{{short description|American actress (born 1963)}} {{Distinguish|Mary Ann Scherr}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Mary Scheer<!-- do not amend without discussing at talk page first--> | image = Mary Scheer in 2022.png | image_size = 220 | caption = Scheer in 2022 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|03|19}} | birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wrkr.com/mxc-every-girl-michigan-mary-scheer/|title=The Voice Actress Who Did All Women's Voices On MXC Is From Michigan|first=Mark|last=Frankhouse|website=1077 WRKR|date=22 September 2022 }}</ref> | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|comedian|producer|writer}} | years_active = 1988–present | spouse = {{marriage|Bob Bush|1992}} | children = 2<ref>{{cite web |title=Happy Birthday to my creative, fun-to-be-around smart son Nate! |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CthF_4dpSZH/?hl=en |website=instagram.com}}</ref> }}
'''Mary Scheer''' (born March 19, 1963)<ref name="riggs">{{cite journal |editor1-last=Riggs |editor1-first=Thomas |title=Scheer, Mary 1963– |journal=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2009 |volume=91 |pages=248–249 |publisher=Gale |location=Detroit, MI}}</ref> is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer, best known for her work in television. She had recurring roles as Marissa Benson on the Nickelodeon sitcom ''iCarly'' and as Gladys on the Disney Channel series ''Bunk'd''. She voiced Alice the Zookeeper on DreamWorks animated series ''The Penguins of Madagascar,'' was part of the original cast on the sketch comedy show ''Mad TV'', voiced every female character on ''Most Extreme Elimination Challenge'' and appeared in GEICO commercials.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IMVADwAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PA81|title=TV in the USA: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas [3 volumes]|last1=LoBrutto|first1=Vincent|date=2018|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781440829734|page=81|language=en|access-date=4 October 2019}}</ref>
==Career== She is known for playing comedic characters in sitcoms, movies, and cartoons.
===''Mad TV''=== Scheer was one of the original nine cast members of ''Mad TV'' when the series debuted in 1995. She came to the show with a background in sketch comedy from her days with The Groundlings. During her tenure, Scheer developed characters such as the chain-smoking 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 ''Mad TV'', some of which included U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, Demi Moore, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Griffin, Mary Tyler Moore, Ashley Olsen, Candice Bergen, Fran Drescher, Shirley MacLaine, Emma Thompson, Sherry Stringfield, Frances Bavier, Irene Vernon, Ashley Judd, Victoria Beckham and Barbara Feldon. Other impersonations include Barbra Streisand in the ''Mad TV'' spoof video "Terms Of Imprisonment", where she portrays Streisand as an egomaniac who abuses her co-star, Whitney Houston and Gillian Anderson's Dana Scully in the "XXX Files" sketch. Towards the end of the second season, Scheer became pregnant and was visibly pregnant at the beginning of the third season, continuing to perform on the show. After giving birth, Scheer finished the third season before leaving in 1998.
==== Characters ==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Character ! Sketch ! Season<br/>of first<br/>appearance ! Catch phrase ! Notes |- | style="white-space: nowrap;" | Mrs. Jewel Barone | The Smoker | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="white-space: nowrap;" | "Oh yeah, there it is." | She is a habitual smoker who seems to have a negative effect on everyone around her (physically and mentally) because of her smoking. |- | Dixie Wetsworth | Cabana Chat | style="text-align:center;" | 2 | "You like? I like." | She is an aging talk show host who has undergone several plastic surgeries. |- | Connie Linder | ''Joel & Connie'' | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | | |- | Debbie Dander | | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | | |- | Lily Don | ''Joe & Lily Don'' | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | | |- | Mrs. Vigor | style="white-space: nowrap;" | ''Killer Grandma'' | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | | |}
=== Other projects === Besides ''Mad TV'', Scheer has appeared in several other television shows. Her credits include ''Reno 911!'', ''Primetime Glick'', ''X-Chromosome'', ''Free Ride'', and ''Dropping Out''. She had a recurring role on the Nickelodeon sitcom ''iCarly'' as Marissa Benson, the extremely overprotective mother of Nathan Kress's character Freddie Benson. The show ran from September 8, 2007, to November 23, 2012. She also reprised the same role for the ''iCarly'' reboot on Paramount+.
After leaving ''Mad TV'', she appeared in the films ''Elvira's Haunted Hills'', ''The New Women'', ''Chump Change,'' and ''It Can Always Get Worse Kathy'', from 2001 to 2005. She also starred as Gladys, the grumpy and lonely camp director of Camp Kikiwaka in the first 2 seasons of ''Bunk'd''.
Besides her on-screen appearances, Scheer has also become a voice actress, lending her voice to numerous commercials and several animated projects, including ''Family Guy'' and ''King of the Hill''. Scheer's voice also appears in the animated feature film ''Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker''. Scheer performed all female voices in Spike TV's humorous game show ''MXC'' (she was credited as portraying ''Everygirl''). In season four, she became ''MXC'''s supervising producer.
