Suzanne Shepherd
Suzanne Shepherd was an American actress and theater director. She is best known for her portrayal of Karen's overbearing mother in the film Goodfellas, Carmela Soprano's mother Mary De Angelis in the HBO television series The Sopranos, and the assistant school principal in Uncle Buck. Shepherd studied acting with Sanford Meisner, and later went on to teach Meisner's program of acting study, the first woman to do so. She was a founding member of the Compass Players in the early 1960s, along with such other actors as Alan Alda and Alan Arkin.
Known for
ActingBirthday
October 31, 1934Deathday
November 17, 2023Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
25Place of birth
United States of America
Cast credits
Requiem for a Dream
Mrs. Scarlini
GoodFellas
Karen's Mother
Jacob's Ladder
Hospital Receptionist
Lolita
Miss Pratt
A Dirty Shame
Big Ethel
American Cuisine
Martha
Palookaville
Mother
Illuminata
Marco's mother
Uncle Buck
Mrs. Hogarth
Bullet
Cookie Stein
The Jerky Boys
Mrs. B
Harold
Maude Sellers
I Hate Valentine's Day
Edie
Where Is Kyra?
Ruth
Choke
Waitress
Money Kings
Agnes
Trees Lounge
Jackie
Mystic Pizza
Aunt Tweedy
Furlough
Elizabeth Anderson
Sons
Rich's Mom
The Week Of
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