Catherine Scorsese : Ask Biography

Personal information

Birth name

Catherine Cappa

Birth date

April 16, 1912

Place of birth

New York, New York, U.S.

Date of death

January 6, 1997(age 84)

Death place

New York, New York, U.S.

Spouse

Charles Scorsese (1933 - his death) 2 children

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Catherine Cappa Scorsese (April 16, 1912 - January 6, 1997) was an American actress, and also the mother of director Martin Scorsese.

Born in New York City as Catherine Cappa 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 was also a published author, having written and published a recipe book, Italianamerican: The Scorsese Family Cookbook.

She died on January 6, 1997 in New York, from Alzheimer's Disease.