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Marianne Muellerleile
Born (1948-11-26) November 26, 1948 (age 75)
Occupation Actress
Years active 1972–present
Spouse(s)
Tom Norris
(m. 1988)

Marianne Muellerleile (born November 26, 1948) is an American actress.

Early life

Muellerleile was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Margaret (née Keaney) and Cecil E. Muellerleile, an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator and oil company executive.

Career

Muellerleile played the role of Sophie, a waitress, in the film Return to Me which was directed by and also starred Bonnie Hunt and then later appeared as a series regular on Bonnie's comedy series, Life with Bonnie as Gloria, the housekeeper, for two seasons until the show ended. She also appeared in The WB television series Charmed episode "Primrose Empath". She also has a recurring role on the soap opera Passions, playing the disturbed character of Norma Bates. She also played the nanny on Melrose Place and a no-nonsense mother hosting a Halloween party on Highway to Heaven. She guest-starred in one episode of Will and Grace, in one episode of Anger Management and in one episode of How I Met Your Mother. In 1991, Muellerleile made her first appearance on the situation comedy Night Court as Miss Gilly; she would subsequently appear on the series three more times, as three different characters.

In the 1984 film The Terminator, she had a pivotal role as a woman named Sarah Connor, who is murdered by the Terminator because she shares the name of its target. Also in 1984, she appeared in the hit comedy film Revenge of the Nerds. In 1994, she played the role of Diana Beaujolais in Saved By the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas.

Muellerleile recurred as a nun-teacher Sister Dominick at the school of the characters Madeline Fitzpatrick and London Tipton in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody episodes, Forever Plaid, Books & Birdhouses and A Kept Man.

She also recurred in Zeke and Luther as Nana Waffles, Luther's grandmother.

She voiced Mrs. Rudolph in W.I.T.C.H. and had a role in Smokin' Aces as Margie Turlock, where she treats shooting victim Hollis Elmore (Martin Henderson) after a botched drive-by attempt by the "Tremor Brothers". She has had memorable roles in films such as Memento, Thank You for Smoking, Norbit and Nina. Muellerleile later had a recurring role in the Disney Junior animated series The Rocketeer as Lucille.

In addition to TV and film, Muellerleile has an extensive resume in theater, commercials and print work.

Personal life

She married Air Force officer Joseph T. "Tom" Norris Jr. on May 7, 1988. She is a Roman Catholic and a registered Democrat.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1972 The Heartbreak Kid Co-ed Uncredited
1977 Exorcist II: The Heretic Patient
1978 An Unmarried Woman Partygoer
1979 Manhattan Jaywalker
1980 Hero at Large Woman in Line
1980 Willie & Phil Moviegoer
1980 Stardust Memories Woman with Cigarette
1981 Endless Love Nurse
1981 Arthur Partygoer
1981 They All Laughed Dinner Guest
1983 Going Berserk Waitress
1984 Revenge of the Nerds Woman
1984 The Terminator Wrong Sarah
1987 The Trouble with Dick Betty Ball
1988 Portrait of a White Marriage Roxanne
1988 Going to the Chapel Linda
1989 Curse II: The Bite Trucker Big Flo
1991 Life Stinks Head Nurse
1991 Soapdish Housewife
1992 Passion Fish Drushka
1993 Night Eyes Three Mrs. O'Brien
1993 Heaven & Earth Dinner Guest #2
1994 Clifford Kevin's Mother
1994 The Road to Wellville Nurse Bloethal
1995 The Low Life Temp Dispatcher
1995 Chameleon Betty Bowen
1996 Executive Decision Diabetic Woman
1996 Infinity Nurse Gracie
1996 Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story Landlady
1996 Jingle All the Way Tow Truck Driver
1996 One Fine Day Ruta
1997 The Beautician and the Beast Chef
1997 Liar Liar Ms. Berry
1997 A Smile Like Yours
1997 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn Sheila Caslin
2000 Return to Me Sophie
2000 Memento Tattooist
2001 Devil's Prey Grace
2001 The Man from Elysian Fields Obnoxious Lady
2005 Thank You for Smoking Teacher
2006 Running with Scissors Nurse
2006 Smokin' Aces Margie Turlock
2007 Adventures of Johnny Tao Kate
2007 Norbit Helga
2007 Welcome to Paradise Doris Fargo
2008 Uncross the Stars Waitress
2014 Some Kind of Beautiful Principal Chandler
2016 Nina Nurse Mary
2021 Queen Bees Anne Rothstein

