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Jamie-Lynn Sigler (formerly DiScala; born May 15, 1981) is an award-winning American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Meadow Soprano on the HBO television series The Sopranos.[1]
Early life
Sigler was born in Queens, New York City to Steve and Connie Sigler. Her paternal grandparents were immigrants from Greece and Romania and her mother is from Cuba. Her father was born to a Jewish family and her mother who was born Catholic converted to Judaism.[2][3] Sigler grew up on Long Island in Jericho, New York, and began acting and singing at age 7. She attended Jericho High School.[4] Sigler also attended the Cultural Arts Playhouse, which went out of business in 2010, where she played many leads. Jamie also played Annie at Hofstra University with The Gray Wig Alumni Repertory Theatre.
Career
Acting career
In 1997, she was cast as the smart but troubled Meadow Soprano, daughter of New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano. The show premiered in 1999 and became a huge success, with Sigler rising to fame as a TV actress.[5]
In 2000, while filming Campfire Stories in Hamburg, New Jersey, Sigler was paralyzed from the waist down for several days having contracted Lyme disease.[6] Sigler then spent five months on Broadway from October 2002 through February 2003 playing Belle in Beauty and the Beast where she replaced long-running Belle Sarah Litzsinger. She has continued to appear in theatrical roles, such as Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella.
In 2004, she starred as "Hollywood Madam" Heidi Fleiss in the USA television movie Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss. In that same year, she had her first starring feature film role, Extreme Dating, an independent film.
In 2005, Sigler starred in Love Wrecked and the following year in Homie Spumoni, when she played the role of Alli, the girlfriend of Renato/Leroy (Donald Faison) directed by Mike Cerron.[7]
Also in October 2008, she appeared as herself in the fifth season of the HBO series Entourage, appearing in the episodes First Class Jerk, Playing With Fire and Return to Queens Blvd, as the love interest of the character Sal 'Turtle' Assante, portrayed by Jerry Ferrara. She returned as a recurring guest star for season six of the series, after becoming Ferrara's real-life girlfriend.[8] On November 17, 2008, Sigler guest-starred as Jillian on the TV series How I Met Your Mother in the episode "Woooo!"[9] On the December 6, 2008 airing of Saturday Night Live, she appeared as the checkout girl for the Saturday Night Live Digital Short music video "Jizz in My Pants" by The Lonely Island.[10] In 2009 she starred in the psychological thriller film Beneath the Dark, which originally had a working title of Wake.[11] The same year, she appeared on ABC's Ugly Betty in a five-episode arc.[12]
Music career
In 2001, she released a pop album called Here to Heaven, which featured the single "Cry Baby". The album was a commercial failure and had low sales. In 2007 Sigler said she was "embarrassed" by the album and regrets releasing it.[13]
In 2012, she collabrated with Romeo Santos on the single You, she also also appeared in the music video for it.
Writing career
In 2002, she co-authored an autobiography, Wise Girl: What I've Learned About Life, Love, and Loss.
Personal life
On July 11, 2003, Sigler married her agent and longtime boyfriend, A. J. DiScala, She subsequently changed her name to Jamie-Lynn DiScala, stating she is a very "traditional girl", and never had any doubt that she would take her husband's name after marrying, even professionally. However, in September 2005, Sigler and DiScala announced that they were separating, and she subsequently changed her name back.[14] She is close friends with pop singer Lance Bass;[15] a review by Bass was featured on the back cover of Sigler's 2002 memoir, Wise Girl: What I've Learned About Life, Love, and Loss.[16]
During January 2008, Sigler visited Israel through the Birthright Israel program and was moved by the trip, calling Israel "one of the most beautiful, inspiring places I've ever been to." She further noted that the trip gave her a greater understanding to preserve her Jewish identity.[17]
In October 2008, Sigler began a romantic relationship with Jerry Ferrara, whom she met while guest-starring on Entourage as a love interest of Ferrara's role, Turtle.[18] However, they split up in December 2009[19] and she dated Mark Sanchez.[20] Currently she is dating Minor League baseball player Cutter Dykstra, who is the son of former Major Leaguer Lenny Dykstra.[21] Sigler is friends with fellow actress Joanna García; she served as a bridesmaid in García's December 2010 wedding to professional baseball player Nick Swisher.[22]
Filmography
Films Title Year Role Notes
A Brooklyn State of Mind 1998 Young Angie
Campfire Stories 2001 Natalie
Death of a Dynasty 2003 Sexy Woman No. 3
Extreme Dating 2005 Amy Baker
Love Wrecked 2005 Alexis Manetti
Homie Spumoni 2006 Alli Butterman
Blinders 2006 Alexa short film
Dark Ride 2006 Cathy
New York City Serenade 2007 Lynn
