Suzanne Shepherd

Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. GoodFellas (1990) — Karen's Mother
2. Requiem for a Dream (2000) — Mrs. Scarlini
3. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Old Woman
4. The Sopranos (1999) — Mary DeAngelis
5. Lolita (1997) — Miss Pratt
6. Jacob's Ladder (1990) — Hospital Receptionist
7. Uncle Buck (1989) — Mrs. Hogarth
8. Working Girl (1988) — Trask Receptionist
9. Blue Bloods (2010) — Lucille Abetemarco
10. The Week Of (2018) — Aunt Iris
11. Law & Order (1990) — Arraignment Judge Victoria Sawyer
12. Mystic Pizza (1988) — Aunt Tweedy
13. Choke (2008) — Waitress
14. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) — Joan
15. A Dirty Shame (2004) — Big Ethel
16. I Hate Valentine's Day (2009) — Edie
17. Third Watch (1999) — Sheats
18. Trees Lounge (1996) — Jackie
19. Bullet (1996) — Cookie Stein
20. Where Is Kyra? (2018) — Ruth
21. Furlough (2018) — Elizabeth Anderson
22. Living Out Loud (1998) — Mary
23. Harold (2008) — Maude Sellers
24. Palookaville (1996) — Mother
25. Second Sight (1989) — Marilyn Bloom
26. The Jerky Boys (1995) — Mrs. B
27. Illuminata (1998) — Marco's mother
28. American Cuisine (1998) — Martha
29. Money Kings (1998) — Agnes
30. Never Again (2001) — Mother
31. On the Run (1999) — Lady in Travel Agency
32. The Performance (2024) — Tess
33. Sons (1990) — Rich's Mom
34. Deadline (2000) — Connie Masucci
35. Talking Sopranos (2020) — Self
36. Delivering the Goods (2012) — Mrs. Weinbaum
37. Jerome's Bouquet (2013) — Elena Klein