Mary Gross

Mary Gross
Born Mary Margaret Gross
(1953-03-25) March 25, 1953
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation Actress, comedian, voice actress
Years active 19802012

Mary Margaret Gross (born March 25, 1953) is an American voice actress, comedian and actress, perhaps best known for her four-year stint on Saturday Night Live from 1981 to 1985. Her credits also include minor roles on Animaniacs, Boston Legal, and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Gross's trademark is her soft, treacly voice.

Early life

Gross was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Virginia Ruth (née Cahill), a telephone operator, and William Oscar Gross, a tool designer.[1][2] She is the younger sister of actor Michael Gross, who was in the 1980s sitcom Family Ties.

Career

Early career

She is an alumna of the Second City comedy troupe.

Saturday Night Live (1981–1985)

Gross joined SNL in 1981, during the show's 7th season following the show's disastrous sixth season, when the show was almost canceled.[3] Gross became co-anchor of SNL's Weekend Update segment during her first season.

Gross left in 1985 along with the rest of the cast, following executive producer Dick Ebersol's departure from the show.

Recurring characters

Celebrity impersonations

Movies

Television

In late 2008, she assumed the short-term role of Aunt Raylene on the ABC daytime soap General Hospital.

References

External links

Media offices
Preceded by
Charles Rocket
Weekend Update anchor
with Brian Doyle-Murray

1981
Succeeded by
Brian Doyle-Murray as solo anchor
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