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1977 Seventh Avenue Hefty Sales Girl Episode #1.1
1978 To Kill a Cop Choir singer Television film
1978 The Doctors Nurse 2 episodes
1981 Magnum, P.I. Olga Episode: "From Moscow to Maui"
1981 The Greatest American Hero Stella Episode: "Hog Wild"
1982 Gimme a Break! Betty Episode: "Porko's II"
1982 The Jeffersons Connie Episode: "How Now Dow Jones"
1982 I'd Rather Be Calm Second Nurse Television film
1982 Archie Bunker's Place Laura Episode: "Captain Video"
1982 The A-Team Nurse Schneider Episode: "Mexican Slayride"
1983 Remington Steele Cab Driver Episode: "Steele Among the Living"
1983 Amanda's Mrs. Brighton Episode: "Amanda's Number One Son"
1984 One Day at a Time Lillian Episode: "Up in Smoke"
1984 P.O.P. Betty Jo Television film
1984 Double Trouble Hansi Episode: "Do You Believe in Magic?"
1984, 1985 Knots Landing Bonnie Merriwether 2 episodes
1985–1991 Night Court Various roles 4 episodes
1986 The Twilight Zone Woman #1 In Accident Episode: "A Matter of Minutes"
1986 Child's Cry Eric's Teacher Television film
1986 Blacke's Magic April Dileen Episode: "Address Unknown"
1986 You Again? Harriet Episode: "Small Change"
1986 Moonlighting Beauty Salon Customer Episode: "Camile"
1986 Fresno Gloria Miniseries
1986 Amen Nurse Etta Episode: "After the Fall"
1986, 1987 Highway to Heaven Mrs. Harper / Mrs. MacPhee 2 episodes
1986, 1991 Perfect Strangers Athena / Cop #2
1987 Falcon Crest Bertha Episode: "The Great Karlotti"
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse Nurse Episode: "Puppetman"
1987 Hooperman Murphy's Wife Episode: "Don We Now Our Gay Apparel"
1987 Hotel Evie Episode: "Dark Horses"
1988 Sledge Hammer! Big Mabel Episode: "The Secret of My Excess"
1988 The Bronx Zoo Margo Bleiweiss Episode: "Truancy Blues"
1988 Disaster at Silo 7 Matilda Recer Television film
1988 Thirtysomething Matron Episode: "We'll Meet Again"
1988 Murphy Brown Secretary #8 Episode: "Baby Love"
1988, 1989 Mr. Belvedere Various roles 2 episodes
1989 Day by Day Gretchen Kierney Episode: "Smart Women, Nice Refreshments"
1989 She Knows Too Much Guard Television film
1989 Family Ties Cecelia Episode: "They Can't Take That Away from Me: Part 2"
1989 Growing Pains Nurse Bauer Episode: "Second Chance"
1989 An Eight Is Enough Wedding Greta Wolfson Television film
1989 Life Goes On Dora Episode: "Pets, Guys and Videotape"
1990 Dream On Melkis Episode: "The First Episode"
1990 The World According to Straw Vanessa Neff Television film
1990 Good Grief Mrs. Haversham Episode: "Cub Scouts and Horses & Whiskers on Kittens"
1990 Grand Colleen 3 episodes
1991 Sons and Daughters Makeup Person Episode: "Throw Mama from the Terrain"
1991 The Trials of Rosie O'Neill Judith Ann Episode: "The Reunion"
1991 Top of the Heap Mrs. O'Miley Episode: "The Last Temptation of Charlie"
1991 The Hogan Family Grace Alsop Episode: "A Sneaking Suspicion"
1991 Morton & Hayes Mrs. Shubb Episode: "The Vase Shop"
1992 Santa Barbara Mrs. Sturm 9 episodes
1992 Sisters Heidi Episode: "Sunstroke"
1992 Picket Fences Mrs. Tilly Episode: "Frank the Potato Man"
1993 Sirens Mrs. Pavel 4 episodes
1993 At Home with the Webbers Mrs. Nelson's Friend Television film
1993 Getting By Mrs. Bergner Episode: "Give Peace a Chance"
1993 Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times Eta Episode: "The Smink Brothers"
1993 Based on an Untrue Story Prison Matron Television film
1993 Grace Under Fire Trisha Episode: "Second Time Around"
1993 Melrose Place Nurse Colleen Episode: "Under the Mistletoe"
1993 The Trouble with Larry Roberta Sue / Burglar 7 episodes
