In 1965, after Karen Friedman and Henry Hill — the notorious New York gangster whose life story was made famous by the book Wiseguy and subsequent film adaptation Goodfellas — had been dating ...

Another deep track Martin Scorsese pulls out in Goodfellas is "Life Is But a Dream" by The Harptones. It was never a big hit, but it's an amazing song and perfect for the wedding of Henry and Karen.

This essay is one of several contributed by filmmakers and actors as part of Variety’s 100 Greatest Movies of All Time package. Henry Hill, Jimmy the Gent, Tommy DeVito, Paulie, Karen, Billy ...

MOVIE INFO “GOODFELLAS” Biography, Crime, Drama The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.

In "Goodfellas," fronted by A-list actors Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and the late Ray Liotta, Shepherd played the mother of Karen, who was portrayed by Lorraine Bracco.

Shepherd played the mother of Lorraine Bracco’s character Karen Hill in Martin Scorsese’s hit 1990 film Goodfellas, which also starred Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci.