Mary Pat Gleason

Mary Pat Gleason (February 23, 1950 – June 2, 2020) was an American film and television actress and an Emmy Award-winning writer. From 1983 to 1985, she appeared as "Jane Hogan" on the daytime soap opera Guiding Light, for which she was also a writer.

Her first screen role was the a 1982 episode of Texas, a soap opera that aired on NBC.

Writing In addition to acting, Gleason also wrote for Guiding Light and was part of the team that won the 1986 Daytime Emmy for outstanding daytime drama series writing.

Death Gleason died of uterine cancer on June 2, 2020, at age 70.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1983 Easy Money Party Mother 1989 Troop Beverly Hills Kindly Troop Leader 1989 I, Madman Policewoman 1989 Fat Man and Little Boy Dora Welsh 1990 Vital Signs Rotunda Woman 1990 Pastime Woman At Bar 1991 Defending Your Life The Waitress 1991 Soapdish Housewife 1992 Basic Instinct Juvenile Officer 1992 Man Trouble Vira 1992 Lorenzo's Oil The Librarian 1994 Lookin' Italian Casting Director 1994 Holy Matrimony Female Officer 1994 Speechless Desk Clerk 1995 A Walk in the Clouds Bus Driver 1996 Infinity County Nurse #2 1996 The Crucible Martha Corey 1996 No Easy Way Nurse Barb 2000 Traffic Witness #2 2001 Evolution Customer 2002 Hometown Legend Tee Naters 2003 Bruce Almighty Heavyish Woman 2003 Cliché Francesca DePesto Short 2003 Intolerable Cruelty Nero's Waitress 2003 Grand Theft Parsons Nurse 2004 13 Going on 30 Mrs. Flamhaff 2004 A Cinderella Story Eleanor 2005 Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School Natasha 2005 The Island Nutrition Clerk 2005 Underclassman Ms. Hagerty 2006 Lies & Alibis Operator #3 2006 One Sung Hero Sara's Mom Short 2006 Wristcutters: A Love Story Eugene's Mother 2006 Room 6 Nurse Holiday 2007 Because I Said So Iris 2007 The Memory Thief Hospital Patient 2007 Nobel Son Ruby 2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Teresa 2007 Moving McAllister Margerie 2008 Bottle Shock Marge 2008 Drillbit Taylor Mrs. Farber 2010 Santa's Apprentice Beatrice Lovejoy English version, voice 2011 Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Marge 2011 I Love You Like Crazy Yvette Short 2012 Arcadia Agnes 2013 The Magic Snowflake Beatrice Lovejoy English version, voice 2014 Blended Pharmacy Cashier 2014 Earth to Echo Dusty, Mullet Lady At Bar 2014 Big Stone Gap Alice Lambert 2016 Why Him? Joyce 2016 Nina Orderly 2016 Ophelia "Grumpy" Short 2017 Fan Girl Carla 2018 Sierra Burgess Is a Loser Counselor Stevens 2020 Saving Paradise Mary Williams Posthumous release; final film role

