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Lorraine has been nominated for four Golden Globes. In 1991, she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for
Goodfellas. From 2000-2002, Lorraine was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama for
The Sopranos.
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In 1991, Lorraine was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for
Goodfellas.
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Lorraine won the 2008 and 2000 SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, along with her
Sopranos castmates. They were also nominated from 2001-2003, 2005 and 2007. She was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series in 2000, 2002 and 2003.
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Lorraine got her acting start in French film comedies.
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In 1987, Lorraine made her American film debut in Ridley Scott's thriller, Someone to Watch Over Me.
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Before she was an actress, Lorraine worked as a disc jockey for Radio Luxembourg.
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Lorraine's brother-in-law is Aidan Quinn. He is married to her sister, Elizabeth.
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Lorraine was raised in Hicksville, Long Island, New York.
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Lorraine has been nominated three times for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as "Dr. Jennifer Melfi" on The Sopranos.
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In 1979, Lorraine married Frenchman Daniel Guerard, a salon owner, after she became pregnant. The two divorced in 1983.
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Lorraine is a former Wilhelmina model.
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In 1992, Lorraine married actor Harvey Keitel. The two divorced in 1993 after she began dating actor Edward James Olmos.
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In 2004, Lorraine did her first play ever, The Graduate in which she played "Mrs. Robinson".
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The producer of The Sopranos, David Chase, originally wanted Lorraine to portray "Carmela Soprano". However, she refused because she had already played a mobster's wife in the 1990 film Goodfellas.
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In 1974, Lorraine moved to France to become a model.
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Lorraine was voted the "Ugliest Girl in the 6th Grade" at her Long Island grade school.
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In June 1999, Lorraine had to file for bankruptcy because of all the legal fees she spent during her custody battle with Harvey Keitel.
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Lorraine's sister, Elizabeth Bracco, is also an actress who appeared on The Sopranos as well. The two never shared any scenes however.
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While modeling as a young woman in Europe, Lorraine was once asked to posed nude for the late, eccentric, Spanish surrealist painter, Salvador DalĂ, but she refused his offer.