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Shepherd, Suzanne

LC control no.no2010074130
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingShepherd, Suzanne
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Variant(s)Stern, Sadie Gertrude, 1934-2023
LocatedNew York (N.Y.)
Birth date1934-10-31
Death date2023-11-24
Place of birthElizabeth (N.J.)
Place of deathNew York (N.Y.)
Field of activityActing Theater--Production and direction
Profession or occupationActors Acting teachers Theatrical producers and directors
Found inI hate Valentine's Day, c2010: credits (Suzanne Shepherd; cast)
New York times WWW site, viewed December 22, 2023 (in obituary updated November 28, 2023: Suzanne Shepherd, an influential New York acting teaher who found success in midlife as a character actress, including memorable turns as the mothers of Edie Falco's character on "The Sopranos" and Lorraine Bracco's character in "Goodfellas," died on Friday [November 24, 2023] at her home in Manhattan. She was 89. Sadie Gertrude Stern was born on Oct. 31, 1934, in Elizabeth, N.J. Sadie adopted the name Suzanne at 13 because she preferred the sound of it; married David Shepherd; worked as both a stage actress and a director)
Associated languageeng