Television Year Title Role Notes 1982 Texas Doris Hodges Episode: #1.617 1983-1984 Guiding Light Jane Hogan 3 episodes 1987 Full House Jennifer Sianski Episode: "The Return of Grandma" 1987 Highway to Heaven Lucille Perry Episode: "Why Punish The Children" 1988 Mama's Family Arlene Madison Episode: "A Friend Indeed" 1988 Frank's Place Mother Mae Episode: "Night Business" 1988 The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick Mary Television film 1989 Those She Left Behind Nurse Walker Television film 1989 Murphy Brown Olga Episode: "Moscow on the Potomac" 1989 Peter Gunn Nurse Pat Television film 1989 Quantum Leap Mrs. Thompson Episode: "Camikazi Kid" 1989 Highway to Heaven Bus Driver Episode: "The Squeaky Wheel" 1989 Dear John Secretary Episode: "The Secret of Success" 1989 Life Goes On Mrs. Martina Pasogian Episode: "Pets, Guys and Videotape" 1989 Night Court Sister Ruth Mae Episode: "The Cop and the Lady" 1990 His & Hers Mrs. Fishbain Episode: "M Is for the Many Things She Lifted" 1990 Singer & Sons Marilyn Episode: "The Boxer Rebellion" 1990 Framed Eunice Television film 1990 Steel Magnolias Janice Van Meter Pilot (unsold) 1990 ABC Afterschool Specials Mrs. Rupert Episode: "Testing Dirty" 1990 Who's the Boss? Diane Episode: "Parental Guidance Suggested" 1990 Empty Nest Nurse Bradford Episode: "Honey, I Shrunk Laverne" 1990 Night Court Eunice Episode: "A Night Court at the Opera" 1990 L.A. Law Edna Garth Episode: "Vowel Play" 1990 Saved by the Bell Madame Oeuf Episode: "The Babysitters" 1991 Davis Rules Rae Episode: "Twisted Sister" 1991 In the Heat of the Night Hostess Episode: "Just a Country Boy" 1991 Perfect Strangers Betty Episode: "A Catered Affair" 1991 Top of the Heap Mrs. Epstein Episode: "The Agony and the Agony" 1991 Nurses Off Duty Nurse Episode: "Son of a Pilot" 1991 Murder, She Wrote Reference Librarian Episode: "Night Fears" 1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion Amanda Cooper Television film 1991 The Story Lady The Receptionist Television film 1992 The Golden Palace Lost and Found Woman Episode: "Miles, We Hardly Knew Ye" 1992 A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story Mrs. Rory Television film 1993 Getting By Mrs. Hanover 2 episodes 1993 Precious Victims Waitress #1 Television film 1993 The Secrets of Lake Success Lady Diner 3 episodes 1993 Coach Winnie Episode: "Piece o' Cake" 1993 Blossom Woman Episode: "Big Doings: Part 2" 1994 Children of the Dark Lydia Fallbrook Television film 1994 Good Advice Carol Episode: "Two Times Twenty" 1994 Friends Nurse Sizemore Episode: "The One with George Stephanopoulos" 1994 The 5 Mrs. Buchanans Helen McConnell Episode: "Nothing on Delilah" 1995 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Postal Inspector Episode: "Metallo" 1995 Sister, Sister Snaggle-Toothed Woman Episode: "Kid in Play" 1995 Step by Step Ms. Butkus Episode: "Maid to Order" 2000-2017 Will & Grace Bridget / Sally 4 episodes 2001 Malcolm in the Middle Woman in Car Episode: "Emancipation" 2001 Sex and the City Lucille Episode: "My Motherboard, Myself" 2004-2012 Desperate Housewives Elenora Butters 3 episodes 2004 NCIS Nurse Wells Episode: ”The Bone Yard” 2008 The Middleman Ida Main Character 2009 Mentalist Charlotte McAdoo S2 E2: "The Scarlet Letter" 2010 Good Luck Charlie Rita Episode: "Take Mel Out to the Ball Game" 2012 Bones Crystal Jones Episode: "The Bump in the Road" 2012 2 Broke Girls Blanche Episode: "And the Cupcake War" 2013 Motive Marion Reader Episode: "Framed" 2013 Killing Kennedy Marguerite Oswald Television film 2014-2019 Mom Mary Recurring role 2016 How to Get Away with Murder Robin Laforge Episode: "What Happened to You, Annalise?" 2018 American Housewife Mrs. Austin Episode: "It's Not You, It's Me" 2019 The Blacklist Agathe Tyche Episode: "Lady Luck"

Animation Year Title Role Notes 2019 What the F 101 Professor Foxtrot Season 1

Theater Year Title Role Notes 2006 Stopping Traffic Herself Vineyard Theatre

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result1986 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Drama Series Writing TeamGuiding Light