{"id":134083,"date":"2023-11-19T19:09:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T19:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=134083"},"modified":"2023-11-19T19:09:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T19:09:06","slug":"sopranos-actress-suzanne-shepherd-dead-at-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/celebrities\/sopranos-actress-suzanne-shepherd-dead-at-89\/","title":{"rendered":"'Sopranos' Actress Suzanne Shepherd Dead at 89"},"content":{"rendered":"
Suzanne Shepherd<\/strong>, who had key roles in “The Sopranos” and “Goodfellas,” has passed away … according to her family.<\/p>\n Suzanne’s daughter, Kate Shepherd<\/strong>, tells TMZ … her mother passed away in her sleep Friday morning. She says cause of death has not been determined yet, but she says Suzanne was suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease … and she had grown much weaker in recent days.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Suzanne appeared in 20 episodes of “The Sopranos” as Mary DeAngelis … the mother of Edie Falco<\/strong>‘s character Carmela Soprano. She had a similar role in the classic, “Goodfellas” … playing mother to Lorraine Bracco<\/strong>‘s Karen Hill.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Suzanne was also in other hit films, like “Uncle Buck,” “Requiem for a Dream,” “Working Girl” and “Mystic Pizza” … and she was also on the CBS TV series, “Blue Bloods.”<\/p>\n Aside from her impressive acting career, Suzanne was a beloved acting coach and also directed regional theater productions around the world.<\/p>\n She is survived by Kate, son-in-law Miles<\/strong>, daughter-in-law Joyce<\/strong> and granddaughter Isabelle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Suzanne was 89.<\/p>\n RIP<\/p>\n