About
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.
Known for
Law & OrderSeries • 1990
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
Blue BloodsSeries • 2010
The SopranosSeries • 1999
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries • 2001
Third WatchSeries • 1999
GoodFellasMovie • 1990
LolitaMovie • 1997
Requiem for a DreamMovie • 2000
Working GirlMovie • 1988
Jacob's LadderMovie • 1990
Uncle BuckMovie • 1989
A Dirty ShameMovie • 2004
HaroldMovie • 2008
Mystic PizzaMovie • 1988
The Week OfMovie • 2018
Trees LoungeMovie • 1996
ChokeMovie • 2008
BulletMovie • 1996
I Hate Valentine's DayMovie • 2009
American CuisineMovie • 1998
PalookavilleMovie • 1996
Where Is Kyra?Movie • 2018
Living Out LoudMovie • 1998