Peri Gilpin

Peri Gilpin (born Peri Kay Oldham; May 27, 1961) is an American actress who portrayed Roz Doyle in the NBC sitcom Frasier and Kim Keeler in the ABC Family drama series Make It or Break It.

Career As a child, Gilpin took drama classes at Dallas Children's Theater. In 1979, upon graduating from Skyline High School, Gilpin enrolled in University of Texas at Austin, majoring in drama, until she was expelled from the acting program at the end of sophomore year. After that, she took acting classes in London, then returned to Dallas and worked briefly as a makeup artist. She apprenticed for five summers at Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts; during her last summer, she was cast as the lead in Hawthorne Country, her first major starring role. She joined the Actors Equity in 1988.

Gilpin appeared on the TV series Cheers, playing Holly Matheson in the 21st episode of the 11th season, which aired in April 1993.

From 1993 until 2004, Gilpin played Roz Doyle in the television series Frasier, a spin-off of Cheers, starring Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane, the role he had played on Cheers since 1984. She was given the role after being one of over 300 actresses to answer the casting call. Gilpin’s fellow finalist for the role was Lisa Kudrow. Along with the principal cast, Gilpin won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 1999.

In 2009, Gilpin appeared in the ABC Family drama Make It or Break It, for which she received a Gracie Award in the category of "Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series".

Gilpin and Frasier co-star Jane Leeves ran a production company, Bristol Cities (named from the cockney rhyming slang), whose projects included a Fox Network pilot titled Minister of Divine, an American remake of the British sitcom The Vicar of Dibley with Kirstie Alley (another Cheers regular) in a starring role. Gilpin is the voice artist for the character Jane Proudfoot in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. She provided the voices of Desiree in the Nickelodeon animated television series Danny Phantom, Volcana in Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League, Hecate in Hercules, and Kate Corrigan in the Hellboy animated films. Gilpin also did voice work for several Wells Fargo and Johnsonville Meats TV commercials.

Gilpin has appeared on the television series Medium and Desperate Housewives. She had a supporting role on the television series Make It or Break It and has appeared on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. She also starred alongside Teri Polo in the Lifetime film For the Love of a Child. In 2012, Gilpin guest-starred with another Cheers alumnus, Ted Danson, in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She had a recurring role in Men at Work on TBS as editor of Full Steam magazine. In the second season of Scorpion, she was introduced as Katherine Cooper, a team superior in Homeland Security.

In 2023, Gilpin reprised her role as Roz Doyle in Paramount's Frasier reboot.

Personal life Gilpin was born in Waco, Texas, to Baylor University students Jim O'Brien (born James Oldham) and Sandra Jo Hauck. After the birth of her sister, Patti Jo, in 1965, her parents divorced, and Sandra moved with her two daughters to Houston. In 1968, when Sandra married her childhood friend Wes Gilpin, Peri and her sister took his surname. In 1969, the Gilpin's moved to Dallas, where Peri grew up.

In 1997, Gilpin's mother died of leiomyosarcoma. Her siblings also died of cancer. On April 30, 2020, Gilpin's sister, Patti, died after a long battle with cancer and on July 29, 2023, her brother, Marc Gilpin, died from complications related to a glioblastoma brain tumor at the age of 56. He was also an actor, having appeared in Jaws 2 as a child.

On July 31, 1999, Gilpin married painter Christian Vincent. They have twins who were born via surrogate mother on May 7, 2004.

Jane Leeves, Gilpin's co-star on Frasier, is her neighbor and close friend.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story Raksha Voice, direct-to-video Only HumansNancy/mother 2021 We Broke Up Adelaide 2024 Shell Sitcom Mom

Television Year Title Role Notes 1988 21 Jump Street Fitzgerald Episode: "The Currency We Trade In" Almost Grown Kim Episode: "Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney" 1990 Matlock Leslie Matthews Episode: "The Pro" 1991 Flesh 'n' Blood Irene 12 episodes 1992 Wings Barbara #242 Episode: "Four Dates That Will Live in Infamy" 1993 Designing Women Jade Herman Episode: "Shovel Off to Buffalo" Cheers Holly Matheson Episode: "Woody Gets an Election" 1993–2004 Frasier Roz Doyle 260 episodes 1995 Pride & Joy Brenda Episode: "Brenda's Secret" Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story Charlotte Parks Television film 1996 The Outer Limits Dr. Rebecca Warfield Episode: "Out of Body" Early Edition Lenore Episode: "After Midnight" 1998 The Lionhearts Lana Lionheart Voice, 13 episodes Hercules Hecate Voice, 2 episodes 1998–1999 Superman: The Animated Series Claire Selton / Volcana 2000 Baby Blues Ms. Brennan Episode: "Ugly Zoe" 2001 Laughter on the 23rd Floor Carol Wyman Television film 2003 Justice League Claire Selton / Volcana Voice, episode: "Only a Dream" 2003–2009 King of the Hill Additional voices 4 episodes 2004–2005 Danny Phantom Desiree Voice, 2 episodes 2005 Uncommon Sense Tracy Television film Women of a Certain Age Dianne 2006 For the Love of a Child Sara O'Meara Hellboy: Sword of Storms Professor Kate Corrigan Voice, television film 2007 Hellboy: Blood and Iron Professor Kate Corrigan Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness Erin Teller Television film Medium Diane Benoit Episode: "The Boy Next Door" Desperate Housewives Maggie Gilroy Episode: "God, That's Good" Side Order of Life Celia Hutchinson Episode: "Awakenings" Law & Order: Criminal Intent Grace Pardue Episode: "Offense" 2009–2011 Make It or Break It Kim Keeler 40 episodes 2011 Hot in Cleveland Taylor Episode: "I Love Lucci: Part One" 2012 Grey's Anatomy Marcy Episode: "Hope for the Hopeless" 2012–2013 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Barbara Russell 4 episodes 2013 Men at Work Alex Turner Modern Family Jeannie Episode: "The Help" Drop Dead Diva Miss Ortiz Episode: "Jane's Secret Revealed" 2014 The Choking Game Heidi, Taryn's mother Television film 2014 Masters of Sex Florence Duncan Episode: "Mirror, Mirror" 2015 Mr. Robinson Eileen Taylor 6 episodes 2015–2016 Scorpion Katherine Cooper 5 episodes 2016 Adam Ruins Everything Miss Pearl Episode: "Adam Ruins the Wild West" 2017 Broad City Joanne Episode: "Abbi's Mom" A Dash of Love Holly Hanson Television film 2018 Station 19 Sue Episode: "Reignited" 2019 Why Women Kill Vivian Burke Episode: "You Had Me at Homicide"2020Family Reunion Grandma Daphne Episode: "Remember Our Parents' Wedding?"2022Kevin Can F**k Himself Donna Devine Episode: "Ghost"2023–2024 Frasier Roz Doyle 6 episodes