Suzanne Shepherd
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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.
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Credits
GoodFellas (1990)
as Karen's Mother
Lolita (1997)
as Miss Pratt
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
as Mrs. Scarlini
Uncle Buck (1989)
as Mrs. Hogarth
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
as Hospital Receptionist
Working Girl (1988)
as Trask Receptionist
Mystic Pizza (1988)
as Aunt Tweedy
A Dirty Shame (2004)
as Big Ethel
Choke (2008)
as Waitress
The Week Of (2018)
as Aunt Iris
Bullet (1996)
as Cookie Stein
I Hate Valentine's Day (2009)
as Edie
Where Is Kyra? (2018)
as Ruth
Harold (2008)
as Maude Sellers
Trees Lounge (1996)
as Jackie
Palookaville (1996)
as Mother
Second Sight (1989)
as Marilyn Bloom
American Cuisine (1998)
as Martha
Living Out Loud (1998)
as Mary
Furlough (2018)
as Elizabeth Anderson
Money Kings (1998)
as Agnes
The Jerky Boys (1995)
as Mrs. B
Never Again (2001)
as Mother
Illuminata (1998)
as Marco's mother
Delivering the Goods (2012)
as Mrs. Weinbaum
The Performance (2024)
as Tess
On the Run (1999)
as Lady in Travel Agency
Jerome's Bouquet (2013)
as Elena Klein
Sons (1990)
as Rich's Mom