Where Is the ‘Goodfellas’ Cast Now? A Look at the Stars’ Lives 35 Years Later

Ray Liotta as Henry Hill

After appearing as “Shoeless” Joe Jackson in the 1989 sports fantasy Field of Dreams, Liotta found his breakout role as a mobster-turned-FBI informant.

His performance as Henry in Goodfellas helped define his reputation for tough-guy characters, though he was far from it in real life.

“I have never been in a fight at all, except for during sports, and that’s just pushing and goofy kid stuff,” he told PEOPLE in 2021.

In the years that followed, Liotta often switched sides of the law on-screen, playing cops and FBI agents in movies such as Cop Land (1997), Hannibal (2001), John Q. (2002), Identity (2003), Smokin’ Aces (2006) and Observe and Report (2009). For his work on the small screen, he earned an Emmy Award for a guest role on ER and landed stints on Texas Rising, Shades of Blue and Hanna.

The actor died in his sleep in May 2022 at age 67, due to heart and respiratory issues, while filming Dangerous Waters in the Dominican Republic. His posthumous releases include the acclaimed miniseries Black Bird and films Cocaine Bear (2023), Fool’s Paradise (2023) and 1992 (2024).

Liotta was engaged to fiancée Jacy Nittolo and is survived by his daughter, Karsen, whom he shared with ex-wife and actress Michelle Grace. Karsen also appeared alongside her dad on Shades of Blue.

Lorraine Bracco as Karen Hill

Bracco — who earned four Emmy nominations on The Sopranos as Tony Soprano’s (James Gandolfini) therapist, Jennifer Melfi — first played mob wife Karen Hill in Goodfellas, receiving a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1991. She’s especially remembered for one of the film’s most iconic moments (the long, unbroken shot through New York’s Copacabana nightclub), a performance which she credited to Liotta.

“I was clueless. Thank God for Ray Liotta, God bless his soul. He was my mentor in making Goodfellas,” Bracco told Collider in 2025. “He would put me on my mark. You can see, he drags me through. I just followed Ray, really. And it’s true, it’s been one of the great steadicam shots in movie history, so I was lucky.”

After Goodfellas, Bracco appeared in many films and TV shows, perhaps most notably as Mayor Margaret Dutton on NBC’s Blue Bloods. Her most recent work on the big screen includes The Union (2024), Monster Summer (2024) and Nonnas (2025).

These days, she’s the owner of Bracco Wines in association with Straight-Up Brands LLC, and she has made appearances with her products on Top Chef and Throwdown! with Bobby Flay.

Bracco is the mother of two daughters: actress Margaux Geurard, whom she shares with ex-husband Daniel Guerard, and Stella Keitel, her daughter with former partner and Pulp Fiction star Harvey Keitel.

Robert De Niro as Jimmy Conway

He’s De Niro … need we say more?

By the time he starred in Goodfellas as Irish carjacker and gangster Jimmy Conway, he was considered one of the silver screen’s greatest, with two Oscars under his belt for his performances in The Godfather Part II (1974) and Raging Bull (1980).

The role added another chapter to his decades-long friendship and long-standing collaboration with Scorsese, their sixth film together and far from their last.

“I’ve always said, [I’m] very lucky to have started working with Marty in my late 20s and done all these projects together,” De Niro told PEOPLE in 2024. “I always say this, he’s good with everyone. He allows people to do what they can do best, and then he’ll direct from there.”

Since Goodfellas, the Oscar-winning actor has appeared in dozens of acclaimed films, including Cape Fear (1991), Meet the Parents (2000), Stardust (2007), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), The Irishman (2019) and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). He also led the cast of the 2025 Netflix limited series Zero Day and is set to return for the fourth installment of the Meet the Parents franchise, Focker In-Law.

In 2023, De Niro welcomed his seventh child, daughter Gia, at age 79 with girlfriend Tiffany Chen. He also has six other children, three daughters and two sons, from previous relationships.

Samuel L. Jackson as Parnell “Stacks” Edwards

Samuel L. Jackson played getaway driver Parnell “Stacks” Edwards in Goodfellas, inspired by the real-life participant of the same name involved in the Lufthansa Heist.

Since his minor part in the Scorsese crime thriller, Jackson has fused himself with the very meaning of American film with performances in Pulp Fiction (1994), A Time to Kill (1996), Django Unchained (2012), The Hateful Eight (2015), The Piano Lesson (2024)— and the list goes on. He’s also known for starring as Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

While the icon has yet to win an Oscar for his many beloved roles, he received an honorary Academy Award in 2022.

