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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.
As actor
The Performance
Where Is Kyra?
Furlough
The Week Of
Jerome's Bouquet
Delivering the Goods
I Hate Valentine's Day
Harold
Choke
A Dirty Shame
Never Again
Requiem for a Dream
On the Run
American Cuisine
Illuminata
Money Kings
Living Out Loud
Lolita
Bullet
Trees Lounge
Palookaville
The Jerky Boys
GoodFellas
Jacob's Ladder
Sons
Second Sight
Uncle Buck
Working Girl
Mystic Pizza