15 Facts About Jennifer Melfi

Dr Jennifer Melfi is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos.

Jennifer Melfi is the psychiatrist of Mafia boss Tony Soprano.

Jennifer Melfi is a graduate of Bard College and Tufts University School of Medicine and has an upscale lifestyle, living in a three-bedroom condominium in Essex Fells, New Jersey and shopping frequently at gourmet Italian shops.

Jennifer Melfi tells her he is a waste management consultant, but Melfi knows he is a mob boss.

Jennifer Melfi inadvertently reveals to Kupferberg that the patient she is treating is Tony Soprano.

Jennifer Melfi sees his smiling picture on the wall as Employee of the Month.

Jennifer Melfi herself feels a crazed desire for revenge and knows that a word to Tony Soprano would obtain it, but, like her ex-husband, she will obey the social contract.

Jennifer Melfi buys a soda from a vending machine; when she reaches into the machine to get it, her hand is trapped inside.

Jennifer Melfi tells Tony and others she has been in a car accident.

Jennifer Melfi tells her he is ready to see a behaviorist.

Jennifer Melfi goes to her, lays his hands gently on her, and asks what is the matter.

Jennifer Melfi composes herself and asks him to return to his seat.

Jennifer Melfi tells Elliott she used to find Tony attractive at first, but no longer.

Jennifer Melfi attends a dinner party with Elliot and other colleagues, but the conversation turns to the recent study claiming sociopaths take advantage of talk therapy.

Jennifer Melfi took the role of Jennifer Melfi instead because she wanted to try something different and felt that the part of the highly educated Dr Melfi would be more of a challenge for her.