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