Mary Stein

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Mary Stein
Born
Education Marquette University (BA)
Juilliard School (GrDip)
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present
Website marystein.org

Mary Stein is an American actress.

Early life

Stein was born in Marquette, Michigan, and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She began her acting career performing in plays. She graduated from Franklin High School and she received a B.A. degree from Marquette University in 1980. [1] [2] She then attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division as a member of Group 13 (1980–1984). [3] Other students at Juilliard during that time include Val Kilmer (Group 10), Kevin Spacey (Group 12), and Thomas Gibson (Group 14). [2] [4]

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Career

Following graduation from Juilliard, Mary got her first screen acting job in the "Time's Arrow" episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation , playing an alien nurse. As her career developed, she played roles such as Miss Floom, the landlady and owner of the Flealands Hotel in Babe: Pig in the City and Miss Rue Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas . Some of her well-known television roles include Ms. Sneed on General Hospital and Gerda in Providence . She also appeared in Clint Eastwood's film Changeling , alongside Angelina Jolie.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Alice NunUncredited
1995 Man of the Year Angela Lucassey
1998 Dead Man on Campus Irritated Woman
Babe: Pig in the City Miss Floom
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Miss Rue Who
2001 Monkeybone Lulu
2002 Men in Black II Bird Lady Alien
200430 Days Until I'm FamousDale the DispatcherTV movie
2006 The Legend of Tillamook's Gold Billie Stahl
2008 Changeling Janet Hutchins
2009PortalNurse Theresa
2015 Little Boy Martha
2021California DreamingMs. BlackTV movie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Star Trek: The Next Generation Alien Nurse1 episode
1993 Murphy Brown Woman #4
1995 Deadly Games Secretary
1996 Married... with Children Judge #2
1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Fat Man's Wife2 episodes
2000 Cousin Skeeter Teacher1 episode
MADtv Herself
2001 The Nightmare Room Mrs. Falca
2002 Even Stevens Lynn Shannon
Push, Nevada Myrna4 episodes
MDs Sandra Conley1 episode
Providence Gerda10 episodes
2005 Hot Properties Jane1 episode
2006 General Hospital Ms. Sneed4 episodes
2007 Unfabulous Nun1 episode
2009 The Ex List Karen Harris
2013 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Melanie
Glee Pam Fronkstein
2013-2014Actors EntertainmentHerself2 episodes
2015 Wicked City Librarian1 episode
The Jimmy Star Show with Ron RussellHerself
2020 The Haves and the Have Nots Doctor Patton
2021 Legacies Rich Woman

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