Birth : 2 October 1954, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Height : 5' 8"
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Lorraine was voted the "ugliest girl in the 6th grade" at her Long Island grade school. She moved to France in 1974 where she became a fashion superstar for 'Jean-Paul Gaultier' (qv). Her sister is 'Elizabeth Bracco' (qv). Has two daughters, 'Stella Keitel' (qv) by ex-husband 'Harvey Keitel' (qv) and 'Margaux Guerard' (qv) by ex-husband Daniel Guerard.
Biography written by: John Sacksteder
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- Being Human (1993) [Anna] <70>
- Christmas Dream (2000) (TV) [Herself]
- Custody of the Heart (2000) (TV) [Claire Raphael] <1>
- Death of a Dynasty (2003) [Enchante R&B Singer No. 2] <15>
- Dinner with the FoodFellas (2006) (TV) [Herself]
- Duos sur canapé (1979) [Bubble] <5>
- El último golpe de Tony Soprano (2008) (TV) (archive footage) [Herself/Dr. Jennifer Melfi]
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) [Delores Del Ruby] <2>
- Fais gaffe à la gaffe! (1981) [Margaux] <6>
- Getting Gotti (1994) (TV) [Diane Giacalone] <1>
- Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' (2004) (V) [Herself - 'Karen Hill'] <6>
- Goodfellas (1990) [Karen Hill] <4>
- Hackers (1995) [Margo] <12>
- In Debt We Trust (2006) [Herself]
- In una notte di chiaro di luna (1989) [Sheila] <6>
- Ladies Room (1999/I) [Gemma] <3>
- Les menteurs (1996) [Helene Miller]
- Lifeline (1996) (TV) [Kits Maitland] <1>
- Long Island Confidential (2008) (TV) [Norah Larkin]
- Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai fait au Bon Dieu pour avoir une femme qui boit dans les cafés avec les hommes? (1980) [Barbara] <4>
- Medicine Man (1992) [Dr. Rae Crane] <2>
- My Suicidal Sweetheart (2005) [Sheila] <1>
- Radio Flyer (1992) [Mary] <1>
- Reinventando Hollywood (2008) (TV) (archive footage) [Herself]
- Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) [Mrs. Teresa Donofrio] <6>
- Scam (1993) (TV) [Maggie Rohrer] <2>
- Sea of Love (1989) (scenes deleted) [Denice Gruber]
- Sex in Our Century (2001) (TV) [Narrator] <1>
- Silent Cradle (1997) [Helen Greg] <3>
- Sing (1989) [Miss Lombardo] <1>
- Snowglobe (2007) (TV) [Rose]
- Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) [Ellie Keegan] <3>
- Son of Morning (2010) [Leda]
- Switch (1991) [Sheila Faxton] <4>
- Talent for the Game (1991) [Bobbie] <2>
- Tangled (2001) [Det. Anne Andersle] <5>
- The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007) (TV) [Herself]
- The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2001) (TV)
- The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards (2007) (TV) [Herself]
- The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991) (TV) [Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role]
- The Basketball Diaries (1995) [Jim's Mother] <2>
- The Dream Team (1989) [Riley] <6>
- The Pick-up Artist (1987) [Carla] <15>
- The Sopranos: A Sitdown (2007) (TV) (archive footage) [Dr. Jennifer Melfi]
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998) (TV) [Det. Ray] <8>
- Traces of Red (1992) [Ellen Schofield] <2>
- Un complicato intrigo di donne, vicoli e delitti (1986) (uncredited)
- VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin (2001) (TV) [Herself]
- Walks (2010) (rumored)
- We Are Together (Thina Simunye) (2006) [Herself]
- Women Without Men (2010) (TV) [Elaine] <2>
- "Commissaire Moulin" (1976) {Le transfuge (#2.1)} [Jenny]
- "Crime Story" (1986) {Hide and Go Thief (#1.12)} [Hostage] <14>
- "Dennis Miller Live" (1994) {Psychiatry (#8.8)} [Herself]
- "HBO First Look" (1992) {Riding in Cars with Boys (#8.15)} [Herself/'Mrs. Donofrio']
- "Last Call with Carson Daly" (2002) {(2004-04-25)} [Herself]
- "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) {(2004-04-07)} [Herself]
- "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) {(2006-03-17)} [Herself]
- "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001) {Disciple (#9.10)} <9>
- "Law & Order: Trial by Jury" (2005) {Vigilante (#1.3)} [Karla Grizano]
- "Lipstick Jungle" (2008) {Chapter Three: Pink Poison (#1.3)} [Janice Lasher] <17>
- "Lipstick Jungle" (2008) {Chapter Two: Nothing Sacred (#1.2)} [Janice Lasher] <15>
- "Paula's Party" (2006) {(2008-08-23)} [Herself]
- "Primetime Glick" (2001) {Lorraine Bracco/John McEnroe (#3.10)} [Herself]
- "Rizzoli & Isles" (2010) [Angela Rizzoli]
- "The Colbert Report" (2005) {Lorraine Bracco (#2.31)} [Herself] <3>
- "The Daily Show" (1996) {(2001-10-16)} [Herself]
- "The Daily Show" (1996) {(2002-09-09)} [Herself]
- "The Insider" (2004) {(2008-07-20)} [Herself]
- "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (2005) {(#2.160)} [Herself]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(2000-01-11)} [Herself]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(2000-02-10)} [Herself]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(2001-01-11)} [Herself]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(2002-02-08)} [Herself]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(2002-04-19)} [Herself]
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {46 Long (#1.2)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {A Hit Is a Hit (#1.10)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {All Due Respect (#5.13)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {All Happy Families (#5.4)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Amour Fou (#3.12)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Another Toothpick (#3.5)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Army of One (#3.13)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Big Girls Don't Cry (#2.5)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Boca (#1.9)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Bust-Out (#2.10)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Calling All Cars (#4.11)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Chasing It (#6.16)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Christopher (#4.3)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Cold Cuts (#5.10)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Cold Stones (#6.11)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {College (#1.5)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {D-Girl (#2.7)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Denial, Anger, Acceptance (#1.3)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Do Not Resuscitate (#2.2)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Down Neck (#1.7)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Eloise (#4.12)} (credit only) [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Employee of the Month (#3.4)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Everybody Hurts (#4.6)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {For All Debts Public and Private (#4.1)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Fortunate Son (#3.3)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {From Where to Eternity (#2.9)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Full Leather Jacket (#2.8)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Funhouse (#2.13)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Guy Walks Into a Psychiatrist's Office (#2.1)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {He Is Risen (#3.8)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {House Arrest (#2.11)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano (#1.13)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {In Camelot (#5.7)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Irregular Around the Margins (#5.5)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Isabella (#1.12)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Johnny Cakes (#6.8)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Join the Club (#6.2)} (credit only) [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Kaisha (#6.12)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Kennedy and Heidi (#6.18)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Live Free or Die (#6.6)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Long Term Parking (#5.12)} (credit only) [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Luxury Lounge (#6.7)} (credit only) [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Made in America (#6.21)} (credit only) [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Marco Polo (#5.8)} (credit only) [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Mayham (#6.3)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Meadowlands (#1.4)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Members Only (#6.1)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Mergers and Acquisitions (#4.8)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Moe n' Joe (#6.10)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request (#6.5)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {No Show (#4.2)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Nobody Knows Anything (#1.11)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Pax Soprana (#1.6)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Pie-o-My (#4.5)} (credit only) [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Pilot (#1.1)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Pine Barrens (#3.11)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Proshai, Livushka (#3.2)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Rat Pack (#5.2)} (credit only) [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Remember When (#6.15)} (credit only) [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Second Opinion (#3.7)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Sentimental Education (#5.6)} (credit only) [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Soprano Home Movies (#6.13)} (credit only) [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Stage 5 (#6.14)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {The Blue Comet (#6.20)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {The Fleshy Part of the Thigh (#6.4)} (credit only) [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {The Happy Wanderer (#2.6)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {The Knight in White Satin Armor (#2.12)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti (#1.8)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {The Ride (#6.9)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {The Second Coming (#6.19)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {The Strong, Silent Type (#4.10)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {The Telltale Moozadell (#3.9)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {The Test Dream (#5.11)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {The Weight (#4.4)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {To Save Us All from Satan's Power (#3.10)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Toodle-Fucking-Oo (#2.3)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Two Tonys (#5.1)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Unidentified Black Males (#5.9)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Walk Like a Man (#6.17)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Watching Too Much Television (#4.7)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Where's Johnny? (#5.3)} (credit only) [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Whitecaps (#4.13)} [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Sopranos" (1999) {Whoever Did This (#4.9)} (credit only) [Dr. Jennifer Melfi] <2>
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) {(2001-03-12)} [Herself]
- "The Tony Danza Show" (2004) {(#1.143)} [Herself]
- "The View" (1997) {(2004-11-12)} [Herself]
- "The View" (1997) {(2005-03-15)} [Herself]
- "The View" (1997) {(2007-04-11)} [Herself]
- "The View" (1997) {(2007-06-07)} [Herself - Co-Host]
- "The View" (1997) {(2007-12-10)} [Herself]
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- 'Harvey Keitel' (qv) (1982 - 1993) (divorced); 1 child
- 'Edward James Olmos' (qv) (28 January 1994 - 4 March 2002) (divorced)
- 'Daniel Guerard' (January 1979 - 1982) (divorced); 1 child
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- "The New York Times" (USA), 4 June 2006, by: Deborah Solomon, "The Doctor Is In"
- "Rosie" (USA), September 2002, Vol. 129, Iss. 11, pg. 120-122+124+126+128+130, by: Rosie O'Donnell, "One-on-one with the Sopranos"
- "The Washington Post" (USA), 21 October 2001, pg. G01, by: Paul Farhi, "Lorraine Bracco's Choice Role"
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- "Contra Costa Times" (USA), 10 March 2005, by: Derrik J. Lang, "Lorraine Bracco Discusses Her Depression"
- "TV Guide" (USA), 6 February 1999, Vol. 47, Iss. 6, pg. 40, by: Frank De Caro, "Harried To The Mob"
- "Connoisseur" (USA), February 1992, Vol. 222, Iss. 961, pg. 44-47, 96-98, by: Brenda Lemon, "A Star is Born/Who'll Stop Lorraine?"
