1. Jamie-Lynn Sigler was born on May 15,1981 and is an American actress.
26 Facts About Jamie-Lynn Sigler
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Jamie-Lynn Sigler is best known for her role as Meadow Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos from 1999 to 2007.
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Jamie-Lynn Sigler's father was the founder of the Men's Senior Baseball League.
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Jamie-Lynn Sigler is of Greek-Jewish and Romanian-Jewish descent through her father, and of Cuban descent through her mother.
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Jamie-Lynn Sigler's mother was raised Catholic but converted to Judaism upon marrying Jamie-Lynn Sigler's father.
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Jamie-Lynn Sigler attended Jericho High School and studied at the Cultural Arts Playhouse in Old Bethpage, New York.
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In 1997, Jamie-Lynn Sigler was cast as Meadow Soprano, daughter of New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos.
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When her manager first told her about auditioning for The Sopranos, Jamie-Lynn Sigler thought she would have to sing soprano.
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Jamie-Lynn Sigler continued to play the role through the series finale in 2007.
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Jamie-Lynn Sigler played the title role in Cinderella on tour and at The Theatre at Madison Square Garden in 2001.
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Jamie-Lynn Sigler then spent five months on Broadway from October 2002 through February 2003 playing Belle in Beauty and the Beast.
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In 2004, Jamie-Lynn Sigler starred as "Hollywood Madam" Heidi Fleiss in the USA television movie Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss.
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In 2008, Jamie-Lynn Sigler appeared as herself in 13 episodes of the fifth and sixth season of the HBO series Entourage.
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Jamie-Lynn Sigler returned as a recurring guest star for season six of the series, after becoming Ferrara's real-life girlfriend.
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In 2009, Jamie-Lynn Sigler starred in the psychological thriller film Beneath the Dark, which originally had a working title of Wake.
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In 2019, Jamie-Lynn Sigler appeared on the game show Pyramid alongside Steve Schirripa.
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In 2020, Jamie-Lynn Sigler starred as a featured player in the Adult Swim sitcom Beef House.
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In 2002, Jamie-Lynn Sigler co-authored her autobiography, Wise Girl: What I've Learned About Life, Love, and Loss.
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In 2024, Jamie-Lynn Sigler began a podcast with fellow actress Christina Applegate called MeSsy about their friendship based on both being diagnosed with MS.
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Jamie-Lynn Sigler then dated restaurateur Scott Sartiano from 2006 to 2008.
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In 2008, Jamie-Lynn Sigler visited Israel through the Birthright Israel program and was moved by the trip, calling Israel "one of the most beautiful, inspiring places [she's] ever been to".
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Jamie-Lynn Sigler said that the trip gave her a greater understanding of her Jewish ancestry.
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In 2012, Jamie-Lynn Sigler began dating baseball player Cutter Dykstra, the son of former Major League Baseball player Lenny Dykstra.
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Jamie-Lynn Sigler gave birth to their first son on August 28,2013.
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In January 2016, Jamie-Lynn Sigler revealed that she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when she was 20 years old.
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In 2000, while filming Campfire Stories in Hamburg, New Jersey, Jamie-Lynn Sigler was paralyzed from the waist down for several days.