Nancy Marchand Laila Robins (flashbacks) Laurie Williams (flashbacks) Vera Farmiga (The Many Saints of Newark)
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Occupation
Homemaker
Family
Faustino "Augie" Pollio (father) Teresa Pollio (mother) Gemma Pollio (sister) Quintina Blundetto (sister) Settimia Pollio (sister, deceased) Mickey Pollio (brother) Cakey Pollio (cousin) Harpo(grandson via Janice) A.J. Soprano (grandson via Tony) Meadow Soprano (granddaughter via Tony) Domenica Baccalieri (granddaughter via Janice) 2 unnamed grandchildren via Barbara Tony Blundetto (nephew) Corrado Soprano Jr. (brother-in-law) Ercole Soprano (brother-in-law) Carmela Soprano (daughter-in-Law) Thomas Giglione (son-in-Law)
Spouse
Giovanni "Johnny" Soprano (deceased)
Children
Janice Soprano Tony Soprano Barbara Soprano Giglione
Livia Soprano (née Pollio), portrayed by Nancy Marchand, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. She is the mother of Tony Soprano. A young Livia, played by Laila Robins and later by Laurie J. Williams, is sometimes seen in flashbacks. Series creator David Chase has stated that the main inspiration for the character was his own mother.[1][2] Vera Farmiga portrays a young Livia Soprano in the 2021 prequel film, The Many Saints of Newark.
In 2016, Rolling Stone ranked her #3 of their "40 Greatest TV Villains of All Time".[3]
^Dougherty, Robin (20 January 1999). "Chasing TV". Salon.com. San Francisco, California: Salon Media Group. Archived from the original on October 11, 1999. Retrieved 7 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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^Collins, Sean T. (February 9, 2016). "40 Greatest TV Villains of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
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married, the De Angelises met Tony's mother, LiviaSoprano, with whom they became very angry after Livia told Carmela that "Tony would get bored of her...
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as Meadow Soprano Nancy Marchand as LiviaSoprano * = credit only Joseph Siravo as Johnny Boy Soprano Laila Robbins as Young LiviaSoprano Rocco Sisto...
Dolan Joseph Siravo as Johnny Boy Soprano Laurie Williams as Young LiviaSoprano Danny Petrillo as Teenage Tony Soprano Frank Vincent as Phil Leotardo Leslie...
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so needy and always on the verge of hysteria." He based The Sopranos character LiviaSoprano on his mother. Chase struggled with panic attacks and clinical...
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