Acting · United States of America · Born October 31, 1934
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.
MovieThe Performance
2024
as Tess
TVTalking Sopranos
2020
as Self
MovieThe Week Of
2018
as Aunt Iris
MovieWhere Is Kyra?
2018
as Ruth
MovieFurlough
2018
as Elizabeth Anderson
MovieJerome's Bouquet
2013
as Elena Klein
Delivering the Goods
2012
as Mrs. Weinbaum
TVBlue Bloods
2010
as Lucille Abetemarco
MovieI Hate Valentine's Day
2009
as Edie
MovieChoke
2008
as Waitress
MovieHarold
2008
as Maude Sellers
MovieA Dirty Shame
2004
as Big Ethel
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Joan
MovieNever Again
2001
as Mother
MovieRequiem for a Dream
2000
as Mrs. Scarlini
TVDeadline
2000
as Connie Masucci
TVThird Watch
1999
as Sheats
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Old Woman
MovieOn the Run
1999
as Lady in Travel Agency
TVThe Sopranos
1999
as Mary DeAngelis
MovieMoney Kings
1998
as Agnes
MovieLiving Out Loud
1998
as Mary
MovieAmerican Cuisine
1998
as Martha
MovieIlluminata
1998
as Marco's mother
MovieLolita
1997
as Miss Pratt
MoviePalookaville
1996
as Mother
MovieTrees Lounge
1996
as Jackie
MovieBullet
1996
as Cookie Stein
MovieThe Jerky Boys
1995
as Mrs. B
MovieJacob's Ladder
1990
as Hospital Receptionist
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Arraignment Judge Victoria Sawyer
MovieGoodFellas
1990
as Karen's Mother
MovieSons
1990
as Rich's Mom
MovieSecond Sight
1989
as Marilyn Bloom
MovieUncle Buck
1989
as Mrs. Hogarth
MovieWorking Girl
1988
as Trask Receptionist
MovieMystic Pizza
1988
as Aunt Tweedy
