
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 Tess

as Aunt Iris

as Ruth

as Elizabeth Anderson

as Elena Klein

as Mrs. Weinbaum

as Edie

as Waitress

as Maude Sellers

as Big Ethel

as Mother

as Mrs. Scarlini

as Lady in Travel Agency

as Agnes

as Mary

as Martha

as Marco's mother

as Miss Pratt

as Mother

as Jackie

as Cookie Stein

as Mrs. B

as Hospital Receptionist

as Karen's Mother

as Rich's Mom

as Marilyn Bloom

as Mrs. Hogarth

as Trask Receptionist

as Aunt Tweedy