Mary Scheer is an American

United States

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 actress and comedian. She is best known as one of the original cast members of the sketch comedy

Sketch comedy

A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...

 series MADtv

MADtv

MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first...

and for playing Freddie's mother, Marissa Benson, on iCarly

ICarly

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. She's also known for playing Alice the zookeeper on The Penguins of Madagascar

The Penguins of Madagascar

The Penguins of Madagascar is an American CGI animated television series airing on Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from the DreamWorks Animation animated film Madagascar: The penguins Skipper , Kowalski , Private , and Rico ; the lemurs King Julien , Maurice , and Mort...

.

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

Janet Reno

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, Demi Moore

Demi Moore

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, Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

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, Kathy Griffin

Kathy Griffin

Kathleen Mary "Kathy" Griffin is an American actress, stand-up comedienne, television personality, New York Times best-selling author and an LGBT rights advocate. Griffin first gained recognition for appearances on two episodes of Seinfeld, and then for her supporting role on the NBC sitcom...

, Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore

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, Melissa Joan Hart

Melissa Joan Hart

Melissa Joan Catherine Hart is an American actress, writer, television director, television producer, singer and businesswoman...

, Ashley Olsen

Ashley Olsen

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, Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen

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, Fran Drescher

Fran Drescher

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, Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

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, Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

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, Frances Bavier

Frances Bavier

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, Irene Vernon

Irene Vernon

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, Lisa Malosky, Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd

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, and Barbara Feldon. Other impersonations include Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

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 in the MADtv spoof video "Terms Of Imprisonment," where she portrays Streisand as an egomaniac who abuses her co-star, Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

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 and Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson

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's Dana Scully

Dana Scully

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 in the "XXX Files" sketch.

During Season Two of MADtv, 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 affect on everyone around her (physically and mentally) because of her smoking.
Dixie Wetsworth	Cabana Chat	2-3 (11 Appearances)	"You like? I like."	She is an aging talk show host who has under gone 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

MADtv

MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first...

, Scheer has appeared in several television shows. Her credits include Reno 911!

Reno 911!

Reno 911! is an American comedy television series on Comedy Central that ran from 2003 to 2009. It is a mockumentary-style parody of law enforcement documentary shows, specifically COPS, with comic actors playing the police officers. Most of the material is improvised, using a broad outline, and...

, Primetime Glick, X-Chromosome, and Dropping Out

Dropping out

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. As of March 2006, Scheer's most recent television role is the character Aunt Louise in the Fox

Fox Broadcasting Company

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 comedy series Free Ride

Free Ride (TV series)

Free Ride is a Fox partially improvised sitcom starring Josh Dean as "Nate Stahlings", a recent college graduate re-adjusting to life at home with his parents in Johnson City, Missouri...

. She currently has a recurring role on iCarly

ICarly

iCarly is an American sitcom that focuses on a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series was created by Dan Schneider, who also serves as executive producer. It stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan...

as Mrs. Marissa Benson, the extremely overprotective mother of Freddie Benson.

After leaving MADtv, she appeared in the films Elvira's Haunted Hills

Elvira's Haunted Hills

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, The New Women Chump Change, and It Can Always Get Worse Kathy from 2001-05.

Besides onscreen appearances, Scheer has become a voice actress, lending her voice to numerous commercials and several animated projects like Family Guy

Family Guy

Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...

and King of the Hill

King of the Hill

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. Scheer's voice also appears in the animated feature film Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

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. Scheer performed all female voices in Spike TV

Spike TV

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's humorous game show MXC

MXC

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 (she was credited as portraying Everygirl). In season four, she became MXC's supervising producer.

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1988	The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking is a 1988 Swedish/American fantasy–adventure–musical film based on the books of the fictional character Pippi Longstocking, created by Swedish children's book author Astrid Lindgren . While the title suggests the movie is a continuation, it is in...	American Dubbing Team
1989–1997	L.A. on $5 a Day	Homeless Woman
1991	The Chick's a Dick	Snapdragon
1994	It's Pat It's Pat It's Pat, also known as It's Pat: The Movie, is a 1994 comedy film directed by Adam Bernstein and starring Julia Sweeney, Dave Foley, Charles Rocket, and Kathy Griffin...	Nurse
1995	Ding Dong Ding Dong A Ding Dong is a chocolate cake that is sold by Hostess Brands. It is round with a flat top and bottom, about three inches in diameter and a little more than an inch high, similar in shape to a hockey puck. A white creamy filling is injected into the center, and a thin coating of chocolate glaze...	Doris Pritt
	Not of This Earth	Saleswoman
	The New Women	Nancy
	Chump Change	Agent #2
2005	It Can Always Get Worse	Kathy
2008	iCarly: iGo to Japan ICarly: iGo to Japan iGo to Japan is a 2008 three-part episode of iCarly that premiered on November 8, 2008 on Nickelodeon, and November 21 on YTV. It was the first episode to be promoted as a "movie"...	Marissa Benson	T.V. movie/Supporting Main Role
2011	iCarly: iParty with Victorious	Marissa Benson	T.V. movie/Guest role

