Background
Her father, Martin Cappa, was a stage co-ordinator and her mother, Domenica, was a shop owner.
Her father, Martin Cappa, was a stage co-ordinator and her mother, Domenica, was a shop owner.
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 acted in films other than her son"son She published a recipe book, Italianamerican: The Scorsese Family Cookbook.
Cappa grew up in a three-room apartment on Elizabeth Street, on the outer reaches of Manhattan"s Little Italy, which was shared with 14 people, including boarders and relatives.