Suzanne Shepherd

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.

Known For

GoodFellas

as Karen's Mother

Requiem for a Dream

as Mrs. Scarlini

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Old Woman

The Sopranos

as Mary DeAngelis

Lolita

as Miss Pratt

Jacob's Ladder

as Hospital Receptionist

Uncle Buck

as Mrs. Hogarth

Working Girl

as Trask Receptionist

Blue Bloods

as Lucille Abetemarco

The Week Of

as Aunt Iris