Television

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1993	Quantum Leap	Other Woman
	Party of Five Party of Five Party of Five is an American teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994, until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation...	Ms. Shaver
	Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...	Marcia Ramsden
1995–1998	MADtv MADtv MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first...	Various Characters (Credited in 66 Episodes)	Sketch Comedy
1995, 1998	Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...	Mrs. Smoth, Joan
2000	Dropping Out Dropping out Dropping out means leaving a group for either practical reasons, necessities or disillusionment with the system from which the individual in question leaves....	Betty Brockton
2001	Primetime Glick	Various Characters
	X-Chromosome
2003	Reno 911! Reno 911! Reno 911! is an American comedy television series on Comedy Central that ran from 2003 to 2009. It is a mockumentary-style parody of law enforcement documentary shows, specifically COPS, with comic actors playing the police officers. Most of the material is improvised, using a broad outline, and...	Tina the Daycare Owner
2006	Free Ride Free Ride (TV series) Free Ride is a Fox partially improvised sitcom starring Josh Dean as "Nate Stahlings", a recent college graduate re-adjusting to life at home with his parents in Johnson City, Missouri...	Louise
2007–present	iCarly ICarly iCarly is an American sitcom that focuses on a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series was created by Dan Schneider, who also serves as executive producer. It stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan...	Marissa Benson	Recurring character, 22 episodes.
2007	Halfway Home Halfway Home (TV series) Halfway Home is an American comedy series that aired on Comedy Central in Spring 2007.On its official website, Halfway Home is described as an "improvised half-hour show featuring the daily exploits of five ex-cons living together in a residential rehab facility" .After airing 10 episodes, on June...	Alan's Wife	"Halfway Innocent"
	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Ms. Laura Bird	"Summer Of Our Discontent"
2009	Hannah Montana Hannah Montana Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real...	Norma	"Can't Get Home To You Girl"
2010	Good Luck Charlie Good Luck Charlie Good Luck Charlie is an original Disney Channel television sitcom, which premiered April 4, 2010. The series was created by Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, who wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, as opposed to children only...	Patricia	"Teddy's Broken Heart Club Band"

Voice acting and video game appearances

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1997	King of the Hill King of the Hill King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas...	Gracie	Animated Comedy TV Series
	Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny, colloquially referred to as Lands of Lore 2, is the critically acclaimed second installment of the Lands of Lore series. It brought about a drastic change in gameplay style from its enormously successful predecessor, opting away from the original's D&D...	Various Characters	Video Game
1999	Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...	Ann Landers/Mary/Mother	Animated Comedy TV Series
2000	Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker is a 2000 direct-to-video animated film featuring the comic book superhero Batman and his archenemy, the Joker...	Mrs. Drake	Animated Action Drama TV Series
	Hey Arnold! Hey Arnold! Hey Arnold! is an American animated television series created by Craig Bartlett for Nickelodeon. The show's premise focuses on a fourth grader named Arnold who lives with his grandparents. Episodes center on his experiences navigating big city life while dealing with the problems he and his friends...	Suzie Kokoshka	Animated Children's Show
2003	MXC MXC MXC was an American comedy television program that aired on Spike TV from 2003 to 2007. It is a re-edit of footage from the Japanese game show Takeshi's Castle which originally aired in Japan from 1986 to 1989... (formerly Most Extreme Elimination Challenge)	Female Voices ("Everygirl")	TV Series
2009	The Penguins of Madagascar The Penguins of Madagascar The Penguins of Madagascar is an American CGI animated television series airing on Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from the DreamWorks Animation animated film Madagascar: The penguins Skipper , Kowalski , Private , and Rico ; the lemurs King Julien , Maurice , and Mort...	Alice the Zookeeper, Machine Voice, Female Doctor	CGI Animated Series

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