Goodfellas
1990
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Actress: Goodfellas. Catherine Scorsese was an American actress of Italian descent, often typecast as the typical Italian mother in films. Her best-known role was that of Mrs. DeVito in "Goodfellas" (1990). Scorsese was born under the name "Catherine Cappa" in 1912. She was a native of Little Italy, Manhattan, New York City, with both of her ...
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Catherine Scorsese (née Cappa; [1] April 16, 1912 – January 6, 1997) was an American actress. She began acting when her son Martin Scorsese cast her in his short film It's Not Just You, Murray!. Scorsese was of Italian descent and frequently played the role of an Italian mother. She is perhaps most well known for her appearance in her son's ...
May 16, 2021 · Martin Scorsese has a list of recurrent actors, most notably Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio, but two that are often forgotten or overlooked are his parents, who appeared in many of his movies, though in minor roles. Catherine and Charles Scorsese weren’t left out of Goodfellas, and their son gave them characters that were somehow linked ...
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Sep 17, 2020 · No scene captures the dark humor of ‘Goodfellas’ quite like when Tommy’s mom unveils her portrait of a man and his dogs ... Catherine embodies more than just Scorsese’s mom—she is a ...
Catherine Scorsese. Actress: Goodfellas. Catherine Scorsese was an American actress of Italian descent, often typecast as the typical Italian mother in films. Her best-known role was that of Mrs. DeVito in "Goodfellas" (1990). Scorsese was born under the name "Catherine Cappa" in 1912. She was a native of Little Italy, Manhattan, New York City, with both of her parents being Sicilian Americans ...
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Apr 30, 2022 · Published Apr 30, 2022. Martin Scorsese is one of the most acclaimed writer/directors in history, but two great scenes in Goodfellas were almost entirely improvised. Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas is an expertly written film, but that doesn't mean some great scenes weren't largely improvised. Scorsese is often held up as one of cinema's greatest ...
