Suzanne Shepherd
Acting
37 credits
Born
Oct 31, 1934
Died
Nov 17, 2023 (89 years old)
Place of birth
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.
Movies (29)
Movie
8.5
GoodFellas
1990
Movie
7.1
Lolita
1997
Movie
8.0
Requiem for a Dream
2000
Movie
6.8
Uncle Buck
1989
Movie
4.6
American Cuisine
1998
Movie
5.8
Palookaville
1995
Movie
6.6
Working Girl
1988
Movie
7.4
Jacob's Ladder
1990
Movie
5.5
The Week Of
2018
Movie
6.3
Mystic Pizza
1988
Movie
5.5
Harold
2008
Movie
6.2
Bullet
1996
Movie
5.3
A Dirty Shame
2004
Movie
6.1
Choke
2008
Movie
5.4
I Hate Valentine's Day
2009
Movie
3.6
Never Again
2001
Movie
6.9
Trees Lounge
1996
Movie
5.7
Furlough
2018
