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"Mary Cooper" (Laurie Metcalf) is "Sheldon's" (Jim Parsons) devout mother from Texas. She is more or less the only person who can get "Sheldon" to do as she says. Carry on reading to find out in which other series the talented actress appears.
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Aside from playing "Mary Cooper", many sitcom fans will know Laurie Metcalf as "Jackie Harris" in Roseanne - she reprised her role again in The Conners, which premiered in 2018. Metcalf also starred as "Marion McPherson" in the independent hit movie Lady Bird alongside Saoirse Ronan and was nominated for an Academy Award for that role. In 2019, she had a voice role as "Mrs. Davis" in Toy Story 4. Metcalf is twice divorced and has four children.
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Christine Baranski plays "Dr. Beverly Hofstadter", "Leonard's" mother. She is at least as intelligent as her son "Leonard" (played by Johnny Galecki), but the two do not have a particularly close relationship. "Beverly" can not really be described as a loving mother when it comes to "Leonard". None of The Big Bang Theory nerds really like "Leonard's" mother apart from "Sheldon". In real life, however...
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...Christine Baranski has two daughters whom she loves very much. Christine is well known from films such as The Grinch, Mamma Mia and The Bounty Hunter. She played the lawyer "Diane Lockhart" in the series The Good Wife from 2009 until 2016 and has starred in the spin-off series The Good Fight since 2017. She was married to fellow actor Matthew Cowles from 1983 until his death in 2014.
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"Dr. V. M. Koothrappali" (Brian George) is the father of "Raj" (Kunal Nayyar). He lives in India and is a wealthy gynecologist. He and his ex-wife regularly Skype with their son "Raj" and are intent upon finding him a good Indian girl to marry. See our next photo to find out what other series Brian George stars in.
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Brian George has also starred in The X-Files, NCIS and 2 Broke Girls. He is also a highly successful voice actor and is remembered for playing "Babu Bhatt" on Seinfeld.
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Alice Amter plays "Mrs. Koothrappali," "Raj's" mother in The Big Bang Theory.
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Alice Amter is actually not Indian at all. In fact, she has a German mother and grew up in England. Her most famous role to date has been playing "Raj's" mother in The Big Bang Theory. She also appeared in the films The Good Girl and Extreme Rage.
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Just like "Penny's" (Kaley Cuoco) surname, her father "Wyatt's" (Keith Carradine) is never mentioned either. "Wyatt" appears in four episodes of The Big Bang Theory - BUT: Keith Carradine is not just a talented actor...
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Keith Carradine is not only an actor, but also a singer. He even won an Oscar in 1976 for "Best Original Song" for the film Nashville. He has starred in the films Peacock and Cowboys & Aliens amongst others. He has also had numerous guest appearances in TV shows, including in Criminal Minds, Numb3rs, Fargo (Season 1). He starred as POTUS "Conrad Dalton" in Madam Secretary from 2014 until 2019.
It was always a delight watching The Big Bang Theory and one of "Leonard", "Howard", "Raj" or "Sheldon's" parents appear on screen! And "Sheldon" and "Leonard's" mothers are absolutely brilliant as "Dr. Beverly Hofstadter" and "Mary Cooper".
But they were stars long before appearing on the show. Let's take a look at what other show's they've appeared in!
Enjoy!