One of 11 kids, she constantly complained and often cried to be controlling. The Livia Soprano character I created for “The Sopranos” was based on my mother. My cousin Johnny once said ...

Nancy Marchand was already a TV fixture when she was cast as Livia Soprano. Years on Lou Grant next to Ed Asner served as a wonderful audition for her role on The Sopranos. Marchand died only 21 ...

Love a good laugh? If you’re all about jokes and puns, then birthday puns are your perfect match! They’re the ultimate way to add some humor to a birthday card or to share during in-person ...

He’s even admitted that Livia Soprano, the sharp, abusive mother to Tony played by Nancy Marchand, was based on his own mom — and that was how the mob show first began. “For years everybody ...

“Go into the ham!” cried Livia Soprano, disinclined to enter a nursing home. “And take the carving knife and stab me here, here, now, please! It would hurt me less than what you just said.

Livia: They send you to a psychiatrist ... The ones who aren’t named Soprano. I always thought you could make the pros. You could have done it… Junior: I always thought you could make the ...

Corey Stoll as Junior Soprano, Billy Magnussen as Paulie Walnuts, John Magaro as Silvio Dante and Vera Farmiga as Livia Soprano. Speaking about reprising the role of Carmela, Falco mused ...

Completists and superfans already know the basic sketches of “Sopranos” lore outlined in “Wise Guy,” including personal details like the fact that Livia Soprano, Nancy Marchand’s ...

Early Chinese Mysticism: Philosophy and Soteriology in the Taoist Tradition Livia Kohn Did Chinese mysticism vanish after its first appearance in ancient Taoist philosophy, to surface only after a ...

It’s hard to imagine The Sopranos as anything other than the groundbreaking TV series it was, given the many TV memorable moments it's responsible for. However, creator David Chase recently ...