She wasn't coping with life in a Mafia family, but Sigler had her own demons to deal with.As a teenager, she had a debilitating eating disorder called exercise bulimia. "We filmed the pilot of Sopranos in June and then we had about 10 months before we started filming," she says "During that time, I suffered from an eating disorder When I went back, they threatened to recast me. I was too thin."The producers feared that Sigler no longer looked the part of a teenager in an Italian-American family. Her accent is pure New Yorker and her speech is littered with the teenage verbal staples of "you know" and "basically". I have grown up on the show," she says. Here in a room at The Dorchester, Sigler looks more beautiful than her on-screen counterpart, with dark chocolate eyes and smooth caramel skin. That means Sigler, 25, will say goodbye to the role of Tony's daughter, Meadow, a part she has played since she turned 16.
"That final day of filming will be extremely sad but celebratory. A few extra episodes will be broadcast to serve as a grand finale and a sop to besotted fans, but then it will be time to sleep with the fishes for Mob boss Tony Soprano and his family. Ross was having an epileptic fit when the dog bit her in the neck, possibly in an attempt to help her Her 22-month-old baby was found in the same room, unhurt.. A mix of excitement and fear registers on Jamie-Lynn Sigler's face as she contemplates the end of The Sopranos.
The everyday tale of New Jersey Mafia folk is about to begin its sixth and final season. She was reportedly sitting by a canal when she was dragged into the water by an alligator perhaps 10ft long.* KIRSTY ROSSKirsty Ross was killed in Cornwall in 2001 by her mother's dog. The show at The Mirage had to close down, costing the resort $45m in lost business. Horn has now begun to walk again.* YVOY SUAREZ JIMENEZSuarez Jimenez, a 28-year-old Florida student, was killed by an alligator in May this year. Jimenez went for an evening jog, and her dismembered body was discovered the following morning. The tiger bit him in the neck, causing massive loss of blood and partial paralysis.