Suzanne Shepherd
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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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GoodFellas (1990)
as Karen's Mother
Lolita (1997)
as Miss Pratt
Uncle Buck (1989)
as Mrs. Hogarth
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
as Mrs. Scarlini
Working Girl (1988)
as Trask Receptionist
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
as Hospital Receptionist
Mystic Pizza (1988)
as Aunt Tweedy
A Dirty Shame (2004)
as Big Ethel
The Week Of (2018)
as Aunt Iris
Bullet (1996)
as Cookie Stein
Trees Lounge (1996)
as Jackie
Never Again (2001)
as Mother
Choke (2008)
as Waitress
I Hate Valentine's Day (2009)
as Edie
Living Out Loud (1998)
as Mary
Money Kings (1998)
as Agnes
Second Sight (1989)
as Marilyn Bloom
Palookaville (1995)
as Mother
American Cuisine (1998)
as Martha
Where Is Kyra? (2018)
as Ruth
Harold (2008)
as Maude Sellers
The Jerky Boys (1995)
as Mrs. B
On the Run (1999)
as Lady in Travel Agency
Sons (1990)
as Rich's Mom
Illuminata (1998)
as Marco's mother
Delivering the Goods (2012)
as Mrs. Weinbaum
Furlough (2018)
as Elizabeth Anderson
The Performance (2024)
as Tess
Jerome's Bouquet (2013)
as Elena Klein