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You are viewing a list of Laurie Metcalf's 14 appearances on The Big Bang Theory. The Luminous Fish Effect. Season 1, Episode 4 - Aired October 15, 2007. After Sheldon loses his job at the university, Leonard calls in Sheldon's mother, Mary, to help Sheldon get his job back.
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Metcalf was born in Carbondale, Illinois, the eldest of three children and was raised in Edwardsville, Illinois. Her father was the budget director at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and her mother was a librarian.Her great-aunt was the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Zoe Akins. Metcalf dated Steppenwolf Theater Company actor Terry Kinn...
Stage career
Metcalf attended Illinois State University and obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Theater in 1977. While at ISU, she met fellow theater students, among them John Malkovich, Glenne Headley, Joan Allen, and Gary Sinise - who went on to establish Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theater Company. Metcalf began her professional career at Steppenwolf. It was in Steppenwolf that Metcalf got the nickname "crazy pants". In 1981, she was brought on as a performer on Saturday Night Live for their cast, but app...
Television-film career
She has performed in roles that range from very large to very small in many films, including Desperately Seeking Susan, Making Mr. Right, Miles from Home, Internal Affairs, Stars and Bars, Uncle Buck, Beer League, A Dangerous Woman, Pacific Heights, Blink, The Secret Life of Houses, Treasure Planet, Toy Story, Runaway Bride, Bulworth, Meet the Robinsons, Georgia Rule, Fun with Dick and Jane, Leaving Las Vegas, and Stop Loss. In JFK, she played a dramatic role against type, as one of Jim Garri...
Laurie Metcalf at the Internet Movie DatabaseOct 15, 2007 · The Luminous Fish Effect: Directed by Mark Cendrowski. With Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg. Sheldon's mother is called to intervene when he delves into numerous obsessions after being fired for being disrespectful to his new boss.
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- Mark Cendrowski
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Oct 20, 2011 · The Rhinitis Revelation: Directed by Howard Murray. With Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg. Sheldon gets upset when his mother comes to visit but refuses to cook for him and attend physics lectures.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Howard Murray
- 2011-10-20
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Sep 18, 2023 · The part of Mary eventually earned actor Laurie Metcalf one of her several Emmy nominations for her guest role on the CBS comedy.
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