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Laurie Metcalf is an American actress known for her performances on stage and screen.
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Laurie Metcalf is an American actress known for her performances on stage and screen.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | A Wedding | Maid | Uncredited [1] |
| 1985 | Desperately Seeking Susan | Leslie Glass | |
| 1987 | Making Mr. Right | Sandy | |
| 1988 | Candy Mountain | Alice | |
| Stars and Bars | Melissa | ||
| The Appointments of Dennis Jennings | Emma | Short film | |
| Miles from Home | Exotic Dancer | ||
| 1989 | Uncle Buck | Marcie Dahlgren-Frost | |
| 1990 | Internal Affairs | Amy Wallace | |
| Pacific Heights | Stephanie MacDonald | ||
| 1991 | JFK | Susie Cox | |
| 1992 | Mistress | Rachel Landisman | |
| 1993 | A Dangerous Woman | Anita Bell | |
| 1994 | The Secret Life of Houses | Ann | |
| Blink | Candice | ||
| 1995 | Leaving Las Vegas | Mrs. Van Houten | |
| Toy Story | Jenny Davis | Voice role [2] | |
| 1996 | Dear God | Rebecca Frazen | |
| 1997 | U Turn | Bus Station Clerk | |
| Chicago Cab | Female Ad Exec | ||
| Scream 2 | Debbie Salt / Nancy Loomis | ||
| 1998 | Bulworth | Mimi | |
| 1999 | Runaway Bride | Betty Trout | Uncredited |
| Toy Story 2 | Jenny Davis | Voice role [2] | |
| 2000 | Timecode | Dava Adair | Rehearsal shoot (included in the DVD release) |
| 2002 | Treasure Planet | Sarah Hawkins | Voice role [2] |
| 2005 | Fun with Dick and Jane | Phyllis | Uncredited role |
| 2006 | Steel City | Marianne Karn | |
| Beer League | Mrs. DeVanzo | ||
| 2007 | Meet the Robinsons | Lucille Krunklehorn-Robinson | Voice role [2] |
| Georgia Rule | Paula Richards | ||
| 2008 | Stop-Loss | Mrs. Colson | |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | Jenny Davis | Voice role [2] |
| 2017 | Lady Bird | Marion McPherson | [3] |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 | Jenny Davis | Voice role [2] |
| 2022 | Somewhere in Queens | Angela Russo | [4] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Saturday Night Live | Weekend Update Reporter | Episode: "Jr. Walker & the All-Stars" [5] [6] |
| 1985 | The Execution of Raymond Graham | Carol Graham | Television film |
| 1986 | The Equalizer | Theresa | Episode: "No Conscience" |
| 1988–1997, 2018 | Roseanne | Jackie Harris | Main cast (230 episodes) |
| 1988 | Saturday Night Live | "Laurie Has A Story" [7] [8] | Episode: "Matthew Broderick/The Sugarcubes" |
| 1992 | The Jackie Thomas Show | Jackie Harris | Episode: "The Joke" |
| 1995–1996 | Duckman | Various voices | Episodes: "Research and Destroy" and "Forbidden Fruit" |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Cissy Cobb (voice) | Episode: "Peggy the Boggle Champ" |
| The Eddie Files | Special Agent Hicks | Episode: "Decimals – The Fake Money Caper" | |
| Life with Louie | Miss Kinney (voice) | Episode: "The Kiss Is the Thing" | |
| Dharma & Greg | Spyder | Episode: "Instant Dharma" | |
| 1998 | Always Outnumbered | Halley Grimes | Television film |
| The Long Island Incident | Carolyn McCarthy | ||
| 3rd Rock from the Sun | Jennifer Ravelli | 3 episodes | |
| 1999 | Balloon Farm | Casey Johnson | Television film |
| 1999–2001 | The Norm Show | Laurie Freeman | Main cast (54 episodes) |
| 2000–2011 | God, the Devil and Bob | Donna Allman (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 2002 | Two Families | Unsold pilot | |
| Phil at the Gate | Teddy Duffy | Unsold pilot | |
| Charlie Lawrence | Sarah Dolecek | Main cast (7 episodes) | |
| 2004 | Malcolm in the Middle | Susan | Episode: "Lois's Sister" |
| Frasier | Nanny G | Episode: "Caught in the Act" | |
| Absolutely Fabulous | Crystalline | Episode: "White Box" | |
