Catherine Scorsese

Catherine Scorsese

Born: April 16, 1912
Died: January 6, 1997
in New York City, New York, USA
Catherine Scorsese was an American actress and mother of filmmaker Martin Scorsese. 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 film Goodfellas, as Mrs. DeVito, Tommy's mother. She published a recipe book, Italianamerican: The Scorsese Family Cookbook.

Movies for Catherine Scorsese...

Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain
Title: Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain
Character: Self
Released: December 8, 2023
Type: Movie
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Inside Rupert Pupkin
Title: Inside Rupert Pupkin
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 14, 2014
Type: Movie
Thelma Schoonmaker on Martin Scorsese and 'The King of Comedy'
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Scorsese on Scorsese
Title: Scorsese on Scorsese
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 8, 2004
Type: Movie
Martin Scorsese discusses his personal background and his filmography as they relate to each other.
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A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
Title: A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 17, 2002
Type: Movie
Documentary about the making of Martin Scorsese's story of a man willing to go to any length for a shot at fame.
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Casino
Title: Casino
Character: Piscano's Mother
Released: November 22, 1995
Type: Movie
In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con-artist ex Lester Diamond and a handful of corrupt politicians put Sam in ever-increasing danger.
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Men Lie
Title: Men Lie
Released: January 13, 1994
Type: Movie
Swearing fidelity to his fiancée, two-faced Scott attempts to bed every woman who crosses his path.
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The Age of Innocence
Title: The Age of Innocence
Character: Elderly Woman at Jersey City Station (uncredited)
Released: September 10, 1993
Type: Movie
In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
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Cape Fear
Title: Cape Fear
Character: Fruit Stand Customer
Released: November 13, 1991
Type: Movie
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
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The Godfather Part III
Title: The Godfather Part III
Character: Woman in Cafe
Released: December 25, 1990
Type: Movie
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.
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GoodFellas
Title: GoodFellas
Character: Tommy's Mother
Released: September 12, 1990
Type: Movie
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
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Martin Scorsese Directs
Title: Martin Scorsese Directs
Character: Self
Released: June 16, 1990
Type: Movie
Providing behind the scenes footage of the director on set with clips from his own films, Martin Scorsese Directs depicts to riveting effect the way Scorsese brings the written story to life on the big screen. Additional interviews with the likes of Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Thelma Schoonmaker, the director’s own parents, and others build a perception of Scorsese that not everybody knows.
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The Scorsese Machine
Title: The Scorsese Machine
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
Amazing documentary shows rarely seen side of a master director. 1990 was a very good year for Martin Scorsese. After making a diverse group of films in the 80s, he reunited with Robert DeNiro for "Goodfellas" and later that year shot a segment for "New York Stories", an anthology film of three shorts by Scorsese, Woody Allen, and Francis Ford Coppola. During the editing, the French documentary series "Cinéma, de notre temps" filmed a documentary on the director, and it's a fascinating glimpse into his life, personality, and working habits as he edits his short with long-time collaborator Thelma Schoonmaker.
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Moonstruck
Title: Moonstruck
Character: Customer at Bakery
Released: December 16, 1987
Type: Movie
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
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China Girl
Title: China Girl
Character: Old Woman at the Bar (uncredited)
Released: September 25, 1987
Type: Movie
Teenage lovers Tony (Richard Panebianco) and Tyan-Hwa (Sari Chang) tip the balance of power in New York's Little Italy and Chinatown.
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Bad
Title: Bad
Character: Bus Passenger
Released: August 31, 1987
Type: Movie
For the first short film for one of five consecutive record-breaking No. 1 hits from "Bad," Michael Jackson and director Martin Scorsese created an epic 18-minute tale of urban and racial challenges in the 1980s. "Bad" was named the second greatest of Michael's short films by Rolling Stone in 2014.
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Wise Guys
Title: Wise Guys
Character: Birthday Guest
Released: April 17, 1986
Type: Movie
Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.
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The Muppets Take Manhattan
Title: The Muppets Take Manhattan
Character: Extra (uncredited)
Released: June 27, 1984
Type: Movie
When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of course, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy won't take no for an answer, launching a search for someone to take them to Broadway.
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The King of Comedy
Title: The King of Comedy
Character: Rupert's Mom (voice)
Released: December 18, 1982
Type: Movie
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
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Italianamerican
Title: Italianamerican
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1974
Type: Movie
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese interviews his mother and father about their life in New York and family history back in Sicily.
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Mean Streets
Title: Mean Streets
Character: Woman on Landing (uncredited)
Released: October 14, 1973
Type: Movie
A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
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Martin Scorsese: Back on the Block
Title: Martin Scorsese: Back on the Block
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
Martin Scorsese, discusses the locations and personalities that inspired the film, in a promotional short for the film "Mean Streets."
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Who's That Knocking at My Door
Title: Who's That Knocking at My Door
Character: Mother
Released: November 15, 1967
Type: Movie
A Catholic New Yorker falls in love with a girl and wants to marry her, but he struggles to accept her past and what it means for their future.
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It's Not Just You, Murray!
Title: It's Not Just You, Murray!
Character: Mother
Released: January 13, 1964
Type: Movie
Now middle-aged, mobster Murray looks back at his humble beginnings as a bootlegger and his rise to becoming wealthy and highly influential. Through it he talks about how much of his success and happiness is due to the support of his "friend" Joe. Unfortunately the only one who blindly believes Joe is anything close to a friend is Murray, because it's obvious to everyone that Joe back-stabs him at every chance and is sleeping with his wife.