Lorraine Bracco was asked by The Sopranos creator to be Goodfellas . The actress turned him down because she played a mobster 's wife in Martin Scorsese 's Carmela in 1990 . Convinced showrunner David Chase to let her play the role of Dr. Jennifer Melfi .
Lorraine Bracco was asked by The Sopranos creator to be Carmela . The actress turned him down because she played a mobster 's wife in Martin Scorsese 's Goodfellas in 1990 . Convinced showrunner David Chase to let her play the role of Dr. Jennifer Melfi .