Early Life
Bracco was born in the Brooklyn, New York City neighborhood of Bay Ridge and grew up in Westbury, on Barry Drive on Long Island. She graduated from Hicksville High School in 1972. Her father is Italian American and her mother is English; Bracco is fluent in English, French, and Italian.
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