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name: "Suzanne Shepherd"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "31 October 1934"
died: "17 November 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 83
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:14.865242+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Suzanne Shepherd

Actor. Born 31 October 1934 in United States of America. Died 17 November 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 October 1934, United States of America
- **Died:** 17 November 2023
- **Active:** 1988–2000
- **Also known as:** Сэди Гертруда Стерн, Sadie Gertrude Stern

## Biography

Suzanne Shepherd (born Sadie Gertrude Stern) was an American actress and theatre director. She was born on 31 October 1934 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and died on 17 November 2023 in Manhattan, New York.

She studied acting with Sanford Meisner and was a founding member of the Compass Players in the early 1960s. Shepherd began her screen career in her fifties and became known for maternal roles, including Karen's mother in *Goodfellas* (1990), Mary DeAngelis in the HBO series *The Sopranos* (1999–2007), and Mrs Scarlini in *Requiem for a Dream* (2000). Other credits include *Uncle Buck* (1989), *Lolita* (1997) and *Blue Bloods* (2010).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Requiem for a Dream* (2000), Fi1m 80, as Mrs. Scarlini — [page](https://film.one/film/requiem-for-a-dream.md)
- *GoodFellas* (1990), Fi1m 93, as Karen's Mother — [page](https://film.one/film/goodfellas.md)
- *Jacob's Ladder* (1990), Fi1m 80, as Hospital Receptionist — [page](https://film.one/film/jacobs-ladder.md)
- *Working Girl* (1988), Fi1m 80, as Trask Receptionist — [page](https://film.one/film/working-girl.md)

## Also known for

- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Old Woman
- *Lolita* (1997), Miss Pratt
- *Uncle Buck* (1989), Mrs. Hogarth
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), Lucille Abetemarco
- *The Week Of* (2018), Aunt Iris
- *Law & Order* (1990), Arraignment Judge Victoria Sawyer
- *Mystic Pizza* (1988), Aunt Tweedy
- *Choke* (2008), Waitress

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