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