Zoe Perry

Zoe Perry (born September 26, 1983 ) is an American actress . She is best known for her role as Mary Cooper in the television series Young Sheldon .

Career

Perry's parents are actors Laurie Metcalf and Jeff Perry . Her first two television roles were as the young Jackie Harris, who was her mother's personification, in flashbacks of the ABC sitcom Roseanne . However, her parents did not want her to work as an actress at a young age because they wanted to avoid stress. Perry once said that in high school she was too shy to act. She started acting at Northwestern University as she saw it as a way to make friends after moving to Boston University .

After graduation, Perry moved to New York to find a job in television. She played small roles in series such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent . Due to homesickness, she moved back to California and started acting in the theater . In 2013, she starred alongside her mother in The Other Place on Broadway .

Perry appeared in nine episodes of the ABC thriller The Family in 2016 . In 2017 she took on a recurring role alongside her father in the ABC political thriller Scandal . That same year she got the role of Sheldon Cooper's mother Mary in Young Sheldon , a spin-off from the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory . In doing so, she takes on the role that her mother plays in the regular series. Despite her family connection with the role, she received it at an audition.

Filmography (selection)

1992, 1995: Roseanne (TV series, 2 episodes)
2005: Allegretto '75
2006: Criminal Intent (TV series, episode The Brooklyn Murder )
2006: Conviction (TV series, 2 episodes)
2006, 2008, 2010: My Boys (TV series, 4 episodes)
2007: Cold Case (TV series, episode Justice )
2008: Private Practice (TV series, episode Love and Die )
2008: Deception
2008: The girl with the diamond earring
2009: Ave 43 (TV series, 2 episodes)
2011: Turkey Bowl
2012: Grey's Anatomy (TV series, episode Big Steps )
2013: Second Shot (TV series)
2014: Cotton
2016: The Family (TV series, 9 episodes)
2016: No Pay, Nudity
2016: NCIS (TV series, 2 episodes)
2017: Liv and Maddie (TV series, episode A Home for Eddie )
2017: Scandal (TV series, 9 episodes)
since 2017: Young Sheldon (TV series)

nomination

Critics' Choice Television Award

2019 : Nomination for “ Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series ” for Young Sheldon

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ 'Young Sheldon': How Zoe Perry Plans to Walk in Her Mother's Emmy-Nominated Shoes . In: Hollywood Reporter , June 22, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
↑ The Big Bang Theory spinoff star Zoe Perry on emulating her mom, Laurie Metcalf . In: Entertainment Weekly , April 29, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
↑ Inside the Crazy Family Connection Between the Stars Playing Sheldon's Mom on Big Bang Theory & Young Sheldon . In: People , September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
↑ The Other Place's Zoe Perry on the 'Surreal' Joy of Co-Starring on Broadway With Her Mom, Laurie Metcalf . In: Broadway , January 17, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
↑ Zoe Perry . Retrieved October 6, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Perry, Zoe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH	September 26, 1983

[hw-1] 'Young Sheldon': How Zoe Perry Plans to Walk in Her Mother's Emmy-Nominated Shoes . In: Hollywood Reporter , June 22, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.

[ew-2] The Big Bang Theory spinoff star Zoe Perry on emulating her mom, Laurie Metcalf . In: Entertainment Weekly , April 29, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

[people-3] Inside the Crazy Family Connection Between the Stars Playing Sheldon's Mom on Big Bang Theory & Young Sheldon . In: People , September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

[broadway-4] The Other Place's Zoe Perry on the 'Surreal' Joy of Co-Starring on Broadway With Her Mom, Laurie Metcalf . In: Broadway , January 17, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

[guide-5] Zoe Perry . Retrieved October 6, 2017.