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| birth_name = Suzanne Honey Shepherd |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|10|31}} |
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Revision as of 21:07, 19 November 2023
Suzanne Shepherd | |
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| Born | Suzanne Honey Shepherd October 31, 1934 U.S. |
| Died | November 17, 2023 (aged 89) Garfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress Theater director |
| Years active | 1934–2023 |
Suzanne "Honey" Shepherd (née Stern; October 31, 1934 – November 17, 2023)[1] was an American actress and theater director.[2][3]
Education
Shepherd studied acting with Sanford Meisner, and later went on to teach Meisner's program of acting study, the first woman to do so.[4]
Career
She was a founding member of the Compass Players in the early 1960s, along with Alan Alda and Alan Arkin.
She is known for her portrayal of Aunt Tweedy in the film Mystic Pizza, Karen's overbearing mother in the film Goodfellas, Carmela Soprano's mother Mary DeAngelis in the HBO television series The Sopranos, and the assistant school principal in Uncle Buck. She also played the role of Mrs. Scarlini in the 2000 film Requiem for a Dream, and Big Ethel in A Dirty Shame. In 2016, she played the role of Lucille Abetemarco the mother of Detective Anthony Abetemarco played by former Sopranos co-star Steve Schirripa in "Good Cop Bad Cop" the second episode of the seventh season of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods. In 2018, she reprised the role of Lucille Abetemarco in "Trust" the sixth episode of the ninth season of Blue Bloods.
Personal life and death
Her daughter is artist Kate Shepherd.[5]
Suzanne Shepherd died on November 17, 2023 at the age of 89.[1]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | Mystic Pizza | Aunt Tweedy | |
| 1988 | Working Girl | Trask Receptionist | |
| 1989 | Uncle Buck | Mrs. Hoargarth | |
| 1989 | Second Sight | Marilyn Bloom | |
| 1990 | Goodfellas | Karen's Mother | |
| 1990 | Jacob's Ladder | Hospital Receptionist | |
| 1995 | The Jerky Boys: The Movie | Mrs. B | |
| 1995 | Palookaville | Mother | |
| 1996 | Bullet | Cookie Stein | |
| 1996 | Trees Lounge | Jackie | |
| 1997 | Lolita | Miss Pratt | |
| 1998 | Illuminata | Marco's mother | |
| 1998 | Living Out Loud | Mary | |
| 1998 | American Cuisine | Martha | |
| 1999 | On the Run | Lady in Travel Agency | |
| 2000 | Requiem for a Dream | Mrs. Scarlini | |
| 2001 | Never Again | Mother | |
| 2004 | A Dirty Shame | Big Ethel | |
| 2008 | Choke | Waitress | |
| 2008 | Harold | Maude Sellers | |
| 2009 | I Hate Valentine's Day | Edie | |
| 2012 | Delivering the Goods | Mrs. Weinbaum | |
| 2013 | Jerome's Bouquet | Elana Klein | Short film |
| 2017 | Where Is Kyra? | Ruth | |
| 2018 | Furlough | Elizabeth Anderson | |
| 2018 | The Week Of | Aunt Iris |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Law & Order | Arraignment Judge Victoria Sawyer | Episode: "The Reaper's Helper" |
| 1998 | Vig | Agnes | Television film |
| 2000 | Third Watch | Sheats | Episode: "Young Men and Fire..." |
| 2000, 2004 | Ed | Elaine / Edna | 2 episodes |
| 2000–2007 | The Sopranos | Mary DeAngelis | 20 episodes |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Joan | Episode: "Homo Homini Lupus" |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Old Woman | Episode: "Desperate" |
| 2010 | Gravity | Scarf Woman | Episode: "Dogg Day Afternoon" |
| 2016–2018 | Blue Bloods | Lucille Abetemarco | 2 episodes |
References
- ^ a b Actor Suzanne Shepherd, who played mothers in ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘Goodfellas,’ dead at 89
- ^ Brantley, Ben (1994-02-23). "Theater in Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (2005-06-22). "From South Africa to New Jersey, Where Things Go No Better". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ Suzanne Shepherd, interview with Sanford Meisner, Yale Theatre 8, nos. 2 and 3 (1977): 38–43.
- ^ BWW News Desk. "Photos: People Are Living There Opening Night". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
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