Mary Scheer

Mary Scheer
Born	(1963-03-19) March 19, 1963 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, comedian , producer
Years active	1988–present
Children	2

Mary Scheer (born March 19, 1963) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She is best known as one of the original cast members of the sketch comedy series MADtv and for playing Freddie's mother, Marissa Benson, on iCarly. She also played Alice the Zookeeper on The Penguins of Madagascar. She plays Gladys on Disney Channel's TV series, "Bunk'd".

Career

She is known for playing crazy women in sitcoms and movies.

MADtv

Scheer was one of the original nine cast members of MADtv when the series debuted in 1995. She came to the show with a background in sketch comedy from her Groundling days. During her tenure, Scheer developed characters like chain smoker Mrs. Jewel Barone, Cabana Chat host Dixie Wetsworth, Connie Linder, Debbie Dander, Lily Don, and Mrs. Vigor (Killer Grandma).

Scheer also performed impressions of celebrities and public figures during her tenure on MADtv, some of which included U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, Demi Moore, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Griffin, Mary Tyler Moore, Melissa Joan Hart, Ashley Olsen, Candice Bergen, Fran Drescher, Shirley MacLaine, Emma Thompson, Frances Bavier, Irene Vernon, Ashley Judd and Barbara Feldon. Other impersonations include Barbra Streisand in the MADtv spoof video "Terms Of Imprisonment", where she portrays Streisand as an egomaniac who abuses her co-star, Whitney Houston and Gillian Anderson's Dana Scully in the "XXX Files" sketch. During the second season, Scheer became visibly pregnant and continued to perform on the show. After giving birth, Scheer finished the second and third seasons before leaving in 1998.

Characters

Character	Sketch	Season of First Appearance	Catch Phrase	Notes
Mrs. Jewel Barone	The Smoker	1	"Oh yeah, there it is."	She is a habitual smoker who seems to have a negative effect on everyone around her (physically and mentally) because of her smoking.
Dixie Wetsworth	Cabana Chat	2	"You like? I like."	She is an aging talk show host who has undergone several plastic surgeries.
Connie Linder	Joel & Connie	1
Debbie Dander		1
Lily Don	Joe & Lily Don	1
Mrs. Vigor	Killer Grandma	1

Other projects

Besides MADtv, Scheer has appeared in several television shows. Her credits include Reno 911!, Primetime Glick, X-Chromosome, Free Ride, and Dropping Out. She had a recurring role on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly as Marissa Benson, the extremely overprotective mother of Nathan Kress's character Freddie Benson. The show ran from September 8, 2007 to November 23, 2012.

After leaving MADtv, she appeared in the films Elvira's Haunted Hills, The New Women Chump Change, and It Can Always Get Worse Kathy from 2001-05. She is most currently starring as Gladys, the grumpy, lonely camp director of Camp Kikiwaka in "Bunk'd".

Besides onscreen appearances, Scheer has become a voice actress, lending her voice to numerous commercials and several animated projects like Family Guy and King of the Hill. Scheer's voice also appears in the animated feature film Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. Scheer performed all female voices in Spike TV's humorous game show MXC (she was credited as portraying Everygirl). In season four, she became MXC's supervising producer.

Scheer also appeared on the Jennette McCurdy web series What's Next for Sarah? as Sarah's therapist.

Filmography

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1988	The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking	American Dubbing Team
1989–1997	L.A. on $5 a Day	Homeless Woman
1991	The Chick's a Dick	Snapdragon
1994	It's Pat	Nurse
1995	Ding Dong	Doris Pritt
1995	Not of This Earth	Saleswoman
1995	The New Women	Nancy
2000	Chump Change	Agent #2
2005	It Can Always Get Worse	Kathy
2008	iGo to Japan	Marissa Benson	T.V. movie/Supporting Main Role
2011	iParty with Victorious	Marissa Benson	Crossover T.V. movie/Supporting Main Role

Television

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1993	Quantum Leap	Other Woman
	Party of Five	Ms. Shaver
	Beverly Hills, 90210	Marcia Ramsden
1995–1998	MADtv	Various Characters (Credited in 66 Episodes)	Sketch Comedy
1995, 1998	Seinfeld	Mrs. Smoth, Joan
1998-2005	All That	Various
2000	Dropping Out	Betty Brockton
2001	Primetime Glick	Various Characters
2001	X-Chromosome
2003	Reno 911!	Tina the Daycare Owner
2006	Free Ride	Louise
2007–2012	iCarly	Marissa Benson	Recurring Character (33 episodes)
2007	Halfway Home	Alan's Wife	"Halfway Innocent"
2007	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Ms. Laura Bird	"Summer Of Our Discontent"
2009	Hannah Montana	Norma	"Can't Get Home To You Girl"
2010	Good Luck Charlie	Patricia	"Teddy's Broken Heart Club Band"
2014	Sam & Cat	Marissa Benson	"#TheKillerTunaJump:#Freddie #Jade #Robbie" (reprises iCarly role for episode)
2014	2 Broke Girls	Nurse
2015–present	Bunk'd	Gladys	Disney Channel Original Series Recurring Character; 3 episodes

Voice acting and video game appearances

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1997	King of the Hill	Gracie	Animated Comedy TV Series
1997	Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny	Various Characters	Video Game
1999	Family Guy	Ann Landers/Mary/Mother	Animated Comedy TV Series
2000	Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker	Mrs. Drake	Animated Action Drama TV Series
2000	Hey Arnold!	Suzie Kokoshka	Animated Children's Show
2003	MXC (formerly Most Extreme Elimination Challenge)	Female Voices ("Everygirl")	TV Series
2009-present	The Penguins of Madagascar	Alice the Zookeeper, Machine Voice, Female Doctor, additional voices	CGI Animated Series

External links

• Mary Scheer at the Internet Movie Database