Nancy Marchand was an American actor who started her career with the Broadway debut in The Taming of the Shrew in 1951. She became a famous name after the American TV series,The Sopranos aired in 1999, for which she also won the Golden Globe Award. Her other notable films include Lou Grant, Another World and Sabrina. She died at age of 71, on June 18, 2000 in Stratford.