Suzanne Shepherd
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Old Woman
1999
Series
Law & Order
Arraignment Judge Victoria Sawyer
1990
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Joan
2001
Series
Blue Bloods
Lucille Abetemarco
2010
Series
The Sopranos
Mary DeAngelis
1999
Series
Third Watch
Sheats
1999
Film
GoodFellas
Karen's Mother
1990
Series
Talking Sopranos
Self
2020
Film
Lolita
Miss Pratt
1997
Series
Deadline
Connie Masucci
2000
Film
Requiem for a Dream
Mrs. Scarlini
2000
Film
Jacob's Ladder
Hospital Receptionist
1990
Film
Working Girl
Trask Receptionist
1988
Film
Uncle Buck
Mrs. Hogarth
1989
Film
Mystic Pizza
Aunt Tweedy
1988
Film
The Week Of
Aunt Iris
2018
Film
Trees Lounge
Jackie
1996
Film
A Dirty Shame
Big Ethel
2004
Film
I Hate Valentine's Day
Edie
2009
Film
Choke
Waitress
2008
Film
Living Out Loud
Mary
1998
Film
Bullet
Cookie Stein
1996
Film
Where Is Kyra?
Ruth
2018
Film
Harold
Maude Sellers
2008
Film
Palookaville
Mother
1996
Film
American Cuisine
Martha
1998
Film
Money Kings
Agnes
1998
Film
On the Run
Lady in Travel Agency
1999
Film
The Jerky Boys
Mrs. B
1995
Film
Furlough
Elizabeth Anderson
2018
Film
Second Sight
Marilyn Bloom
1989
Film
Never Again
Mother
2001
Film
The Performance
Tess
2024
Film
Illuminata
Marco's mother
1998
Film
Sons
Rich's Mom
1990
Delivering the Goods
Mrs. Weinbaum
2012
Film
Jerome's Bouquet
Elena Klein
2013