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Mary Claire "Mimi" Kennedy is an American actress, author, and activist, best known for her performances in television comedies. She co-starred in a number of short-lived sitcoms before her role as Ruth Sloan on Homefront (1991–93). Kennedy is known for her role as Abby O'Neil in the sitcom Dharma & Greg (1997–2002).
In film, Kennedy appeared in Pump Up the Volume (1990), Erin Brockovich (2000), In the Loop (2009), Due Date (2010), Midnight in Paris (2011), and The Five-Year Engagement (2012).
She is currently a series regular on the sitcom Mom, for which she received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination.
Birth Name
Mary Claire Kennedy
Born
Saturday, 25 September 1948
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Scrambled | Zandra | 2024 |
| Saving Paradise | Barbara Peterson | 2021 |
| Eat Wheaties! | Edna Straw | 2021 |
| In the Dark | Gran | 2019 |
| The Catch | Virginia Foster | 2016 |
| The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | Uncle Duke's Mother | 2015 |
| The Brink | Susan Buckley | 2015 |
| Grace and Frankie | Jody | 2015 |
| Squatters | Judge Janovich | 2014 |
| Expecting | Dr. Grayson | 2013 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Scrambled | Zandra | 2024 |
| Saving Paradise | Barbara Peterson | 2021 |
| Eat Wheaties! | Edna Straw | 2021 |
| In the Dark | Gran | 2019 |
| The Catch | Virginia Foster | 2016 |
| The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | Uncle Duke's Mother | 2015 |
| The Brink | Susan Buckley | 2015 |
| Grace and Frankie | Jody | 2015 |
| Squatters | Judge Janovich | 2014 |
| Expecting | Dr. Grayson | 2013 |
| The Goldbergs | Charlotte | 2013 |
| Mom | Marjorie Armstrong / Marjorie Armstrong-Perugian / Marjorie | 2013 |
| Mistresses | Dr. Susannah Ayers | 2013 |
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Anger Management | Elaine | 2012 |
| The Five-Year Engagement | Carol Solomon | 2012 |
| Veep | Mary King | 2012 |
| Scandal | Sharon Marquette | 2012 |
| Best Friends Forever | Marilyn | 2012 |
| Life of Lemon | Louise Phillips | 2011 |
| Up All Night | Sally | 2011 |
| First Dates with Toby Harris | Mother | 2011 |
| Switched at Birth | Andrea Askowitz | 2011 |
| Love Bites | Gail Rouscher | 2011 |
| Midnight in Paris | Helen | 2011 |
| Retired at 35 | Carol Fabricant | 2011 |
| Due Date | Sarah's Mom | 2010 |
| No Ordinary Family | Susan Volson | 2010 |
| The Three Gifts | Rita Green | 2009 |
| Drop Dead Diva | Judge Isabella Alexander | 2009 |
| A Single Woman | Storyteller | 2009 |
| In the Loop | Karen Clark / Karen Clarke | 2009 |
| Childrens Hospital | Ma Richie | 2008 |
| Rita Rocks | Aunt Mavis | 2008 |
| In Plain Sight | Joanna Stuber | 2008 |
| Private Practice | Eleanor Bergin | 2007 |
| Cane | Mary | 2007 |
| Chelsea Lately | Carol Solomon | 2007 |
| Man in the Chair | Judy Kincaid | 2007 |
| Ghost Whisperer | Tracy Edmondson | 2005 |
| Criminal Minds | Miss Rogers | 2005 |
| Grey's Anatomy | Verna Bradley | 2005 |
| Medium | Helen Fitzpatrick | 2005 |
| House | Greta Sims | 2004 |
| Come to Papa | Barb | 2004 |
| Cold Case | Elena Bistrong - 1978, 2005 | 2003 |
| Wild Card | Mimi | 2003 |
| Whammy! The All New Press Your Luck | Self | 2002 |
| Strong Medicine | Chancellor Eleanor Brubeck | 2000 |
| Erin Brockovich | Laura Ambrosino | 2000 |
| Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | 1998 |
| Dharma & Greg | Abby O'Neill / Abby O'Neil | 1997 |
| Buddy | Mrs. Bowman | 1997 |
| Pacific Palisades | Amy Nichols | 1997 |
| Reasons of the Heart | Celia Barton | 1996 |
| Once You Meet a Stranger | Connie | 1996 |
| Savannah | Eleanor Alexander | 1996 |
| Baywatch Nights | Paparazzi agent | 1995 |
| Bless This House | Mrs. Elkins | 1995 |
| Partners | Shana | 1995 |
| First Time Out | Mrs. Gardner | 1995 |
| The Crew | Mrs. Reynolds | 1995 |
| Cybill | Gretchen | 1995 |
| ER | Sergeant O'Malley | 1994 |
| Flashfire | Kate Cantrell | 1994 |
| The George Carlin Show | Judith Pellegrino / Judith | 1994 |
| Second Chances | Real Estate Agent | 1993 |
| Joe's Life | Barbara Gennaro | 1993 |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Dr. Kate Wystan | 1993 |
| Death Becomes Her | Second Woman | 1992 |
| Homefront | Ruth Sloan | 1991 |
| Dinosaurs | Glenda Molehill | 1991 |
| Sins of the Mother | Karen Turner | 1991 |
| Pump Up the Volume | Marla Hunter | 1990 |
| Dream On | Hilaury | 1990 |
| Immediate Family | Eli's Mom | 1989 |
| Major Dad | Cassandra Loomis | 1989 |
| Homeroom | Miss Wagner | 1989 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Distraught Woman | 1989 |
| Chances Are | Sally | 1989 |
| Family Man | Andrea Tobin | 1988 |
| Baby Girl Scott | Jane | 1987 |
| The Twilight Zone | Christie Copperfield (segment "Aqua Vita") | 1985 |
| Tall Tales & Legends | Ben's Mom | 1985 |
| Robert Kennedy and His Times | Pat Kennedy | 1985 |
| Spencer | Doris Winger | 1984 |
| Night Court | Patty Douglas | 1984 |
| St. Elsewhere | Lois Wegener | 1982 |
| The Two of Us | Nan Gallagher | 1981 |
| The Big Show | Self | 1980 |
| Knots Landing | Doris | 1979 |
| Stockard Channing in Just Friends | Victoria | 1979 |
| 3 Girls 3 | Self | 1977 |
| ABC Weekend Specials | Mrs. Gridley | 1977 |
| Family | Karen | 1976 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Elaine Marshall | 1972 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest / Herself | 1962 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Eloise Davis | 1954 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Consumed | 2015 |
