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Suzanne Shepherd

Actor

Suzanne Shepherd

Acting
1995 — 2018 · 7 films
Lived
31 October 1934 — d. 2023
From
United States of America

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.

Career Signature

How Suzanne Shepherd’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.