Catherine Scorsese
Actor, Film actor
1912 – 1997
Who was Catherine Scorsese?
Catherine Cappa Scorsese, born Catherine Cappa, was an American actress, and the mother of director Martin Scorsese. Of Italian descent, she began acting when her son Martin Scorsese cast her in his film It's Not Just You, Murray!. She frequently played the role of an Italian mother, and is perhaps most well known for her appearance in her son's film Goodfellas. She also acted in films other than her son's. She was married to Charles Scorsese. Her father, Martin Cappa, was a stage co-ordinator and her mother, Domenica, was a shop owner. She published a recipe book, Italianamerican: The Scorsese Family Cookbook.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Apr 16, 1912
New York City - Also known as
- Catherine Latino
- Catherine Cappa Scorsese
- Catherine Cappa
- Parents
- Spouses
- Charles Scorsese
(1933 - 1993/08/23)
- Charles Scorsese
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Italian American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Jan 6, 1997
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Catherine Scorsese." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/catherine_scorsese>.
Discuss this Catherine Scorsese biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In