| 2005 | Without a Trace | Susan Hopkins | Episode: "A Day in the Life" |
| 2006 | Monk | Cora | Episode: "Mr. Monk Bumps His Head" |
| Grey's Anatomy | Beatrice Carver | Episode: "The Name of the Game" | |
| Desperate Housewives | Carolyn Bigsby | 4 episodes | |
| My Boys | Aunt Phyllis | Episode: "When Heroes Fall from Grace" | |
| 2007 | The Virgin of Akron, Ohio | Lydia | Pilot episode |
| Raines | Alice Brody | Episode: "Reconstructing Alice" | |
| 2007–2018 | The Big Bang Theory | Mary Cooper | Recurring role (14 episodes) |
| 2008–2009 | Easy Money | Bobette Buffkin | Main cast (8 episodes) |
| 2009 | The Farm | Warden Margaret Elder | Unsold pilot |
| 2013 | The Goodwin Games | Dr. Richland [9] | 2 episodes |
| 2013–2015 | Getting On | Jenna James | Main cast (18 episodes) |
| 2014 | Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories | Gabrielle | Episode: "Baby" |
| 2014–2015 | The McCarthys | Marjorie McCarthy | Main cast (15 episodes) |
| 2016 | Horace and Pete | Sarah | Episode #1.3 |
| 2017 | Portlandia | Jill | Episode: "Friend Replacement" |
| Playing House | Leslie Rollins | Episode: "You Wanna Roll with This" | |
| 2018–2022 | American Dad! | Elizabeth Hadley (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Supergirl | Mary McGowan | Episode: "Schott Through the Heart" |
| 2018–present | The Conners | Jackie Harris | Main cast [10] |
| 2020–2022 | The Accidental Wolf | Ram | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Q-Force | V (voice) | 10 episodes [11] |
| Chicago Party Aunt | (voice) | Episode: "Tailgate Jailgate" | |
| 2022 | The Dropout | Phyllis Gardner | 4 episodes [12] |
| Hacks | Weed | 2 episodes [13] | |
| 2023 | Carol & the End of the World | HR Lady (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Elsbeth | Regina Coburn / Felicity Watts | season 2 episode 8 "Toil and Trouble" |
| TBA | Monster | Augusta Gein | Main role; season 3 [14] |
Roseanne is an American television sitcom created by Matt Williams that originally aired on ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997, and briefly revived from March 27, 2018, to May 22, 2018. The show stars Roseanne Barr as Roseanne Conner and revolves around her family in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois. Receiving generally positive reviews for its realistic portrayal of a working-class American family, the series reached No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings from 1989 to 1990 in its second season.
Michael John McKean is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, composer, singer, and musician. Over his career he has received a Grammy Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Garrett Isaac Morris is an American actor, comedian and singer. He was part of the original cast and was the first Black cast member of the sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live, appearing from 1975 to 1980. He also played Jimmy on The Jeffersons (1983–1984). Morris had one of the starring roles, as Junior "Uncle Junior" King, on the sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show, which aired from 1996 to 2001. Morris also had a starring role as Earl Washington on the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls, from 2011 to 2017. He is also known for his role in the sitcom Martin as Stan Winters, from 1992 to 1995, until he suffered an injury. Also, he made two guest appearances on The Wayans Bros. in season one, episode one as himself and again on episode ten as the brothers' uncle Leon (1995). He played a concerned teacher in the film Cooley High (1975), Slide in Car Wash (1976), and Carl in The Census Taker (1984).
John Gavin Malkovich is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards.
