Suzanne Shepherd
Known For
Acting
Born
1934-10-31 in United States of America
Died
2023-11-17
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.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Old Woman
Law & Order
as Arraignment Judge Victoria Sawyer
The Sopranos
as Mary DeAngelis
Blue Bloods
as Lucille Abetemarco
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Joan
Third Watch
as Sheats
GoodFellas
as Karen's Mother
Lolita
as Miss Pratt
Talking Sopranos
as Self
Uncle Buck
as Mrs. Hogarth
Requiem for a Dream
as Mrs. Scarlini
Jacob's Ladder
as Hospital Receptionist
Palookaville
as Mother
American Cuisine
as Martha
The Week Of
as Aunt Iris
Working Girl
as Trask Receptionist
Mystic Pizza
as Aunt Tweedy
Harold
as Maude Sellers
Bullet
as Cookie Stein
Deadline
as Connie Masucci