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