14 Facts About Livia Soprano

Livia's childhood was poverty-stricken and miserable and her marriage to the tough and charismatic Johnny Soprano was Livia's ticket out of her parents' house.

Livia Soprano suffered a miscarriage years after her youngest child was born and almost died from heavy bleeding.

Livia Soprano liked listening to Connie Francis and The Pajama Game when she was younger.

Cagey, manipulative, and self-absorbed, Livia Soprano seemingly derives little pleasure from life other than making the people around her miserable.

Dr Melfi believes Livia Soprano has undiagnosed narcissistic or borderline personality disorder.

Tony's best friend Artie Bucco draws a rifle on Tony after Livia Soprano reveals that he burned down his restaurant.

Tony's plot for revenge is foiled when Livia Soprano suffers a stroke and is taken into a hospital.

Livia Soprano takes up residence in Livia's home and convinces Tony not to sell the house and instead let her take care of Livia.

Livia Soprano is cautious of Janice's sudden concern for her well-being and correctly guesses that Janice has ulterior motives.

Livia Soprano grows paranoid and more difficult when AJ inadvertently reveals to her that Janice and Tony were discussing possible "do not resuscitate" options for her.

When Janice is forced to flee the state, Tony gives Livia Soprano a stolen plane ticket so she can stay with her sister.

Livia Soprano appears as a younger woman in several flashbacks afterward, as well as being frequently referenced, with Tony still far from resolving his feelings towards her.

For season three, a storyline was planned where Livia Soprano would be called to testify against her son in court, giving evidence on stolen airline tickets she had received from him, but Marchand died on June 18,2000, before it could be filmed.

Livia Soprano described his mother as paranoid, abusive, sharp-tongued and dismissive of her son's career achievements.