Elizabeth Bracco
Elizabeth Bracco (born November 5, 1957 in New York City ) is an American actress .
Life
Early life
Bracco was born in Brooklyn as the daughter of Eileen (nee Molyneux 1926-2010) and Salvatore Bracco, Sr. and grew up in adjacent Westbury on Long Island . Her mother was French by origin and grew up in England. Her father was an Italian American who served as a soldier in Europe during World War II , where he met and took Eileen to the United States. Like her famous older sister, Lorraine Bracco , she chose acting.
Career
Elizabeth mostly worked as a supporting actress in well-known cinema productions such as The Color of Money , The Night Has Many Eyes , Mystery Train , The Club of Devils , A Matter of Nerves . One of her best-known roles is that of Marie Spatafore, wife of Vito Spatafore , in the hit HBO television series The Sopranos . She played this character in eight episodes between 2006 and 2007. She played her last film role so far (as of 2020) also in 2007 with a small supporting role in the movie interview .
Private life
Bracco has been married to Aidan Quinn since 1987 and lives with him in Englewood, New Jersey . They have two daughters, Mia and Ava. Ava has autism . Bracco largely retired from acting to look after her children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1986: Crime Story
- 1986: The Color of Money (The Color of Money)
- 1987: The night has many eyes ( Stakeout )
- 1989: Mystery Train
- 1990: Sons
- 1990: Denial
- 1991: Manny and Dan - Live and Die in the Bronx (Jumpin 'at the Boneyard)
- 1992: Alles Kino (In the Soup)
- 1993: A Normal Miracle (Household Saints)
- 1993: Money for Nothing
- 1993: Tribeca
- 1994: Somebody to Love ( Somebody to Love )
- 1995: Closer to Home
- 1996: The First Wives Club ( The First Wives Club )
- 1996: Trees Lounge - The bar where everything turns (Trees Lounge)
- 1998: Louis & Frank
- 1998: The Impostors (The Impostors)
- 1999: Just a matter of nerves ( Analyze This )
- 1999: The 24 Hour Woman
- 2002: 13 moons
- 2006–2007: The Sopranos ( The Sopranos ; TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2007: interview
Web links
- Elizabeth Bracco in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jay Carr: Lorraine Bracco Savors Her Big Break As A Hollywood Strong Woman . In: Chicago Tribune , October 15, 1987.
- ↑ Alex Witchel: A Mafia Wife Makes Lorraine Bracco a Princess . In: The New York Times , September 27, 1990.
- ↑ Hyman, Vicki. " The View from Jersey still in the works, according to Karen Duffy, " The Star-Ledger , February 8, 2008. Accessed July 4, 2008.
- ↑ The Mighty Quinn ( Memento of the original from June 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bracco, Elizabeth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th November 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |