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Lorraine Bracco

1954 - Today

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Lorraine Bracco (born October 2, 1954) is an American actress best known for her performances as psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi on the HBO crime drama series The Sopranos (1999–2007) and for her breakthrough role portraying Karen Hill in the Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas (1990). Bracco began her career modeling in France and appeared in Italian-language films in the 1980s. Her English-language debut came in The Pick-up Artist (1987), which was followed by roles in Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), Sing (1989), and The Dream Team (1989). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lorraine Bracco has received more than 10,664,784 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Lorraine Bracco is the 1,316th most popular actor (up from 1,506th in 2019), the 2,285th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,601st in 2019) and the 617th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lorraine Bracco ranks 1,316 out of 13,578. Before her are Ida Kamińska, Alyssa Milano, Dragan Nikolić, Olga Chekhova, Marg Helgenberger, and Barbara Sukowa. After her are Pat Hingle, Hannah Chaplin, Peter Mayhew, Matt Dillon, Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, and Anny Ondra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Lorraine Bracco ranks 90. Before her are Mirza Delibašić, Michael Emerson, Gabi Ashkenazi, Marco Tardelli, Milan Martić, and Alejandro Sabella. After her are Hrant Dink, Al Di Meola, Lina Romay, Elvis Costello, Viktor Medvedchuk, and Steve Morse.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lorraine Bracco ranks 2,285 out of 20,380. Before her are Alyssa Milano (1972), La Toya Jackson (1956), Dinah Washington (1924), Marg Helgenberger (1958), John Mauchly (1907), and Agnes Smedley (1892). After her are Pat Hingle (1924), Charles Dow (1851), Matt Dillon (1964), Frederik Pohl (1919), William E. Moerner (1953), and Richard Axel (1946).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lorraine Bracco ranks 617. Before her are Henry Bergman (1868), Terry O'Quinn (1952), Chazz Palminteri (1952), Felicity Huffman (1962), Alyssa Milano (1972), and Marg Helgenberger (1958). After her are Pat Hingle (1924), Matt Dillon (1964), Stella Adler (1901), Paul Sorvino (1939), Lee Grant (1927), and Treat Williams (1951).

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Television and Movie Roles

GoodFellas
Karen Hill
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Sep 12o 19908.457 / 10
The Basketball Diaries
Jim's Mother
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Apr 21o 19957.4 / 10
The Sopranos
Jennifer Melfi
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.
8.6 / 10