Nancy Marchand (June 19, 1928 - June 18, 2000) was an American actress. Born in Buffalo, New York, Marchand was perhaps best known for her Emmy Award-nominated role of acerbic family matriarch Livia Soprano, mother of Tony Soprano, on the HBO series, "The Sopranos". She created the role of Hester Crane, mother of Frasier Crane, on "Cheers", … Wikipedia
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...Nancy Marchand Birth: Jun. 19, 1928 Buffalo New York, USA Death: Jun. 18, 2000 Stratford Connecticut, USA Actress, played Mrs. Pynchon on the television series "... www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10933