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Zoe Perry
American actress (born 1983) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zoe Perry (born September 26, 1983)[2] is an American actress. The daughter of actors Laurie Metcalf and Jeff Perry, she made her film debut in Deception (2008) and had a supporting role in the independent drama film The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008).
After recurring roles as Jane on the ABC television series The Family (2016) and Samantha Ruland on the ABC political thriller series Scandal (2017), Perry had her breakout with a main role as Mary Cooper on the CBS sitcom Young Sheldon (2017–2024). The role, which was played by her mother Metcalf on the predecessor series The Big Bang Theory, earned Perry a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2019. She reprised the role on the spin-off series Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (2024–present).
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Early life
Perry was born in Chicago to actors Laurie Metcalf and Jeff Perry.[2][3] Her first television roles were two appearances as Jackie Harris (as seen in flashback) on the ABC sitcom Roseanne, the character portrayed by her mother.[4] Her parents, however, did not want her to pursue acting until she became an adult, fearing the effect of stress.[5] Perry said that she was too shy to act in high school, but began performing at Northwestern University as a way to make friends after transferring from Boston University.[6][5]
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Career
After graduating, Perry moved to New York to search for television work, landing small roles on series such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent, but homesickness brought her back to California, where she found theater work.[6] In 2013, she performed in The Other Place on Broadway alongside her mother.[6] In 2015, she performed alongside her father and Kevin McKidd in Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Anna Christie at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble in West Los Angeles.[7]
Perry appeared in nine episodes of the ABC thriller The Family in 2016.[8] In 2017, she had a recurring role on the ABC political thriller Scandal, starring her father.[4][9] The same year, she was cast on Young Sheldon, a spin-off of the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, as a younger version of Mary Cooper (Sheldon Cooper's mother). It was the same character her mother had played on 14 episodes of The Big Bang Theory.[4] Despite her family link to the character, she received the role through an audition.[4][9] She reprised the role of Mary Cooper on Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, which premiered on CBS on October 17, 2024.
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Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
Theater
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