Acting
Suzanne Shepherd
EN, FR cinema · 29 credits
Born
31 October 1934
Died
17 November 2023 (aged 89)
Birthplace
United States of America
Also known as Сэди Гертруда Стерн · Sadie Gertrude Stern
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
Filmography
The Performance
as Tess
Where Is Kyra?
as Ruth
Furlough
as Elizabeth Anderson
The Week Of
as Aunt Iris
Jerome's Bouquet
as Elena Klein
Delivering the Goods
2012
Delivering the Goods
as Mrs. Weinbaum
Harold
as Maude Sellers
Choke
as Waitress
A Dirty Shame
as Big Ethel
Never Again
as Mother
Requiem for a Dream
as Mrs. Scarlini
On the Run
as Lady in Travel Agency
American Cuisine
as Martha
Illuminata
as Marco's mother
Money Kings
as Agnes
Living Out Loud
as Mary
Lolita
as Miss Pratt
Palookaville
as Mother
Bullet
as Cookie Stein
Trees Lounge
as Jackie
The Jerky Boys
as Mrs. B
GoodFellas
as Karen's Mother
Jacob's Ladder
as Hospital Receptionist
Sons
as Rich's Mom
Second Sight
as Marilyn Bloom
Uncle Buck
as Mrs. Hogarth
Working Girl
as Trask Receptionist
Mystic Pizza
as Aunt Tweedy