Suzanne Shepherd
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 31, 1934
- Died
- November 17, 2023 (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- United States of America
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.
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Filmography
The Performance
Movie · as Tess
Talking Sopranos
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Where Is Kyra?
Movie · as Ruth
Furlough
Movie · as Elizabeth Anderson
The Week Of
Movie · as Aunt Iris
Jerome's Bouquet
Movie · as Elena Klein
Delivering the Goods
Movie · as Mrs. Weinbaum
Blue Bloods
TV · as Lucille Abetemarco · 1 ep
I Hate Valentine's Day
Movie · as Edie
Harold
Movie · as Maude Sellers
Choke
Movie · as Waitress
A Dirty Shame
Movie · as Big Ethel
Never Again
Movie · as Mother
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Joan · 1 ep
Requiem for a Dream
Movie · as Mrs. Scarlini
Deadline
TV · as Connie Masucci · 1 ep
On the Run
Movie · as Lady in Travel Agency
The Sopranos
TV · as Mary DeAngelis · 20 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Old Woman · 1 ep
Third Watch
TV · as Sheats · 1 ep
American Cuisine
Movie · as Martha
Illuminata
Movie · as Marco's mother
Money Kings
Movie · as Agnes
Living Out Loud
Movie · as Mary
Lolita
Movie · as Miss Pratt
Palookaville
Movie · as Mother
Bullet
Movie · as Cookie Stein
Trees Lounge
Movie · as Jackie
The Jerky Boys
Movie · as Mrs. B
GoodFellas
Movie · as Karen's Mother
Jacob's Ladder
Movie · as Hospital Receptionist
Sons
Movie · as Rich's Mom
Law & Order
TV · as Arraignment Judge Victoria Sawyer · 1 ep
Second Sight
Movie · as Marilyn Bloom
Uncle Buck
Movie · as Mrs. Hogarth
Working Girl
Movie · as Trask Receptionist
Mystic Pizza
Movie · as Aunt Tweedy