Actor
Lorraine Bracco
Born 2 October 1954 · Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Lorraine Bracco is an American actress from Brooklyn. She is best known for playing Karen Hill in Martin Scorsese's GoodFellas and psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Melfi in HBO's The Sopranos. Later, she played Jane's mother, Angela Rizzoli, on Rizzoli & Isles.
Key films
GoodFellas (1990)
Her breakout role as Karen Hill, the wife of a mobster, in Scorsese's crime classic.
Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
An early major film role, in Ridley Scott's romantic thriller.
Medicine Man (1992)
A leading role opposite Sean Connery in a rainforest-set drama following her GoodFellas success.
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
A supporting role as the mother of the lead character in this drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Hackers (1995)
A supporting role in a 1990s cult favorite about teenage computer hackers.
Key awards
No major award wins are documented here, though she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for GoodFellas.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 55
- 1979Duets on Sofa · as BubbleActor
- 1980What Did I Ever Do to the Good Lord to Deserve a Wife Who Drinks in Cafes with Men? · as BarbaraActor
- 1981Fais gaffe à la gaffe ! · as MargauxActor
- 1986Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)Actor
- 1987Someone to Watch Over Me · as Ellie KeeganActor
- 1987The Pick-up Artist · as CarlaActor
- 1989The Dream Team · as RileyActor
- 1989Sing · as Miss LombardoActor
- 1989On a Moonlit Night · as SheilaActor
- 1990GoodFellas · as Karen HillActor
- 1991Switch · as Sheila FaxtonActor
- 1991Talent for the Game · as Bobbie HendersonActor
- 1992Medicine Man · as Dr. Rae CraneActor
- 1992Radio Flyer · as MaryActor
- 1992Traces of Red · as Ellen SchofieldActor
- 1993Scam · as Maggie RohrerActor
- 1994Even Cowgirls Get the Blues · as Delores Del RubyActor
- 1994Being Human · as AnnaActor
- 1994Getting Gotti · as Diane GiacaloneActor
- 1994Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!Actor
- 1995The Basketball Diaries · as Jim's MotherActor
- 1995Hackers · as MargoActor
- 1996The Liars · as Helene MillerActor
- 1996Lifeline · as Kits MaitlandActor
- 1997Silent Cradle · as Helen GregActor
- 1998The Taking of Pelham One Two Three · as Det. RayActor
- 1999Ladies Room · as GemmaActor
- 2000Custody of the Heart · as Claire RaphaelActor
- 2000Auto MotivesDirector
- 2001Riding in Cars with Boys · as Teresa DonofrioActor
- 2001Tangled · as Det. Anne AndersleActor
- 2003Death of a Dynasty · as Enchante, R&B Singer #2Actor
- 2004Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' · as SelfActor
- 2005Crazy for Love · as SheilaActor
- 2007Snowglobe · as RoseActor
- 2007The 50 Greatest Television Dramas · as SelfActor
- 2010Love and DistrustDirector
- 2011Son of Morning · as Leda KatzActor
- 2013James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend · as SelfActor
- 2015Scorsese's GoodFellas · as SelfActor
- 2015Dissonance · as EliseActor
- 2016Monday Nights at Seven · as Damian RobertsonActor
- 2019Master MaggieActor
- 2020A Ring for Christmas · as Margaret MooreActor
- 2020GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors · as Self (Archive Footage)Actor
- 2021The Birthday Cake · as SofiaActor
- 2022Pinocchio · as Sofia the Seagull (voice)Actor
- 2022Welcome to Mama's · as Mama TucciActor
- 2023Jacir · as MerylActor
- 2024The Union · as Lorraine McKennaActor
- 2024Monster Summer · as Miss HalversonActor
- 2024Rich Flu · as MarthaActor
- 2025Nonnas · as RobertaActor
- 2025The Mother, the Menacer, and Me · as NancyActor
- 2026As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas · as SelfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.