Lorraine Bracco Biography

Early life and Education of Lorraine Bracco

Oscar award-winning actress, Lorraine Bracco was born on October 2, 1954, in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bay Ridge, New York, U.S. She is the daughter of Eileen and Salvatore Bracco, Sr. and her parents met up during the World war II.

Lorraine was raised in  Westbury, on Maxwell Drive on Long Island along with her siblings; sister, Elizabeth Bracco, and brother, Salvatore Jr. 

She belongs to the mixed ethnicity as her father was of Italian descent and her mother was born in England to French parents. Bracco holds an American nationality whereas she fluently speaks English, French and Italian.

Lorraine completed her graduation from Hicksville High School in 1972.

Bracco was voted the ugliest girl in her sixth grade but later she turned out to a successful fashion model. In 1974, she moved to France where she became the showstopper for Jean Paul Gaultier and later introduced to Lina Wertmuller. 

She has worked in numerous of French movies and once she worked as a disc Jockey radio Luxembourg. 

Lorraine Bracco's Career

During her modeling career, she was once asked to pose nude for the late Spanish surrealist painter named Salvador Dali but she refused it later.

Lorraine received her big break in 1990 when she was offered in Goodfellas. This movie helped her to gain her first Oscar Award and several other awards too. 

She has worked in several movies and series such as; Medicine Man, Traces of Red, The Sopranos, Reckoning, Talent for the Game, Switch, BoJack Horseman and many more. She has also hosted the first season of Crime Story. 

Bracco has won several awards for her breakthrough performance over movies. She has succeeded to earned 4 Emmy's, 10 Screen Actors Guild Awards, 4 Golden Globe Awards and one Academy Awards over her career.

Besides acting and modeling, she is the owner of "Bracco Wines" too in association with Straight-Up Brands LLC. She had been awarded by American Psycho-Analytical Association for her portrayal of Dr. Mlfi. 

Lorraine Bracco's Personal Life

Bracco current relationship status is possibly single but previously she married twice. However, both time she faced failure in her marriage.

During the late 1970s, she first wed to Daniel Guerard and shared one daughter Margaux Guerard. However, the couple couldn't handle their relationship and citing irreconcilable differences the duo had divorced.

Later, she was romantically involved with actor Harvey Keitel and the duo was blessed with one daughter, Stella Keitel. The couple broke up after 12 years of relationship and they never exchanged vow.

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In 1994, she tied a knot with Edward James Olmos but same like her previous relationship this one also ended on a sad note in 2002. 

In 2006, she released her memoir ‘On the Couch’, where she speaks about her personal and professional victories and challenges. In 2015, she wrote a book named ‘To the Fullest: The Clean Up Your Act Plan to Lose Weight, Rejuvenate, and Be the Best You Can Be’ which was quite successful.

She is also active in environment-related issue and she is one of the Board of Directors of an organization, ‘Riverkeeper’ that works towards the protection and preservation of the river Hudson. She has also been a part of the New York Council for the Humanities.

Currently, she lives in New York along with her daughters.

Lorraine Bracco's Net worth

Bracco is considered as one of the most successful Hollywood stars of all time. She has earned a decent amount of net worth from her acting, modeling and business career as her net worth is estimated around $19 million. 

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In 2014, she buys Hollywood Hills home for approx. $1.62 million. The house is located in the Sunset Strip area of the prestigious neighborhood and consists of two bedrooms, two full and one-half bathroom set in two stories.

In 2011, she owns a home in Snedens Landing, New York, which she costs around $2.7 million and she also has another home in Bridgehampton, New York, which market value is $3.25 million.