Molly Cheek (born March 2, 1950) is an American actress. A Connecticut College graduate[1] she worked in ‘dinner-theater productions and summer stock’[2] before finding television and film work.
Molly Cheek | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 2, 1950 Bronxville, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Connecticut College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1979–2012 |
Cheek is best known for her roles in the television sitcoms as Nancy Bancroft on It's Garry Shandling's Show (1986–1990), and as Nancy Henderson on Harry and the Hendersons (1991–1993).[3] She also had main roles in a number of short-lived television shows, and guest starred on St. Elsewhere, Diagnosis Murder, Family Ties, Murder, She Wrote, Once and Again, and Cold Case.
Cheek played the mother of main character Jim Levenstein in the 1999 film American Pie and in its sequels.[4] She also has appeared in films Purple People Eater (1988), April's Shower (2003), A Lot like Love (2005), Good Time Max (2007), and Drag Me to Hell (2009).
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Deadly Intruder | Jessie | |
| 1988 | Purple People Eater | Mrs. Orfus | |
| 1993 | Stepmonster | Abby Dougherty | Video |
| 1998 | Smoke Signals | Penny Cicero | |
| 1999 | American Pie | Jim's Mom | |
| 2001 | American Pie 2 | ||
| 2003 | American Wedding | ||
| 2003 | April's Shower | Franny | |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Society Woman | |
| 2005 | A Lot like Love | Christine | |
| 2007 | Good Time Max | Carol | |
| 2007 | Cougar Club | Mrs. Holmes | |
| 2009 | Drag Me to Hell | Trudy Dalton | |
| 2009 | Where Do the Balloons Go? | Mary | Short |
| 2009 | Sick Chick | Jen | Short |
| 2011 | Low Fidelity | Lynn | |
| 2012 | American Reunion | Jim's Mom |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Torn Between Two Lovers | Sherry Sanders | TV film |
| 1979 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | Kate | TV film |
| 1980 | The Yeagers | Carrie Yeager | "The Strong Survive", "The Neighbors" |
| 1980 | To Find My Son | Julie | TV film |
| 1980 | Mark, I Love You | Jeanne | TV film |
| 1981 | CHiPs | Pam | "11–99: Officer Needs Help" |
| 1981 | Dynasty | Doris | "Oil", "The Bordello" |
| 1982 | Chicago Story | Megan Powers | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Leslie Stevenson | "Tweety and Ralph" |
| 1983 | The Powers of Matthew Star | Marla Evans | "Matthew Star D.O.A." |
| 1984 | Simon & Simon | Shannon Trammel | "Harm's Way" |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost Loves | Margaret Keller | "Portraits" |
| 1984 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Cyndy Wenzek | "Never My Love" |
| 1985 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Diane Templeton | "Games People Play" |
| 1985 | T. J. Hooker | Lee Stockwell | "Serial Murders" |
| 1985 | A Summer to Remember | Trish | TV film |
| 1985 | Family Ties | Frances Wilder | "The Old College Try" |
| 1986–1990 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Nancy Bancroft | Main role; 71 episodes |
| 1990 | Beanpole | Wanda Pinkerton | TV pilot |
| 1990 | Murder, She Wrote | Anne Stephenson | "Trials and Tribulations" |
| 1991 | Good Sports | Nina Logan | "Pros and Ex-Cons" |
| 1991–1993 | Harry and the Hendersons | Nancy Henderson | Main role; 72 episodes |
| 1993 | Family Dog | Bev Binsford | Main role; 10 episodes |
| 1995 | Ellen | Sylvia | "The Spa" |
| 1995 | Step by Step | Coach Harris | "Maid to Order" |
| 1998 | The Tony Danza Show | Laura Taylor | "Vision Quest" |
| 1998 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Tom's Wife | "The Gun" |
| 1999 | Once and Again | Nancy | "The Scarlet Letter Jacket" |
| 1999 | Locust Valley | Mrs. Mancini | TV film |
| 2000 | Diagnosis: Murder | Anita Tashman | "Jake's Women" |
| 2000 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Mrs. Cavanaugh | "Sabrina's Perfect Christmas" |
| 2001 | Go Fish | Annie Troutner | Main role; 5 episodes |
| 2003 | Happy Family | Diane Michaelson | "Dinner with Friends" |
| 2003 | Judging Amy | Cecile | "The Wrong Man" |
| 2003 | Hope & Faith | Molly | "About a Book Club" |
| 2004 | Becker | Donna | "Subway Story" |
| 2004 | Married to the Kellys | Patty Evans | "The Contractor" |
| 2004 | Cold Case | Gretchen Culliver | "The Boy in the Box" |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Teri Lawson | "911" |
| 2007 | General Hospital: Night Shift | Marion Moore | "Paternity Ward", "Bed, Bath and Be Gone" |
| 2012 | New Girl | Marion | "Menzies" |
References
edit- ^ Toni D'Amato, 'Ask Me About TV' Muscatine Journal 17 December 1987 p. 20
- ^ Lane Crockett 'It’s Molly Cheek on Shandling' Port Huron Michigan Times Herald, 27 March 1988 p. 53
- ^ "Molly Cheek Biography". Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ Queens of the bone age – Time Out Chicago Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Molly Cheek at IMDb
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