{"id":2405931,"date":"2026-05-07T12:36:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T12:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2405931"},"modified":"2026-05-07T12:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T12:36:29","slug":"jamie-lynn-sigler-recalls-heartbreaking-final-words-she-told-james-gandolfini-at-his-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jamie-lynn-sigler-recalls-heartbreaking-final-words-she-told-james-gandolfini-at-his-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie-Lynn Sigler recalls heartbreaking final words she told James Gandolfini at his funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jamie-Lynn Sigler reflects on her relationship with James Gandolfini in her new memoir.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Sopranos <\/em>star writes about what she told him at his funeral in 2013.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>And So It Is&#8230;A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope <\/em>is available wherever books are sold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jamie-lynn-sigler\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jamie-Lynn Sigler;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jamie-Lynn Sigler&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jamie-Lynn Sigler<\/a> reveals her final moment with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-sopranos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Sopranos;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Sopranos&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Sopranos<\/em><\/a> costar <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/james-gandolfini\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:James Gandolfini;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;James Gandolfini&quot;}\" class=\"link \">James Gandolfini<\/a> at his funeral in her new memoir, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/So-Memoir-Acceptance-Hope\/dp\/0063434717\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:And So It Is...A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;And So It Is...A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>And So It Is&#8230;A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actress details her personal and professional life, along with her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in the book and writes about her tenure on <em>The Sopranos<\/em> and relationship with the late actor, who played her onscreen father.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/article\/2013\/06\/21\/official-james-gandolfini-died-of-heart-attack\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Gandolfini's June 2013 funeral;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Gandolfini'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Gandolfini&#8217;s June 2013 funeral<\/a> took place in New York City at the\u00a0Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, Sigler recalls, and HBO, the <em>Sopranos&#8217;<\/em> network, chartered a private plane from Los Angeles to New York for those on the West Coast to attend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHBO had it locked down, and nobody takes care of their people better than they do,&#8221; Sigler writes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Among the attendees were <em>Sopranos <\/em>costars <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/edie-falco\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Edie Falco;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Edie Falco&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Edie Falco<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/steve-schirripa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Steve Schirripa;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Steve Schirripa&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Steve Schirripa<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/steve-buscemi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Steve Buscemi;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Steve Buscemi&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Steve Buscemi<\/a>, Aida Turturro, and the show&#8217;s creator, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/david-chase\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:David Chase;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;David Chase&quot;}\" class=\"link \">David Chase<\/a>, who delivered the eulogy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>James Gandolfini and Jamie-Lynn Sigler in Los Angeles<br \/>Credit: KMazur\/WireImage<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Before leaving for the funeral service, Sigler had a moment alone with Gandolfini in his casket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I took my time walking up to the casket, not ready to face the reality,&#8221; she writes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sigler then knelt down on the platform beside the closed casket and placed her hands on it, she recalls, and said, &#8220;Thank you. Thank you for loving me, thank you for seeing me, for caring for me, and for making me feel safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following the funeral the repass took place at an Italian restaurant, which Sigler writes &#8220;only heightened the surreal nature of it all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;With the buffet and the drinks flowing and the cigars lit, it felt like a scene we had done many times at Artie Bucco\u2019s,&#8221; the actress writes, referring to Vesuvio in <em>The Sopranos<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sigler, who was pregnant at the time, also mentioned Gandolfini&#8217;s son Michael, who is &#8220;such a talented actor and a beautiful person.&#8221; Michael &#8220;made me think of my own unborn boy,&#8221; Sigler writes, &#8220;Michael was Jim\u2019s greatest work.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"James Gandolfini and Jamie-Lynn Sigler in 2007Credit: Jeff Kravitz\/FilmMagic, Inc\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/3osLzhMmNCjwzgz5XmxWJA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTk2MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/98cc272d659095d8a6c591a0ded26a36\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>James Gandolfini and Jamie-Lynn Sigler in 2007<br \/>Credit: Jeff Kravitz\/FilmMagic, Inc<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis was the true ending of <em>The Sopranos<\/em>,&#8221; Sigler concludes. &#8220;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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/and-so-it-is-a-memoir-of-acceptance-and-hope-jamie-lynn-sigler\/6b1372157d094266\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:And So It Is...A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;And So It Is...A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>And So It Is&#8230;A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope<\/em><\/a>\u00a0is available wherever books are sold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jamie-lynn-sigler-james-gandolfini-goodbye-funeral-11967667\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Jamie-Lynn Sigler reflects on her relationship with James Gandolfini in her new memoir. The Sopranos star writes about what she told him at his funeral in 2013. And So It Is&#8230;A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope is available wherever books are sold. 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