LOS ANGELES, July 21 (UPI) -- Edie Falco, the U.S. actress best known for portraying mob wife Carmela on "The Sopranos," will play a New York City nurse in a new TV comedy, Showtime said.
The network said it has ordered 12 half-hour episodes of the Showtime- and Lionsgate-produced, dark comedy series "Nurse Jackie."