Janice Soprano Baccalieri

Janice Soprano
Aida Turturro as Janice Soprano
First appearance	"Down Neck" (episode 1.07; appeared as a child)
Last appearance	"Made in America" (episode 6.21)
Created by	David Chase
Portrayed by	Aida Turturro
Information
Nickname(s)	Jan
Aliases	Parvati Wasatch
Gender	Female
Occupation	Housewife
Family	Johnny Soprano (father) Livia Soprano (mother) Tony Soprano (brother) Barbara Soprano Giglione (sister) Carmela Soprano (sister-in-law) Anthony Soprano, Jr. (nephew) Meadow Soprano (niece) Junior Soprano (uncle) Bobby Baccalieri Sr. (father-in-law)
Spouse(s)	Eugène (1st husband) Richie Aprile (ex-fiancee) Ralph Cifaretto (ex-boyfriend) Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri (2nd husband)
Children	Harpo (son) Domenica Baccalieri (daughter) Bobby Baccalieri III (step-son) Sophia Baccalieri (step-daughter)
Religion	Roman Catholic Buddhist Born-again Christian

Janice Soprano Baccalieri, played by Aida Turturro, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. She is Tony Soprano's elder sister. A young Janice has appeared in flashbacks, played by Madeline Blue and Juliet Fox.

After graduating high school, Janice joined an ashram in Los Angeles, changing her name to "Parvati Wasatch" in 1978. "Parvati" also travelled across Europe and Sri Lanka, married a Québécois, bore him a son Harpo ("Hal", later revealed to be living on the streets), worked as a furniture mover, and worked at an espresso bar in Seattle (where operating the steamed milk machine supposedly caused her to develop carpal tunnel syndrome, for which she claimed disability benefits) before finally moving back to New Jersey. Her relationship with Tony is often strained, as he still holds her responsible for abandoning the family and leaving him to deal with their abusive mother, Livia, alone.

While in New Jersey, she gets engaged to her high school boyfriend, Richie Aprile, then recently released from prison. She then drastically refashions her appearance from that of an aging hippie to that of an upscale, materialistic, North Jersey Italian housewife.

When Tony and Richie begin feuding, Janice exacerbates the situation by telling Richie that he is being unfairly treated — soon after, Richie and Tony's relationship deteriorates drastically. Tony orders Silvio Dante to have Richie killed after Uncle Junior had informed him of Richie's plan to "move against him". However, after an incident of domestic violence in which Richie punches her in the face for defending his son's potential homosexuality, Janice shoots and kills Richie and calls on her brother to dispose of the body. Tony has Christopher Moltisanti and Furio Giunta dismember Richie's body using a band saw at Satriale's Pork Store. After a time back in Seattle, Janice again returns to New Jersey following the death of her mother.