Mary Gross
Mary Gross | |
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Born |
Mary Margaret Gross March 25, 1953 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress, comedian, voice actress |
Years active | 1980–2012 |
Mary Margaret Gross (born March 25, 1953) is an American voice actress, comedian and actress, perhaps best known for her four-year stint on Saturday Night Live from 1981 to 1985. Her credits also include minor roles on Animaniacs, Boston Legal, That's So Raven and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.
Early life
Gross was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Virginia Ruth (née Cahill), a telephone operator, and William Oscar Gross, a tool designer.[1][2] She is the younger sister of actor Michael Gross, who starred in the 1980s sitcom Family Ties. The siblings are first cousins to actor Ron Masak.
Career
Early career
She is an alumna of the Second City comedy troupe.
Saturday Night Live (1981–1985)
Gross joined SNL in 1981, during the show's 7th season following the show's disastrous sixth season, when the show was almost canceled.[3] Gross became co-anchor of SNL's Weekend Update segment during her first season.
Gross left in 1985 along with the rest of the cast, following executive producer Dick Ebersol's departure from the show.
Recurring characters
- Alfalfa, from SNL's recurring parody of The Little Rascals and skits regarding the murder of Eddie Murphy's Buckwheat character.[4]
- Siobhan Cahill, an Irish woman who reports on Irish events on Saturday Night News (Weekend Update's name when Brad Hall was cast as anchor).
- Chi Chi, a Hispanic woman who hosts two fake public-access television cable TV shows (The Ghostbusters Show and Let's Watch TV) with her best friend, Consuela (played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus)[5]
- Celeste, a repressed wife married to an equally repressed man (played by Tim Kazurinsky)[6]
Celebrity impersonations
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Club Paradise | Jackie | |
1987 | Baby Boom | Charlotte Elkman | |
1988 | The Couch Trip | Vera Maitlin | |
1988 | Casual Sex? | Ilene | |
1988 | Big Business | Judy | |
1988 | Hot to Trot | Ms. French | |
1988 | Feds | Janis Zuckerman | |
1989 | Troop Beverly Hills | Annie Herman | |
1992 | There Goes the Neighborhood | Mrs. Bratesman | |
1993 | Public Enemy #2 | Marcey | |
1994 | The Santa Clause | Ms. Daniels | |
1998 | Practical Magic | Debbie | |
2003 | A Mighty Wind | Ma Klapper |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981–1985 | Saturday Night Live | Herself / Various | Cast member |
1986 | Amen | Nurse Kenningston | "After the Fall" |
1988 | Channel 99 | Fifi Kurtz | TV film |
1989 | The People Next Door | Abigail MacIntyre Kellogg | Main role |
1992 | Billy | Phoebe Trillman | Recurring role |
1992 | Murphy Brown | Chris Manheim | "He-Ho, He-Ho, It's Off to Lamaze We Go" |
1993 | Jack's Place | Rosemary | "Faithful Henry" |
1993–1997 | Animaniacs | Katie's Mom (voice) | Recurring role |
1994 | The Larry Sanders Show | Mary Gross | "Next Stop Bottom" |
1995 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Nell Newtrich | "Ultra Woman" |
1995 | The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | Voices | Recurring role |
1997 | Something So Right | Polly | "Something About Cold Storage" |
1997 | The Jeff Foxworthy Show | Aunt Jane | "Twister of Fate" |
1997 | The Angry Beavers | Deer / Bird (voice) | "Beach Beavers A-Go-Go/Deranged Ranger" |
1997–2000 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Mrs. Quick | Recurring role |
1997–2002 | Hey Arnold! | School Nurse Shelley (voice) | 3 episodes |
1999 | Detention | Patsy Wickett (voice) | "Comedy of Terrors", "Little Miss Popular" |
2000 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Elise (voice) | "The Frog Princess" |
2000 | Jailbait | Patti Fisher | TV film |
2000 | Lost Cat | Nancy Mouse (voice) | TV film |
2001 | Providence | Martha Blankenship | "Love Story" |
2001 | Off Centre | Roberta Flack / Mrs. Platt | "Swing Time" |
2002 | Dharma & Greg | Mary | "This Diamond Ring" |
2002 | As Told by Ginger | Bobbie Lightfoot (voice) | "Family Therapy" |
2003 | A Minute with Stan Hooper | Harriet | "Stan Hooper Goes to Washington" |
2003 | Judging Amy | Marta | "Tricks of the Trade" |
2003 | According to Jim | Cynthia | "Paintball" |
2004 | All About the Andersons | Mrs. Dyer | "Get Out of Dodge... Ball" |
2004 | I'm with Her | Donna Kincade | "Winners & Losers & Whiners & Boozers: Part 2" |
2004 | Rock Me, Baby | Ginger | "Not-So-Grand Parents" |
2005 | Malcolm in the Middle | Evelyn | "Chad's Sleepover" |
2005 | Twins | Judy | "Sister's Keeper" |
2005 | That's So Raven | Miss Patterson | "Cake Fear" |
2006 | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Mrs. Orr | "Oh God, Yes" |
2007–08 | Boston Legal | Leigh Swift | Recurring role |
2008 | According to Jim | Lisa | "Cheryl Goes to Florida" |
2008 | General Hospital | Aunt Raylene | Recurring role |
2009 | Life | Maude Paxton | "Canyon Flowers" |
2009 | Californication | Principal Green | "Mr. Bad Example" |
2011 | The Defenders | Judy Baker | "Nevada v. Doug the Mule" |
2012 | Pound Puppies | Mrs. Beasley (voice) | "Lucky Gets Adopted" |
2012 | Adopting Terror | Laura | TV film |
2012 | Raising Hope | Denise Jenkins | "What Up, Bro?" |
References
- ↑ Michael Gross Biography, filmreference.com; accessed June 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Gross, Virginia Ruth". Chicago Tribune. March 22, 2005.
- ↑ Doumanian's failed hires
- ↑ SNL Archives | Character Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ SNL Archives | Character Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ SNL Archives | Character Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.
External links
- Mary Gross on IMDb
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Preceded by Charles Rocket |
Weekend Update anchor with Brian Doyle-Murray 1981 |
Succeeded by Brian Doyle-Murray as solo anchor |