Trophy Wife 2010 Christina short film
Beneath the Dark 2010 Adrienne
Divorce Invitation 2012
I Do 2012 Ali Federman
Television Title Year Role Notes
The Sopranos 1999 – 2007 Meadow Soprano 86 episodes
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss 2004 Heidi Fleiss TV-Movie
Will & Grace 2004 Ro 2 episodes
Higglytown Heroes 2005, 2007 Ms. Fern 3 episodes; voice role
The Gathering 2007 Maggy Rule miniseries
How I Met Your Mother 2008 Jillian 1 episode
Saturday Night Live 2008 Check-Out Girl Uncredited role; segment: "Jizz in My Pants"
Entourage 2008 – 2009 Jamie-Lynn Sigler 13 episodes
Ugly Betty 2009 Natalie 5 episodes
Backwash 2010 Prudence 1 episode
Criminal Behavior 2011 Brooke Kross TV-Movie
Drop Dead Diva 2011 Tina Howard 1 episode
Last Man Standing 2012 Gabriella 1 episode
Guys with Kids 2012 – Present Emily
Discography
Here to Heaven (2001)[1]
Eagle Song cast recording[23]
Awards and nominations
ALMA Award
2001: Nominated, "Outstanding Actress in a Television Series" - The Sopranos
2002: Nominated, "Outstanding Actress in a Television Series" - The Sopranos
Screen Actors Guild Award
2000: Won, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" - The Sopranos
2001: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" - The Sopranos
2002: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" - The Sopranos
2003: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" - The Sopranos
2005: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" - The Sopranos
2007: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" - The Sopranos
2008: Won, "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" - The Sopranos
TV Land Award
2008: Nominated, "Siblings That Make You Grateful for Your Own Crazy Family" - The Sopranos (shared w/Robert Iler)
Young Artist Award
2000: Nominated, "Best Performance in a TV Drama Series by a Supporting Young Actress" - The Sopranos
2001: Nominated, "Best Performance in a TV Drama Series by a Supporting Young Actress" - The Sopranos
YoungStar Award
1999: Won, "Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama TV Series" - The Sopranos
2000: Won, "Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama TV Series" - The Sopranos
References
^ a b Reid, Shaheem (18 October 2001). "Meadow Soprano Sings About Debut Album". MTV.com. Retrieved 16 August 2008.
^ Dave Itzkoff. "Get the goods on sexy Sopranos daughter Jamie-Lynn Sigler". homunculus.com. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
^ Nate Bloom. "Interfaith Celebrities: Jews on Ice, Christina's Baby and Meadow's Trip to Israel". interfaithfamily.com. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
^ Fischler, Marcelle S. " LONG ISLAND JOURNAL; Three Who Write the Island's Rhythms", The New York Times, November 24, 2002. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
^ "Festival Trailer - Wake". Dreadcentral.com. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
^ NJ.com - New Jersey Online – The Sopranos[dead link]
^ "CNN interview December 23, 2005 with Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Jane Fonda, and Shane Sellers". Transcripts.cnn.com. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
^ Font size Print E-mail Share By Rome Neal (2002-08-19). "Interview on Eating Disorders". Cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
^ "NY PIX Morning News Blog – WPIX-TV". Weblogs.cw11.com. 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
^ "hulu.com". hulu.com. 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
^ "SXSW '10: First Images from 'Shining'-Inspired 'Wake'!". Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
^ "IFC Midnight Acquires SXSW Thriller 'Wake'". Bloody-disgusting.com. 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
^ "Meadow's Mea Culpa". New York Post. May 9, 2007.
^ "AJ DiScala Confirms Splitting Up with Jamie-Lynn DiScala - Main". softpedia.com. Retrieved 2005-09-26.
^ "Jamie-Lynn Sigler Wouldn't Pretend To Be Lance Bass's Girlfriend". Starpulse. July 31, 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
^ "Simon & Schuster: Wise Girl: What I've Learned About Life, Love, and Loss".
^ Kraft, Dina. 'Sopranos' star on birthright discovers her Jewish spirit, The Jerusalem Post, January 22, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
^ "Jamie Lynn Sigler and Jerry Ferrara Going Strong". Hollyscoop.com. 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
^ "Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Jerry Ferrara Split –". Usmagazine.com. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
^ Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Mark Sanchez Cozy Up at the Tonys People.com
^ "Jamie-Lynn Sigler reportedly dating Cutter Dykstra, Lenny’s son".
^ Chen, Joyce (12 December 2010). "Joanna Garcia marries New York Yankees fiance Nick Swisher in Palm Beach ceremony". New York Daily News. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
^ Charlie Patton (14 December 2000). "Putting Civil War to song". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
External links
Jamie-Lynn Sigler at the Internet Movie Database
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