Lorraine Bracco

Biography

Lorraine Bracco (born October 2, 1954) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Karen Hill in Goodfellas, Dr. Jennifer Melfi on the HBO television series The Sopranos, and Angela Rizzoli, Jane's mother on Rizzoli & Isles.

Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Daily Show

Self

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Halfway House Matron

Tamron Hall

Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Colbert Report

Top Chef

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Nonnas	Roberta
2024	Rich Flu	Martha
2024	Monster Summer	Miss Halverson
2024	The Union	Lorraine McKenna
2023	Jacir	Meryl
2022	Welcome to Mama's	Mama Tucci
2022	Pinocchio	Sofia the Seagull (voice)
2021	The Birthday Cake	Sofia
2020	A Ring for Christmas	Margaret Moore
2020	GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors	Self (Archive Footage)
2019	Master Maggie
2016	Monday Nights at Seven	Damian Robertson
2015	Dissonance	Elise
2015	Scorsese's GoodFellas	Self
2014	And the Oscar Goes To...	Self (archive footage)
2013	James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend	Self
2011	Son of Morning	Leda Katz
2007	The 50 Greatest Television Dramas	Self
2007	Snowglobe	Rose
2005	My Suicidal Sweetheart	Sheila
2004	Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'	Self
2003	Death of a Dynasty	Enchante, R&B Singer #2
2001	Tangled	Det. Anne Andersle
2001	Riding in Cars with Boys	Teresa Donofrio
2000	Custody of the Heart	Claire Raphael
1999	Ladies Room	Gemma
1998	The Taking of Pelham One Two Three	Det. Ray
1997	Silent Cradle	Helen Greg
1996	The Liars	Helene Miller
1996	Lifeline	Kits Maitland
1995	Hackers	Margo
1995	The Basketball Diaries	Mrs. Carroll
1994	Even Cowgirls Get the Blues	Delores Del Ruby
1994	Getting Gotti	Diane Giacalone
1994	Being Human	Anna
1994	Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1993	Scam	Maggie Rohrer
1992	Radio Flyer	Mary
1992	Medicine Man	Dr. Rae Crane
1992	Traces of Red	Ellen Schofield
1991	Switch	Sheila Faxton
1991	Talent for the Game	Bobbie
1990	GoodFellas	Karen Hill
1989	The Dream Team	Riley
1989	Sing	Miss Lombardo
1989	Sea of Love	Denice Gruber (scenes deleted)
1989	On a Moonlit Night	Sheila
1987	Someone to Watch Over Me	Ellie Keegan
1987	The Pick-up Artist	Carla
1986	Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
1981	Fais gaffe à la gaffe !	Margaux
1980	What Did I Ever Do to the Good Lord to Deserve a Wife Who Drinks in Cafes with Men?	Barbara
1979	Duets on Sofa	Bubble

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos	Self
2020	AJ and the Queen	Herself
2020	Talking Sopranos	Self
2019	Jerk	Tim's Mother
2019	Tamron Hall	Self - Guest
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show
2018	Summer Camp Island	Werewolf Queen (voice)
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014	BoJack Horseman	Dr. Janet (voice)
2014	Mulaney	Vaughn
2011	I Married a Mobster	Narrator (voice)
2010	Rizzoli & Isles	Angela Rizzoli
2010	Blue Bloods	Margaret Dutton
2010	Blue Bloods	Mayor Margaret Dutton
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest
2008	Lipstick Jungle	Janice Lasher
2006	Top Chef
2005	Law & Order: Trial by Jury	Karla Grizano
2005	The Colbert Report
2004	The Tony Danza Show	Self - Guest
2001	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Halfway House Matron
1999	The Sopranos	Jennifer Melfi
1997	The View	Self
1996	The Daily Show	Self
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest
1993	Politically Incorrect
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark	Self - Guest
1986	Crime Story	Hostage
1976	Police Commissioner Moulin	Jenny