‘Sopranos' and ‘Goodfellas' Star Lorraine Bracco on the Insult She Never Forgot
Lorraine Bracco, 70, is an actress best known for her roles in the film 'Goodfellas' and in HBO's 'The Sopranos.' She co-stars in 'Nonnas,' a Netflix comedy film due May 9. She spoke with Marc Myers.
One day, kids on the school bus told me something that stuck with me for life. They said they had voted me the ugliest girl in sixth grade.
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