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Mary Martha Gross is an American voice actress, comedian and actress, 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, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and Six Feet Under.

Mary Gross
Born	Mary Martha Gross Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, comedian, voice actress
Years active	1980–2012
Relatives	Michael Gross (brother) Ron Masak (cousin)

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] She is the younger sister of actor Michael Gross, who starred in the 1980s sitcom Family Ties. The siblings were first cousins to actor Ron Masak.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Early career

She is an alumna of the Second City comedy troupe. Prior to being cast she was a secretary with the American Dental Association.[2]

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 (renamed SNL Newsbreak) 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). Coincidentally, Saturday Night Live would have Siobhan Fallon and Beth Cahill as cast members in the 1990s.
• 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 woman married to an equally repressed man (played by Tim Kazurinsky)[6]

Celebrity impersonations

• Ann Landers
• Brooke Shields
• Dr. Ruth Westheimer (Dr. Ruth)
• Nancy Reagan
• Paul Reubens (as Pee Wee Herman)
• Eleanor Roosevelt
• Geraldine Ferraro
• Harriet Nelson
• Irlene Mandrell
• Marilyn Monroe
• Mary Tyler Moore
• Jeane Dixon
• Mary Hart
• Lena Horne
• Margaret Thatcher
• Simone de Beauvoir
• Suzanne Somers
• Leslie Uggams

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
2001	Tremors 3: Back to Perfection	Tourist mom
2002	40 Days and 40 Nights	Bev Sullivan
2003	A Mighty Wind	Ma Klapper

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981–1985	Saturday Night Live	Herself / Various	Cast member
1985	Tales of the Unexpected	woman on beach	"Scrimshaw"
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	Six Feet Under	Floral Instructor	"The Trip"
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"
2010	In Gayle We Trust	Beth	"Gayle and the Salon"
2011	The Defenders	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

External links

• Mary Gross at IMDb

Media offices
Preceded by Charles Rocket	Weekend Update anchor with Brian Doyle-Murray 1981	Succeeded by Brian Doyle-Murray as solo anchor

На других языках

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[de] Mary Gross

Mary Margaret Gross (* 25. März 1953 in Chicago, Illinois) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin und Comedian.

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- [en] Mary Gross

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[ru] Гросс, Мэри

Мэ́ри Ма́ргарет Гросс (англ. Mary Margaret Gross; 25 марта 1953, Чикаго, Иллинойс, США) — американская актриса и комедиантка.

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