Jackson has been married to actress LaTanya Richardson since 1980. Together, they have one daughter, Zoe Jackson.

Michael Imperioli as Spider

Aside from his infamous character Christopher “CHRISTOPHAAA” Moltisanti on The Sopranos, the Emmy-winning Michael Imperioli is arguably most well-known for his spot as Spider in Goodfellas.

Considered the actor’s big break, his performance as the less-than-bright Spider earned him the respect of De Niro and a chance to work alongside some of the industry’s most important names.

“That’s like going from college to play on the Yankees in the World Series or something,” Imperioli told CNN in 2022. “Marty made me feel so comfortable. From the moment I met him, the moment I got there, he made me feel like I belong there. And I was an actor.”

Post-Goodfellas, Imperioli remained active in the arts, serving as artistic director of Studio Dante — an Off-Broadway theater he founded with his wife, Victoria Imperioli — and making his Broadway debut in the 2024 revival of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People. He’s also known for his music, serving as vocalist and guitarist for the band Zopa.

The Italian-American actor continues to act on TV shows and was nominated for an Emmy for his supporting role on season 2 of HBO’s The White Lotus. He’s set to appear alongside Kate Hudson, Hugh Jackman and more in the musical Song Sung Blue, premiering on Christmas Day 2025.

Imperioli and his wife share two sons, Vadim and David.

Debi Mazar as Sandy

Debi Mazar carved out a name for herself as Henry’s sharp-tongued mistress, Sandy, a breakthrough role that set her acting career in motion.

“I had a blast making that movie,” Mazar told Tudum in 2022. “Working with all those actors was so much fun. And Marty allowed us to improvise. Ray Liotta was fantastic, and working with all the girls … it was one of the greatest experiences.”

She added, “It’s still one of my favorite movies I’ve ever done, and it’ll always be the most memorable experience, because it was really my first important role.”

Following Goodfellas, the dancer and actress went on to score supporting roles in The Doors (1991), Bullets Over Broadway (1994) and Batman Forever (1995). On TV, she played Maggie Amato on Younger from 2015 to 2021 and landed other roles on Entourage, Ladies in Black, Kaos and Emily in Paris.

Like some of her fellow Goodfellas costars, Mazar has also turned her love for cooking into passion projects. The Queens, N.Y., native who moved her family to Italy, created the Cooking Channel reality series Extra Virgin with her chef husband, Gabriele Corcos, and their two daughters: Evelina and Giulia.

Paul Sorvino as Paulie Cicero

Paul Sorvino already had two decades of film and TV appearances under his belt when he played Paul “Paulie” Cicero in Goodfellas.

“It’s part of the iconography of American film,” Sorvino said during a panel at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. “It’s one of the three or four greatest movies ever made, and if you get to do that in your career, you’re pretty lucky.”

The character actor also appeared in The Rocketeer (1991), The Firm (1993), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Rules Don’t Apply (2016), The Birthday Cake (2021) and a long list of other films.

Sorvino died in July 2022 at age 83 from natural causes. He is survived by his wife, Dee Dee, and his three children from his first marriage with Lorraine Davis: Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino, Michael Sorvino and Amanda Sorvino.

Joe Pesci as Tommy DeVito

Known for playing tough guys, often alongside the likes of De Niro and other greats, Pesci played mobster Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas, a career-defining performance for which he later won an Oscar.

His acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actor was one of the shortest in history: “It was my privilege. Thank you.”

Also a Scorsese regular, Pesci reunited with the director and De Niro for his Goodfellas role roughly a decade after starring in Raging Bull, which launched his career.

After starring in other equally legendary films like Home Alone (1990), My Cousin Vinny (1992) and Casino (1995), the New Jersey native semi-retired from acting in 1999. However, he has since appeared in The Irishman and 2023’s Day of the Fight and on the Peacock comedy series Bupkis.

Pesci shares one daughter, Tiffany, with his ex-wife, Claudia Haro.

Frank Vincent as Billy Batts

Yet another Sopranos alum, Frank Vincent got his big break starring alongside De Niro and Pesci in Scorsese’s Raging Bull. Scorsese cast him again in Goodfellas as Billy Batts, a Gambino family mobster.

The New Jersey-born actor was predominantly typecast as a mobster, starring in Spike Lee‘s Do the Right Thing (1989), Jungle Fever (1991) and Casino (1995).

In 2017, he died at age 78 from complications related to open-heart surgery, leaving behind a legacy of memorable wise-guy characters.