Suzanne Shepherd

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.
Cast

Requiem for a Dream
Mrs. Scarlini

GoodFellas
Karen's Mother

Jacob's Ladder
Hospital Receptionist

A Dirty Shame
Big Ethel

American Cuisine
Martha

Second Sight
Marilyn Bloom

Working Girl
Trask Receptionist

On the Run
Lady in Travel Agency

Palookaville
Mother

Illuminata
Marco's mother

Uncle Buck
Mrs. Hogarth

Lolita
Miss Pratt

Bullet
Cookie Stein

The Jerky Boys
Mrs. B

The Performance
Tess

Harold
Maude Sellers

I Hate Valentine's Day
Edie

Where Is Kyra?
Ruth
Delivering the Goods
Mrs. Weinbaum

Choke
Waitress

Money Kings
Agnes

Trees Lounge
Jackie

Mystic Pizza
Aunt Tweedy

Furlough
Elizabeth Anderson

Sons
Rich's Mom

The Week Of
Aunt Iris

Jerome's Bouquet
Elena Klein

Never Again
Mother