Scheer also appeared on the Jennette McCurdy web series ''What's Next for Sarah?'' as Sarah's therapist.<ref>{{cite web |title=What's Next for Sarah? - Aired Order - All Seasons |url=https://thetvdb.com/series/whats-next-for-sarah/allseasons/official |website=thetvdb.com}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1988 | ''The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking'' | American Dubbing Team | |- | 1989 | ''L.A. on $5 a Day'' | Homeless woman | <ref name="riggs"/> |- | 1991 | ''The Chick's a Dick'' | Snapdragon | <ref name="riggs"/> |- | 1994 | ''It's Pat'' | Nurse | <ref name="riggs"/> |- | rowspan="2" | 1995 | ''Ding Dong'' | Doris Pritt | <ref name="riggs"/> |- | ''Not of This Earth'' | Saleswoman | |- | 2000 | ''Chump Change'' | Agent #2 | <ref name="riggs"/> |- | rowspan="2" | 2001 | ''The New Women'' | Nancy | <ref name="riggs"/> |- | ''Elvira's Haunted Hills'' | Lady Ema Hellsubus | |- | 2005 | ''It Can Always Get Worse'' | Kathy | <ref name="riggs"/> |- | 2019 | ''Between Two Ferns: The Movie'' | Frannie Scheindlin | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1993 | ''Quantum Leap'' | Other Woman | Episode: "Dr. Ruth - April 25, 1985" |- | 1994 | ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' | Marcia Ramsden | |- | 1995 | ''Party of Five'' | Ms. Shaver || |- | 1995–1998 | ''Mad TV'' | Various characters | Sketch comedy series; credited in 66 episodes |- | 1995, 1998 | ''Seinfeld'' | Mrs. Smoth, Joan | 2 episodes |- | 1998–2005 | ''All That'' | Various | |- | 2000 | ''Dropping Out'' | Betty Brockton | <ref name="riggs"/> |- | rowspan="2" | 2001 | ''Primetime Glick'' | Various Characters | |- | ''X-Chromosome '' | | |- | 2003 | ''Reno 911!'' | Tina the Daycare Owner | |- | 2006 | ''Free Ride'' | Aunt Louise | |- | 2007–2012 | ''iCarly'' | Marissa Benson | Recurring role; 28 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2007 | ''Halfway Home'' | Alan's Wife | Episode: "Halfway Innocent" |- | ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' | Ms. Laura Bird | Episode: "Summer Of Our Discontent" |- | 2009 | ''Hannah Montana'' | Norma | Episode: "Can't Get Home To You Girl" |- | rowspan="2" | 2010 | ''Good Luck Charlie'' | Patricia | Episode: "Teddy's Broken Heart Club Band" |- | ''Nick Swardson's Pretend Time'' | Paula | Episode: "The Leather Swingset with the Monkey and the Gun" |- | rowspan="2" | 2014 | ''Sam & Cat'' | Marissa Benson | Episode: "#TheKillerTunaJump: #Freddie #Jade #Robbie" |- | ''2 Broke Girls'' | Lois | Episode: "And the Dumpster Sex" |- | 2015–2017 | ''Bunk'd'' | Gladys | Recurring role; 13 episodes |- | 2016 | ''Life in Pieces'' | Marta Pigeon | Episode: "Hair Recital Rainbow Mom" |- | 2017 | ''Julie's Greenroom'' | Groundlings Theater Director | Episode: "Morning at the Improv" |- | 2021–2023 | ''iCarly'' | Marissa Benson | Recurring role |}
=== Voice acting appearances === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1995 |''Freakazoid!'' |Sandra Danger |Episode: "Toby Danger in Doomsday Bet" |- | 1997 | ''Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny'' | Various Characters | Video game |- | 1997–2002 | ''King of the Hill'' | Ms. Bittner, Bank Teller, Gracie | rowspan="2" | 2 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 1999 | ''Family Guy'' | Ann Landers, Mary, Mother |- | ''The Angry Beavers'' | Computer, TV Actress | Episode: "Long Tall Daggy/Practical Jerks" |- | 2000 | ''Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker'' | Mrs. Drake<ref name="riggs"/> | |- | 2000 | ''Hey Arnold!'' | Suzie Kokoshka | |- | 2002 | ''Invader Zim'' | Yoa | |- | 2003–2007 | ''MXC'' | Female voices ("Everygirl") | Formerly ''Most Extreme Elimination Challenge''; also producer |- | 2009–2015 | ''The Penguins of Madagascar'' | Alice the Zookeeper, Machine Voice, Female Doctor, additional voices | |- | 2020 | ''Twin Mirror'' | Tara | Video game |}
===Web series=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2014 | ''What's Next for Sarah?'' | Sarah's therapist | Also plays other characters |}
==Personal life== Scheer married her husband Bob Bush on October 10, 1992.<ref>{{cite web |title=Married 30 years today to this funny, kind, smart, and very patient man. I'm the ostentatious old bird on the left…send Pearls!! |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=567365578722919&set=a.483277103798434 |website=facebook.com}}</ref> Together they have two children, a daughter, Abigail (b. October 1, 1997), who is a theatre actress and opera singer<ref>{{cite web |title=My amazing daughter Abby enjoying her new career with the fantastic San Francisco Opera! #SFO #musicians #opera #paramount-plus #SFCM #LACHSA |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CSijby9L9Pj/?hl=en |website=instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Abigail Bush |url=https://www.operasj.org/artists/abigail-bush |website=www.operasj.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=I'm 26 today, here's to another year 🥰🤩 - - - - - - #singer #operasinger #operasingersofinstagram #sanfrancisco #musician |url=https://www.facebook.com/abigailcbush/posts/pfbid0cp6oe91B8FRZEXs8SGP73M8bFpDmgPMw6j6qSNErBa4L28puGy6KDyggf2jKcH7Zl |website=facebook.com}}</ref> and a son, Nate (b. June 15, 2002).<ref>{{cite web |title=My amazing kids hiking to the top of Tamalpais in Mill Valley! #muirwoods #hiking #trailmixitup #proudmom #naturelover #treehuggingismandatory #operasanjose #pocketopera #sanfrancisco |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CtZ7OMHS6Vq/?hl=en |website=instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=My amazing son Nate is 19 today! Having so much fun hiking through life with my smart funny adventurer Send him some birthday wishes! |url=https://www.instagram.com/themaryscheer/p/CQJbwNdpRkE/?hl=en |website=instagram.com}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{IMDb name|0770462}} *[http://www.voices.com/people/maryl Mary Scheer at Voices.com]
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