Catherine Scorsese, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Catherine Scorsese

American film actress

Date of Birth: 16-Apr-1912

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 06-Jan-1997

Profession: actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Catherine Scorsese (née Cappa; April 16, 1912 – January 6, 1997) 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, as Mrs.
DeVito, Tommy's mother.
She 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.