Deborah Lin is a former model and actress from the United States who gained notoriety as James Gandolfini‘s wife. James was a well-known actor who gained widespread recognition for his role in The Sopranos. Because of his innate brilliance, he was honoured with five Screen Actors Guild and three Emmy Awards. Sadly, Gandolfini passed away in 2013 from a heart attack.
Who Is Deborah Lin?
Deborah Lin was born in 1968 in Honolulu, Hawaii, the United States of America. She is of Chinese descent. Before pursuing her bachelor’s degree at The University of Western Australia, she attended the School of Earth and Environment. There is no information about her parents or siblings.
Deborah Lin’s Career
Lin reportedly started her career in the world of glamour as a model. Then she made the decision to give acting a shot. Her first acting role was in the sensual drama “Red Shoe Diaries” on Showtime in 1993. She had an appearance in “Runway,” the third episode of season two, where she played a runway model. She has shown up for a number of occasions throughout the years, either with her spouse or their daughter.
Deborah Lin And James Gandolfini
Throughout the course of his more than three-decade career, the late Gandolfini made several appearances in TV series and films. He had portrayed several other notable characters, including mob henchman Virgil in ‘True Romance’ (1993), Lt. Bobby Dougherty in ‘Crimson Tide’ (1995), enforcer and stuntman Bear in ‘Get Shorty’ (1995), Mayor of New York in ‘The Taking of Pelham 123’ (2009), and impulsive “Wild Thing” Carol in ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ (2009).
The two got together in 2006 while James was filming a movie in Los Angeles and Lin was a model. They began dating and eventually got engaged in 2007. The couple, who had been together for two years, exchanged vows on August 30, 2008. On October 10, 2012, Liliane, their daughter, was born. However, this was Gandolfini’s second marriage, as he was previously married to Marcy Wudarski, a film producer. The pair divorced in December 2002 and shared a son, Michael Gandolfini.
Gandolfini was in Rome with his family in June 2013. He was slated to receive an award at the Taormina Film Fest in Sicily. After spending a scorching day seeing the city, the family returned to the Boscolo Exedra Hotel on June 19.
Michael found his father unconscious on the lavatory floor at roughly ten o’clock at night. He then made a call to reception, who put him in touch with emergency paramedics. After being brought to the hospital, Gandolfini was declared dead. His death was determined to be the result of a heart attack following an autopsy. On June 23, his body was returned to the United States. His funeral service took place four days later. Gandolfini requested that his corpse be cremated and that his family receive the ashes.
Deborah Lin acquired a sizable portion of her husband’s estimated $70 million fortune following his passing. She primarily leads a secluded life, though she has been observed in public with her daughter and other family members on occasion in recent years.
In his will, 20% of his estate will pass to Liliane and Lin after his death. James’s two sisters evenly shared the remaining sixty percent of his wealth. However, the star left his son Michael with $7 million life insurance money. He also got all of his father’s gold and clothes. Liliane and Michael each received 50% of a property in Manhattan and land in Italy. In addition, Gandolfini put $500,000 aside for each of his two nieces.
