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