Zoe Perry

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Zoe Perry
Born (1983-09-26) September 26, 1983 (age 41)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater Boston University
Northwestern University (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active1992–present
Spouse
Gab Taraboulsy
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(m. 2021)​
Parents
Relatives Zoe Akins (grand-aunt)
Hugo Rumbold (grand-uncle) [1]

Zoe Perry (born September 26, 1983) [2] is an American actress. She was a regular on the CBS sitcom Young Sheldon as Mary Cooper, a character earlier portrayed by her mother Laurie Metcalf on The Big Bang Theory . Perry's performance as Mary Cooper earned a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination. Perry also had recurring roles on The Family (2016) and Scandal (2017).

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Early life

Perry was born in Chicago to actors Laurie Metcalf and Jeff Perry. [2] [3] Her first television roles were two appearances as Jackie Harris (as seen in flashback) on the ABC sitcom Roseanne , the character portrayed by her mother. [4] Her parents, however, did not want her to pursue acting until she became an adult, fearing the effect of stress. [5] Perry said that she was too shy to act in high school, but began performing at Northwestern University as a way to make friends after transferring from Boston University. [6] [5]

Career

After graduating, Perry moved to New York to search for television work, landing small roles on series such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent , but homesickness brought her back to California, where she found theater work. [6] In 2013, she performed in The Other Place on Broadway alongside her mother. [6] In 2015, she performed alongside her father and Kevin McKidd in Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Anna Christie at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble in West Los Angeles. [7]

Perry appeared in nine episodes of the ABC thriller The Family in 2016. [8] In 2017, she had a recurring role on the ABC political thriller Scandal , starring her father. [4] [9] The same year, she was cast on Young Sheldon , a spin-off of the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory , as a younger version of Mary Cooper (Sheldon Cooper's mother). It was the same character her mother had played on 14 episodes of The Big Bang Theory . [4] Despite her family link to the character, she received the role through an audition. [4] [9] She reprised the role of Mary Cooper on Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage , which premiered on CBS on October 17, 2024.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Deception Secretary #1 [8]
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Mathilde [10]
2011Turkey BowlZoe
2014Everyday MiraclesMaxine
2016 No Pay, Nudity Renie [11]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992, 1995 Roseanne Young Jackie Harris2 episodes
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent WendyEpisode: "Vacancy"
Conviction Audrey Knowles2 episodes
2006, 2008, 2010 My Boys Waitress4 episodes
2007 Cold Case Melinda Levy '82Episode: "Justice"
2008 Private Practice LisaEpisode: "Equal & Opposite"
2009Ave 43Janet2 episodes
2012 Grey's Anatomy Katy NoonanEpisode: "Beautiful Doom"
2013Second ShotKrystal MunsonEpisode: "If It Ain't Fix, Don't Break It"
2016 The Family Jane9 episodes
2016 NCIS Harpers Ferry Police Officer Kristen Fields2 episodes
2017 Liv and Maddie MarlowEpisode: "Tiny House-A-Rooney"
Scandal Samantha RulandRecurring role (season 6); 9 episodes
2017–2024 Young Sheldon Mary CooperMain role; 141 episodes
2024–present Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage Recurring role

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2019 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Young Sheldon Nominated

Theater

YearTitleRoleVenue
1992 My Thing of Love.N/A Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1998Pot MomLorraine Steppenwolf Theatre Company
2006The Late Christopher BeanSusan HaggettThe Actors Company Theatre Studio
2010The Lieutenant of InishmoreMairead Mark Taper Forum
2010The Autumn GardenSophie TuckermanThe Antaeus Company
2011End DaysRachel SteinOdyssey Theatre Ensemble
2011Peace in Our TimeLilly BlakeThe Antaeus Company
2012–2013The Other PlaceThe Women Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
2013Good TelevisionBrittany Atlantic Theater Company
2014The Way WestManda Steppenwolf Theatre Company
2015Anna ChristieAnnaOdyssey Theatre Ensemble
2015I'll Get You Back AgainStaged Reading Steppenwolf Theatre Company

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