Laura Elizabeth Metcalf is an American actress and comedian. Known for her complex and versatile roles across the stage and screen, she has received various accolades throughout her career spanning more than four decades, including four Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and three Golden Globe Awards.
George Robert Wendt Jr. is an American actor. He is best known for playing Norm Peterson on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1982–1993), which earned him six consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. After Cheers ended in 1993, he starred in his own sitcom, The George Wendt Show (1995), but it was cancelled after only a few episodes. Wendt also appeared in the films Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), No Small Affair (1984), Fletch (1985), The Little Rascals (1994), Spice World (1997), Outside Providence (1999), Santa Buddies (2009), and Sandy Wexler (2017).
Joan Allen is an American actress. Known for her work on stage and screen, she has received a Tony Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards.
Charles John Mahoney was an English-American actor. He played retired police officer Martin Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier from 1993 to 2004, receiving nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Gary Michael Cole is an American actor. Cole began his professional acting career on stage at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1985. His breakout role was playing Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian in the NBC series Midnight Caller (1988–1991). Further prominent television roles include American Gothic (1995–1996), The West Wing (2003–2006), The Good Wife (2010–2016), Veep (2013–2019), and NCIS (2021–present). Cole's voice roles include Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Family Guy (2000–present), Kim Possible (2002–2007), Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010–2013), and Bob's Burgers (2012–present). His most notable film roles are The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) and Office Space (1999).
A Wedding is a 1978 American satirical comedy-drama film directed by Robert Altman, with an ensemble cast that includes Desi Arnaz, Jr., Carol Burnett, Paul Dooley, Vittorio Gassman, Mia Farrow, Lillian Gish, Geraldine Chaplin, Howard Duff, Nina Van Pallandt, Amy Stryker, and Pat McCormick. The story is told in typical Altman style, with multiple plots and overlapping humorous dialogue.
Ernest Sabella is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Pumbaa from The Lion King franchise, voicing the character in all media except the 2019 and 2024 films. Sabella's TV roles include Mr. Donald "Twinkie" Twinkacetti in Perfect Strangers (1986-1987), George Shipman in A Fine Romance, and Leon Carosi in Saved by the Bell (1991). His work in Broadway theatre includes starring roles in Guys and Dolls,Chicago,Curtains, and Man of La Mancha.
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Daniel Jason Sudeikis is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. In the 1990s, he began his career in improv comedy and performed with ComedySportz, iO Chicago, and The Second City. In 2003, Sudeikis was hired as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, and later spent nine seasons as a cast member from 2005 to 2013, playing Joe Biden and Mitt Romney among others.
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Rondi Anne Reed is an American actress of stage and screen. A longtime member of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company, she has appeared in more than 50 productions at that theater. Also active on Broadway, she won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her portrayal of Mattie Fae Aiken in August: Osage County. She is also known for the role of Peggy on the television sitcom Mike & Molly which she played from 2010-2016.
Carrie Alexandra Coon is an American actress. On television, she has starred as grieving mother Nora Durst in the HBO drama series The Leftovers (2014–2017) and Gloria Burgle in the third season of the FX anthology series Fargo (2017). She won a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress for The Leftovers and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for Fargo. She also starred in the second season of the anthology drama series The Sinner (2018) and has played an aspiring socialite in the HBO period drama series The Gilded Age since 2022. For her work in The Gilded Age, she received another Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress.
I don't remember "Bronco Billy," but there was one summer they shot "A Wedding" in Chicago and they were looking for extras to play caterers, waiters and waitresses and the like. So all these guys from [Chicago's famed theater company] Steppenwolf were waiters: Me and Dennis Franz, John Malkovich, Alan Wilder, Tim Evans — lots of people. And we had fun; it was a bonding summer with the Steppenwolf guys. We'd turn up at dawn every morning and just hang out and wait around in our outfits. Except for Malkovich — we were in this big old mansion in [the Chicago suburb of] Lake Forest and he would find a bedroom way out of the way and just sleep there all day. He didn't care about being in the background of any of the shots. As a matter of fact, I don't even know if anything I shot is in the movie.
