Jamie-Lynn Sigler
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Sigler in November 2007
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| Born |
May 15, 1981 Jericho, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse(s) |
A. J. DiScala (m. 2003; div. 2006) Cutter Dykstra (m. 2016) |
| Children | 1 |
Jamie-Lynn Sigler (born May 15, 1981) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Meadow Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos.
Sigler was born in Jericho, New York, the daughter of Steve and Connie Sigler. She has two brothers, Brian and Adam. Her father was the founder of the Men's Senior Baseball League and is of Greek, Sephardic Jewish, and Romanian Jewish descent. Her Cuban mother was born Catholic and converted to Judaism upon marrying Sigler's father. Sigler began acting and singing at the age of seven. She went to Hebrew school and had a bat mitzvah. She attended Jericho High School. She also studied at the Cultural Arts Playhouse in Old Bethpage.
In 1997, she was cast as Meadow Soprano, daughter of New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano. The show premiered in 1999 and became a huge success, catapulting Sigler to fame as a TV actress. She continued to play the role through the series finale in 2007.
In 2000, while filming Campfire Stories in Hamburg, New Jersey, Sigler was paralyzed from the waist down for several days by Lyme disease. Sigler played the title role in Cinderella on tour and at The Theatre at Madison Square Garden in 2001. She then spent five months on Broadway from October 2002 through February 2003 playing Belle in Beauty and the Beast. She has continued to appear in theatrical roles.
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