Georgia Engel

Georgia Engel , Engel in 1977 Born Georgia Bright Engel, (1948-07-28) July 28, 1948 (age 64), Washington, D.C., U.S. Occupation Actress, voice artist, comedienne Years active 1971-present Georgia Bright Engel (born July 28, 1948) is an American film, television, and stage actress who is best known for her roles as Georgette Franklin Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Pat MacDougall on Everybody Loves Raymond. Early life edit: Engel was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Ruth Caroline (née Hendron) and Benjamin Franklin Engel, who was a Coast Guard officer, eventually achieving the rank of Vice Admiral. Engel attended Walter Johnson High School and the Academy of the Washington Ballet from which she graduated. She earned her college degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Her sister, Robin Ruth Engel, was Miss Hawaii, 1967. Career edit: After college, Engel appeared in musical productions with Washington's American Light Opera Company. She moved to New York City in 1969, appearing off-Broadway in Lend an Ear, and for a year as Minnie Fay in the Broadway production of Hello, Dolly!. A 1971 off Broadway production of The House of Blue Leaves eventually played in Los Angeles, where Engel was seen by Mary Tyler Moore and her husband, producer Grant Tinker, her soon-to-be employers. Engel appeared as Georgette Franklin Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show from 1972 until the show ended in 1977. The role won her two Emmy nominations. After that series ended, she teamed up with former Mary Tyler Moore Show co-star Betty White for The Betty White Show during its first and only (1977-1978) season. She later co-starred in two short-lived 1980 sitcoms, Goodtime Girls, as Loretta Smoot, and in Jennifer Slept Here featuring Ann Jillian. Engel had a recurring role on Coach as Shirley Burleigh and starred as the voice of Love-a-Lot Bear in The Care Bears Movie (1985). She played a good witch in a 2007 recurring role of Esmeralda on the now-defunct NBC soap opera Passions. Engel received consecutive Emmy nominations as outstanding guest actress in a comedy series in 2003, 2004, and 2005 for her role on Everybody Loves Raymond as Robert Barone's mother-in-law, Pat MacDougall. While her movie appearances have been sporadic, she made an auspicious film debut in Milos Forman's first English language movie Taking Off for which she was nominated for a British Academy Award for best supporting actress. Other film appearances include The Outside Man, Signs of Life, Papa Was a Preacher, The Sweetest Thing and the made-for-TV movies The Day the Women Got Even and A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story. She lent her voice to the animated films Open Season, Open Season 2, Dr. Dolittle 2, and Open Season 3. She returned to her stage roots in 2006, appearing on Broadway in the musical The Drowsy Chaperone, with Sutton Foster and Edward Hibbert. She created the role of Mrs. Tottendale, which she continued to perform into 2007. In September 2007, she reprised the role in Toronto on the North American tour. She performed the role at the Orpheum Theater in San Francisco, an engagement that ended on Sunday, August 17, 2008. For the summers of 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2010, she appeared in main roles in various productions at The Muny Theater in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri. Most recently, she appeared at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine, as Mrs. Tottendale. In the fall of 2010, Engel was featured in the Vineyard Theatre's acclaimed off-Broadway production of Middletown, written by Will Eno. In 2012, she appeared in episodes of The Office as an older lady being helped by Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper) and in the episode called "Palmdale, Ech" of Two and a Half Men as the mother of Lyndsey MacElroy portrayed by Courtney Thorne-Smith. In March 2012, 35 years after the close of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Betty White and Engel reunited in the third season of Hot in Cleveland for seven episodes. Filmography edit: Film edit: Year Film Role Notes 1971 Taking Off Margot Nominated -- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1972 The Outside Man Mrs. Barnes 1978 A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story Claire Ruth 1980 The Day the Women Got Even Kathy Scott 1983 The Magic of Herself the Elf Willow Song voice 1985 Papa Was a Preacher 'Mama' Porter 1985 The Care Bears Movie Love-a-Lot Bear voice 1989 Signs of Life Betty 2001 Dr. Dolittle 2 Giraffe voice 2002 The Sweetest Thing Vera 2006 Open Season Bobbie voice 2006 Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run Bobbie voice 2007 Nunsensations Sr. Marie Eugene 2008 Open Season 2 Bobbie voice 2010 Open Season 3 Bobbie voice 2013 Grown Ups 2 Mrs. Lamonsoff Television edit: Year Title Role Notes 1974 Rhoda Georgette Franklin 2 episodes 1972-1977 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Georgette Franklin 56 episodes, Nominated -- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1976-1977) 1977-1978 The Betty White Show Mitzi Maloney 14 episodes 1980 Mork and Mindy Ambrosia Melspar Season 2 ep 12 The Exidor Affair 1980 Goodtime Girls Loretta Smoot 13 episodes 1977-1982 The Love Boat Cleo Bagby 4 episodes 1978-1983 Fantasy Island Brenda Rappaport 5 episodes 1983-1984 Jennifer Slept Here Susan Elliot 13 episodes 1992 Hi Honey, I'm Home Georgette Franklin Baxter 1 episode 1991-1997 Coach Shirley Burleigh 17 episodes 2003-2005 Everybody Loves Raymond Pat MacDougall 13 episodes, Prism Award for Best Performance in a Comedy Series (2006), Nominated -- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2003-2005) 2007 Passions Esmeralda 4 episodes 2012 The Office Irene 3 episodes 2012-2013 Hot in Cleveland Mamie Sue Johnson 8 episodes 2012 Two and a Half Men Jean 2 episodes

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