Mary Stein

Mary Stein is an American actress.

Early life and education Stein was born in Marquette, Michigan and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She began her acting career performing in plays. She graduated from Franklin High School and she received a B.A. degree from Marquette University in 1980. She then attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division as a member of Group 13 (1980–1984). Other students at Juilliard during that time include Val Kilmer (Group 10), Kevin Spacey (Group 12), and Thomas Gibson (Group 14).

Career Following graduation from Juilliard, Stein got her first screen acting job in the "Time's Arrow" episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, playing an alien nurse. As her career developed, she played roles such as Miss Floom, the landlady and owner of the Flealands Hotel in Babe: Pig in the City and Miss Rue Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Some of her well-known television roles include Ms. Sneed on General Hospital and Gerda in Providence. She also appeared in Clint Eastwood's film Changeling, alongside Angelina Jolie.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1990 Alice Nun Uncredited 1995 Man of the Year Angela Lucassey 1998 Dead Man on Campus Irritated Woman Babe: Pig in the City Miss Floom 2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Miss Rue Who 2001 Monkeybone Lulu 2002 Men in Black II Bird Lady Alien 2004 30 Days Until I'm Famous Dale the Dispatcher TV movie 2006 The Legend of Tillamook's Gold Billie Stahl 2008 Changeling Janet Hutchins 2009 Portal Nurse Theresa 2015 Little Boy Martha 2021 California Dreaming Ms. Black TV movie

Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 Star Trek: The Next Generation Alien Nurse 1 episode 1993 Murphy Brown Woman #4 1995 Deadly Games Secretary 1996 Married... with Children Judge #2 1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Fat Man's Wife 2 episodes 2000 Cousin Skeeter Teacher 1 episode MADtv Herself 2001 The Nightmare Room Mrs. Falca 2002 Even Stevens Lynn Shannon Push, Nevada Myrna 4 episodes MDs Sandra Conley 1 episode Providence Gerda 10 episodes 2005 Hot Properties Jane 1 episode 2006 General Hospital Ms. Sneed 4 episodes 2007 Unfabulous Nun 1 episode 2009 The Ex List Karen Harris 2013 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Melanie Glee Pam Fronkstein 2013-2014 Actors Entertainment Herself 2 episodes 2015 Wicked City Librarian 1 episode The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell Herself 2020 The Haves and the Have Nots Doctor Patton 2021 Legacies Rich Woman