Character
Carmela Soprano
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Writing & NarrativeWho is Carmela Soprano in the Agency editorial?
Carmela Soprano is a character of the television series The Sopranos, the wife of the mob boss Tony Soprano, played by Edie Falco. In the Agency editorial she is named once, in Issue.16, as the role that identifies Edie Falco in a list of tributes the cast paid to James Gandolfini.
In short
Carmela Soprano is the wife of Tony Soprano in the HBO series The Sopranos, played by Edie Falco. Issue.16 of the Agency editorial, the edition written in praise of James Gandolfini, names her only once and says nothing about the character herself. To introduce Gandolfini, the edition brings quotations from the cast of the series, and the first is credited to Edie Falco, with the note that she portrayed Carmela Soprano. In it, the actress remembers him as "a man of tremendous depth and sensitivity, with a kindness and generosity beyond words".
Key facts
- Which work does Carmela Soprano belong to?
- She belongs to The Sopranos, the HBO series that Issue.16 presents as the start of the Golden Age of Television. She is the wife of the protagonist, Tony Soprano.
- How does Issue.16 name Carmela Soprano?
- Only in the credit of a quotation: the edition writes that Edie Falco portrayed Carmela Soprano before printing what the actress said about James Gandolfini.
- Does the edition describe the character?
- No. Issue.16 does not describe Carmela Soprano or any scene of hers. The name serves to tell the reader who Edie Falco was in the series.
Who is Carmela Soprano?
Carmela Soprano is a character of The Sopranos, the series created by David Chase and shown by HBO from 1999 to 2007. She is married to Tony Soprano, the mob boss at the centre of the story, and was played by Edie Falco.
How does Carmela Soprano appear in Issue.16?
Issue.16 says its goal is to praise James Gandolfini, and that the best way to introduce him is through quotations from the cast of The Sopranos, shared when he died. The first one is credited to Edie Falco, identified as the actress who portrayed Carmela Soprano. She says she considers herself very lucky to have spent ten years as his close colleague.
That credit is the only place where the character is named. The edition speaks of Tony wanting to be a better father and husband, but it does not name Carmela there, and it says nothing else about her.
Source editions
Where this entry comes from in the Agency editorial.