Livia Soprano (née Pollio), portrayed by Nancy Marchand, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. She is the mother of Tony Soprano. A young Livia, played by Laila Robins and later by Laurie J. Williams, is sometimes seen in flashbacks.

Livia Soprano (née Pollio), played by Nancy Marchand, was the mother of Tony, Janice, and Barbara, and wife of Johnny Boy Soprano. She was a very abusive mother, and was very hateful of her son, Tony.

She was most famous for her television portrayals of Margaret Pynchon on Lou Grant – for which she won four Emmy Awards – and Livia Soprano on The Sopranos, for which she won a Golden Globe Award.

Mar 6, 2024 · The CGI Livia Soprano in The Sopranos was a haunting reflection of Tony's complex relationship with his mother. Nancy Marchand's death led to the decision to kill off Livia's character off-screen, using CGI for one final scene.

Livia Soprano is the overarching antagonist of the HBO television series The Sopranos and a supporting character in the 2021 prequel film, The Many Saints of Newark. She is the bitter, cynical, nihilistic and narcissistic mother of Janice Soprano, Tony Soprano and Barbara Soprano.

Cagey, manipulative and possessing an encyclopedic memory of every slight she ever suffered, Livia Pollio Soprano is probably the most important person in Tony's life. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to Faustino (AKA Augie) and …

Jun 26, 2023 · Tony and Livia's relationship in The Sopranos is incredibly unhealthy, but to a viewer of the series, it all seems like fiction. However, knowing that Livia's personality is rooted in the showrunner's real-life mother adds a hint of reality to …

Jan 1, 2025 · Nancy Marchand’s portrayal of Livia Soprano stands as one of television’s most haunting and psychologically accurate depictions of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). While The Sopranos revolutionized television in countless ways, the show’s unflinching portrayal of mental health issues through Livia’s character continues to resonate ...

Livia Soprano was a force to be reckoned with, and her death after the second season was heartbreaking. Although she wasn’t technically there in person, her presence permeated the entire show, and for good reason. Here are the best Livia Soprano quotes on the show.

As the matriarch of the family, Livia Soprano looms large over virtually everything that happens on the show. Although she refers to herself as a “shut in” and a powerless old lady, her machinations in both the past as well as the present have a tremendous impact on a number of the other major character’s psychological well-being.