Mary Scheer

Mary Scheer
Scheer on the set of iCarly in 2008
Born	March 19, 1963 (Age 56) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, comedian, producer, writer
Years active	1988–present
Children	2

Mary Scheer(born March 19, 1963) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter 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 played Gladys on Disney Channel's TV series, Bunk'd.

Career

She is known for playing comedic characters 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 also starred as Gladys, the grumpy, lonely camp director of Camp Kikiwaka in the first 2 seasons of 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	Notes
1988	The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking	American Dubbing Team
1989–97	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

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Quantum Leap	Other Woman	Episode: "Dr. Ruth - April 25, 1985"
1994	Beverly Hills, 90210	Marcia Ramsden
1995	Party of Five	Ms. Shaver
1995–1998	MADtv	Various characters	Sketch comedy series; credited in 66 episodes
1995, 1998	Seinfeld	Mrs. Smoth / Joan	2 episodes
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 role; 33 episodes
2007	Halfway Home	Alan's Wife	Episode: "Halfway Innocent"
2007	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Ms. Laura Bird	Episode: "Summer Of Our Discontent"
2008	iCarly: iGo to Japan	Marissa Benson	TV movie; supporting role
2009	Hannah Montana	Norma	Episode: "Can't Get Home To You Girl"
2010	Good Luck Charlie	Patricia	Episode: "Teddy's Broken Heart Club Band"
2014	Sam & Cat	Marissa Benson	Episode: "#TheKillerTunaJump:#Freddie #Jade #Robbie"
2014	2 Broke Girls	Lois	Episode: "And the Dumpster Sex"
2015–2017	Bunk'd	Gladys	Recurring role; 13 episodes
2016	Life in Pieces	Marta Pigeon	Episode: "Hair Recital Rainbow Mom"
2017	Julie's Greenroom	Groundlings Theater Director	Episode: "Morning at the Improv"

Voice acting appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny	Various Characters	Video game
1997–2002	King of the Hill	Ms. Bittner / Bank Teller / Gracie	2 episodes
1999	Family Guy	Ann Landers / Mary / Mother
2000	Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker	Mrs. Drake	Animated action series
2000	Hey Arnold!	Suzie Kokoshka	Animated children's series
2003–2007	MXC	Female voices ("Everygirl")	Formerly Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, Also Producer
2009–2015	The Penguins of Madagascar	Alice the Zookeeper, Machine Voice, Female Doctor, additional voices	CGI animated series

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	What's Next for Sarah?	Sarah's therapist	Also plays other characters

External links

• Mary Scheer at IMDb
• Mary Scheer at Voices.com