- "Playboy" (USA), June 1989, Vol. 36, Iss. 6, pg. 27, by: Bruce Williamson, "Off Camera: Lorraine Bracco"
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- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 2001, Vol. 14, Iss. 1, pg. 24-25, by: staff, "Bleeping With the Fishes: Analyze This!"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1997, Vol. 11, Iss. 1, pg. 15, by: staff, "Star-tistics"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1996, Vol. 10, Iss. 2, pg. 90-91, by: staff, "Flubs 'n Snubs: Lorraine Bracco"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1994, Vol. 7, Iss. 9, pg. 82-83, by: staff, "Sister Scoops! : Lorraine & Elizabeth Bracco"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1993, Vol. 6, Iss. 8, pg. 20-21, by: staff, "Anatomy Awards 4: Lorraine Bracco"
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- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 10 March 2006, Vol. 1, Iss. 867
- "Rosie" (USA), September 2002, Vol. 129, Iss. 11
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- Lorraine Bracco. _On the Couch._ New York: Putnam Adult, 2006. ISBN 039915356X
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- (November 2002-March 2003): Played Mrs. Robinson in "The Graduate" by 'Terry Johnson (I)' (qv) (Plymouth Theatre, New York City, New York, USA).
- TV commercial for Pfizer (2005)
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- (June 2006) Released her memoirs, "On the Couch".
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- Her oldest daughter is named Margaux, and was born in 1979.
- Her daughters, 'Stella Keitel' (qv) (fathered by ex-husband 'Harvey Keitel' (qv)) and 'Margaux Guerard' (qv), played her daughter at different ages in _Goodfellas (1990)_ (qv).
- Older sister of 'Elizabeth Bracco' (qv).
- Raised in Hicksville, New York.
- (June 1999) Filed for bankruptcy due to legal fees spent on custody battle with 'Harvey Keitel' (qv).
- Former Wilhelmina model.
- Father was Italian-American and mother was British.
- (January 2002) Announced she is finally divorcing estranged husband, 'Edward James Olmos' (qv).
- Sister-in-law of actor 'Aidan Quinn (I)' (qv)
- Measurements: 34B-24-35 (while filming _Medicine Man (1992)_ (qv)) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
- While modeling as a young woman in Europe, was once asked to posed nude for the late, eccentric, Spanish surrealist painter, 'Salvador Dalí' (qv). She refused.
- Her first marriage, to Frenchman Daniel Guerard, a salon owner and sometimes actor, lasted approximately between 1979-1983, after she became pregnant, although she says it was a very unhappy marriage.
- Is spokesperson on behalf of Pfizer's anti-depressant Zoloft, having suffered a bout of clinical depression, then having it treated.
- Ex-stepmother of 'Mico Olmos' (qv) and 'Bodie Olmos' (qv).
- Played 'Paul Guilfoyle (II)' (qv)'s hostage in the _"Crime Story" (1986)_ (qv) episode "Hide and Go Thief." Her sister, 'Elizabeth Bracco' (qv), played a hostage in the series' pilot.
- Was the first choice for the role of "Mona Lisa Vito" in _My Cousin Vinny (1992)_ (qv), but she turned down the role.
- Received an honorary fellowship from Yale in February 2002.
- Was awarded by the American Psycho-Analytical Association for her portrayal of Dr. Melfi.
- Men have tried the "I need help" pick-up line. She tells them she's busy and to call Dr. Phil.
- While she was a model, she appeared on the covers of Vogue, Elle and Marie Claire.
- She likes 'The Beatles' (qv), 'The Rolling Stones' (qv), 'Eric Clapton' (qv) and 'Elvis Costello' (qv).
- Favorite playwright is 'Tennessee Williams' (qv).
- Favorite actresses are 'Bette Davis' (qv) and 'Jodie Foster' (qv).
- Favorite actors are 'Montgomery Clift' (qv), 'Al Pacino' (qv) and 'Marlon Brando' (qv).
- Favorite team is the Mets.
- Performed almost all of her own stunts in _Medicine Man (1992)_ (qv).
- Those glasses her character Dr. Melfi wears are really hers; she needs either them or her contacts to be able to see clearly.
- Is fluent in Italian, Spanish and French.
- Aunt of 'Ava Eileen Quinn' (qv) and Mia Quinn.
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