named Best Drama Series at the 52nd Annual Emmy Awards, capping a night wherein the political drama dominated, save for one major setback when James Gandolfini of "The Sopranos" bested Martin Sheen in the competition for Best Actor in a Drama Series. "I think the Academy has an affinity for
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Emmy Nominations: Mob Rules (Again)
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHOLLYWOOD, July 20, 2000 -- It's shaping up as a showdown between organized crime and the White House. HBO's "The Sopranos" and NBC's "The West Wing" received the most Emmy nominations, tying with 18 each, and will compete for the best drama series award and several of the major acting categories. The nominations were announced in a dawn ceremony today in Los Angeles. Other top nominees include the made-for-TV movies "RKO 281" with 13 nods, and "Annie" with 12. The HBO movie "Introducing Dorothy
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Spacey, Bening Score at SAGs
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 13, 2000 -- This "American Beauty" thing is starting to look like a trend. A night after the suburban satire's action-caller Sam Mendes took top honors from the Directors Guild of America, his stars Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening ruled in the thespian department at the 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Spacey was deigned best actor in a movie, Bening best actress. In turn, the two beat back much of the same competition they'll face March 26 on Oscar night. Ever
