Sopranos actress Denise Borino-Quinn dies at 46

Denise Borino-Quinn, who unexpectedly won a role as a mafia wife on The Sopranos after she attended an open casting call, has died. She was 46.

She passed away last Wednesday after a long battle with liver cancer.

She appeared in 17 episodes of the hit show after winning the role of Johnny Sacramoni's wife Ginny, who battled a weight problem.

Married to the mob: Actress Denise Borino-Quinn, pictured here in The Sopranos alongside Vincent Curatola, has died

A Roseland, New Jersey, native who lived in Bordentown, Borino-Quinn had no acting experience when she was hired for the show in 2000.

Borino-Quinn, then a manicurist, had attended the casting call mostly to support a childhood friend but landed the part over 14,000 of others.



The character quickly became popular with fans.

After appearing on The Sopranos Borino-Quinn lost 12st through stomach stapling surgery.



When she wasn't acting, Borino-Quinn worked at a New Brunswick law firm.

Her husband, Luke Quinn Jr., had died in March.

Fan favourite: The actress played Johnny Sacramoni's wife Ginny, who battled a weight problem



