| 释义 |
- Early life
- Career Early career Saturday Night Live (1981–1985) Recurring characters Celebrity impersonations
- Filmography Film Television
- References
- External links
{{Infobox person
| name = Mary Gross
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Mary Margaret Gross
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|03|25}}
| birth_place = 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 William Oscar Gross, a tool designer and Virginia Ruth (née Cahill), a telephone operator.[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 - Ann Landers
- Brooke Shields
- Dr. Ruth Westheimer
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Geraldine Ferraro
- Harriet Nelson
- Irlene Mandrell
- Jeane Dixon
- Lena Horne
- Leslie Uggams
- Margaret Thatcher
- Marilyn Monroe
- Mary Hart
- Mary Tyler Moore
- Nancy Reagan
- Paul Reubens (as Pee Wee Herman)
- Simone de Beauvoir
- Suzanne Somers
Filmography Film | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 1986 | Club Paradise | Jackie | | 1987 | Baby Boom | Charlotte Elkman | | 1988 | {{sortname>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 | {{sortname>The|Santa Clause}} | Ms. Daniels | | 1998 | Practical Magic | Debbie | | 2003 | {{sortname>A|Mighty Wind}} | Ma Klapper |
Television | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 1981–1985 | Saturday Night Live | Herself / Various | Cast member | | 1985 | Tales of the Unexpected (TV series) | woman on beach | "Scrimshaw" | | 1986 | Amen | Nurse Kenningston | "After the Fall" | | 1988 | Channel 99 | Fifi Kurtz | TV film | | 1989 | {{sortname>The|People Next Door|The People Next Door (U.S. TV series)}} | 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 | {{sortname>The|Larry Sanders Show}} | Mary Gross | "Next Stop Bottom" | | 1995 | The New Adventures of Superman | Nell Newtrich | "Ultra Woman" | | 1995 | {{sortname>The|Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat}} | Voices | Recurring role | | 1997 | Something So Right | Polly | "Something About Cold Storage" | | 1997 | {{sortname>The|Jeff Foxworthy Show}} | Aunt Jane | "Twister of Fate" | | 1997 | {{sortname>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 | 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 | {{sortname>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 | {{sortname>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 | {{sortname>The|Defenders|The Defenders (2010 TV series)}} | Judy Baker | "Nevada v. Doug the Mule" | | 2011 | Hart of Dixie | Old Lady #3 | "Gumbo & Glory" "Parades & Pariahs" | | 2012 | Pound Puppies | Mrs. Beasley (voice) | "Lucky Gets Adopted" | | 2012 | Adopting Terror | Laura | TV film | | 2012 | Raising Hope | Denise Jenkins | "What Up, Bro?" |
References 1. ^Michael Gross Biography, filmreference.com; accessed June 5, 2018.
2. ^{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2005-03-22/news/0503220138_1_mrs-gross-park-beautification-long|work=Chicago Tribune|title=Gross, Virginia Ruth|date=March 22, 2005}}
3. ^Doumanian's failed hires
4. ^SNL Archives | Character {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927162325/http://snl.jt.org/char.php?i=147 |date=2011-09-27 }}
5. ^SNL Archives | Character {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927162336/http://snl.jt.org/char.php?i=177 |date=2011-09-27 }}
6. ^SNL Archives | Character {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927162401/http://snl.jt.org/char.php?i=140 |date=2011-09-27 }}
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