has revealed the final words she uttered to her The Sopranos co-star James Gandolfini at his funeral back in 2013.
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Jamie-Lynn Siglers Heartfelt Farewell to Gandolfini
Jamie-Lynn Sigler has revealed the final words she uttered to her The Sopranos co-star James Gandolfini at his New York City funeral back in 2013.Sigler, now 44...
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Sigler, now 44, famously portrayed rebellious teenager Meadow Soprano in the hit drama, which aired for six seasons spanning 1999-2007, with Gandolfini playing her on-screen dad, Tony.
The actress was left stunned by Gandolfini's sudden death from a heart attack at the age of 51. However, at his funeral, Sigler chose to share her gratitude as she stood over his coffin.
'Thank you,' she recalled saying to Gandolfini during his funeral, held at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine.
'Thank you for loving me, thank you for seeing me, for caring for me, and for making me feel safe.'
The actress made the revelation in her new memoir, And So It Is...
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The Sopranos alum Jamie-Lynn Sigler revealed her devastating, final words to her onscreen father James Gandolfini while paying her respects to his coffin at the New York City funeral back in 2013
'Thank you,' the 44-year-old actress wrote in her newly released memoir And So It Is. 'Thank you for loving me, thank you for seeing me, for caring for me, and for making me feel safe'
Sopranos creator David Chase delivered the eulogy during the somber ceremony also attended by Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco, Steve Schirripa, Steve Buscemi, Aida Turturro, Joe Pantoliano, John Turturro, Julianna Margulies, Woody Johnson, Chris Christie, Mario Batali, Alec Baldwin and Chris Noth.
'This was the true ending of The Sopranos,' the Long Island native mused in her new 288-page autobiography.
'Jim had been the sun that we all revolved around; he had been the center. With him, the entire experience was now laid to rest.'
Sigler - who was pregnant at the time - was 'not ready to face the reality' that the three-time Emmy winner has passed away, at age 51, from a heart attack (pictured at 2013 funeral)
The two-time Actor Award winner remembered how HBO flew her and other West Coast-based invited guests on a private plane to make the celebration of life held at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine
'HBO had it locked down. Nobody takes care of their people better than they do,' Sigler noted
Sopranos creator David Chase delivered the eulogy during the somber ceremony also attended by Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco, Steve Schirripa, Steve Buscemi, Aida Turturro, Joe Pantoliano, John Turturro, Julianna Margulies, Woody Johnson and Chris Christie
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'This was the true ending of The Sopranos,' the Long Island native mused in her 288-page autobiography
She added: 'Jim had been the sun that we all revolved around; he had been the center. With him, the entire experience was now laid to rest'
When Sigler was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 25 years ago, Gandolfini was one of the few people she secretly told about struggling with the autoimmune disease of the central nervous system
The Man in the Window actress told Us Weekly last month: 'Sometimes, if we were at a cast party or a charity event, he would pull me aside and be like, "How's the MS? Tell me what's going on." But never at work and never in front of anybody. It shifted a lot of the energy for me [on set], just knowing that somebody knows my secret' (pictured Tuesday)
Sigler famously portrayed rebellious teenager Meadow opposite Gandolfini's mob boss Tony Soprano in the hit HBO drama, which aired for six seasons spanning 1999-2007 (pictured in 1999)
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The MeSsy podcaster's second husband - Hotaling Insurance Services advisor Cutter Dykstra - became her primary caregiver and they've lived in Texas with their two sons since 2021 (pictured in 2025 with Parker McCollum)
Sigler - who uses a mobility scooter to get around - is next scheduled to bring her five-date And So It Is book tour to LiveTalks LA in California this Thursday night
In March, the Grey's Anatomy guest star wrote she was super 'happy' to score a recurring mystery role in the upcoming third season of Shane Gillis' Netflix sitcom Tires, which is set inside a Pennsylvania auto repair chain
Sigler and the 36-year-old retired minor league baseball player have welcomed two sons - Beau, 12, and Jack, eight - during their decade-long marriage.
The Grey's Anatomy guest star - who uses a mobility scooter to get around - is next scheduled to bring her five-date And So It Is book tour to LiveTalks LA in California this Thursday night.
In March, Sigler wrote she was super 'happy' to score a recurring mystery role in the upcoming third season of Shane Gillis' Netflix sitcom Tires, which is set inside a Pennsylvania auto repair chain.
The Not Today, Pal podcaster will also perform alongside Josh Radnor and Will Forte at a Pediatric Cardiology Research benefit concert featuring the music of How I Met Your Mother played by The Solids, which happens June 20 at The Bowery Ballroom in Lower Manhattan.
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