1993–1994 Phenom Sister Felicia 6 episodes
1994 The Nanny Andrea's Mother Episode: "The Show Must Go On"
1994 Columbo Nurse Hilda Episode: "Undercover"
1994 Past Tense Receptionist / Nurse Television film
1994 Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas Diana Beaujolais
1994 Ellen Edna Episode: "Mrs. Koger"
1994 Sister, Sister Wrangler Episode: "Free Billy"
1994, 1995 Saved by the Bell: The New Class Hilda / Mrs. Steele 2 episodes
1995 Coach Technician Episode: "Did Someone Call Me Snorer?"
1995 Me and the Boys Nurse Episode: "The Age of Reason"
1995 American Masters Maria Clemm Episode: "Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul"
1995 Problem Child 3: Junior in Love Miss Hicks Television film
1995 Minor Adjustments Receptionist Episode: "Everybody's Got a Secret"
1995 Family Values Cleark Television film
1995, 1996 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Gertrude, Tourist Voice, 2 episodes
1996 The Crew Muriel Packer Episode: "A League of Their Own"
1996 Cybill Sister Mary Rose Episode: "A Who's Who for What's His Name"
1996 Partners Aunt Betty Episode: "Will You Marry Me?"
1996 Hope & Gloria Meter Maid Episode: "Note to Self"
1996 Norma Jean & Marilyn Mrs. Dewey Television film
1996 The Faculty Mrs. Reed Episode: "Parents' Night"
1996 The Wayans Bros. Nurse Benson Episode: "Grandma's in the Hiz-House"
1996 Homeboys in Outer Space Miss 2080 Episode: "House Party or, Play That Funky White Music Droid"
1996 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Matron Episode: "The People v. Lois Lane"
1996, 1997 Married... with Children Health Inspector 2 episodes
1997 Promised Land Nurse Marianne Episode: "Mirror Image"
1997 The Single Guy Mrs. Fingerman 2 episodes
1997 ER Mrs. Jarnowski Episode: "Faith"
1997 Sunset Beach Mrs. Frazier Episode #1.98
1997 Meego Ilsa Scrotenbuster Episode: "Pilot"
1997 Caroline in the City Nurse Marva Episode: "Caroline and the Love That Dares Not Speak Its Name"
1998 Cow and Chicken Farm Wife, Lady Gunslinger Voice, 2 episodes
1998 Chicago Hope Peggy Fritz Episode: "The Ties That Bind"
1998 Holding the Baby Mrs. Brookover Episode: "Pilot"
1998 Costello Kelly
1998 Rude Awakening Large Woman 2 episodes
1998 Love Boat: The Next Wave Russian Woman Episode: "Captains Courageous"
1998 Guys Like Us Bea Episode: "A Turkey Too Far"
1998 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show Luther's Mom Episode: "Honey, I've Joined the Big Top"
1998–1999 3rd Rock from the Sun Lucy 6 episodes
1998–2000 The Journey of Allen Strange Miss String 7 episodes
1999 Smart Guy Mrs. Tudjman Episode: "Never Too Young"
1999 The Young and the Restless Nurse Maris Voorhies 2 episodes
1999 7th Heaven Mrs. Jasper Episode: "Who Nose?"
2000 Party of Five Professional Wrapper Episode: "Dog Day After New Year"
2000 Will & Grace Jodie Episode: "Girls, Interrupted"
2000 Gideon's Crossing Mrs. Brigitte Henna Episode: "The Gift"
2000 Charmed Receptionist #2 Episode: "Primrose Empath"
2001 Rugrats Sunny Voice, episode: "Dayscare"
2001 The Lot Mrs. Meriam Bozer Episode: "Danny Matthews Takes a Wife"
2001–2008 Passions Norma Bates 97 episodes
2002 The Hughleys Hag Episode: "Leaving Las Vegas"
2002–2004 Life with Bonnie Gloria 42 episodes
2004 Method & Red Parole Commissioner Episode: "Chu Chu's Redemption"
2005–2006 W.I.T.C.H. Mrs. Rudolph Voice, 4 episodes
2006 Crossing Jordan Alice Episode: "Loves Me Not"
2006 Nip/Tuck Mrs. Gunther Episode: "Shari Noble"
2006 Untitled Brad Copeland Project Mrs. Miller Television film
2006–2007 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Sister Dominick 5 episodes
2007 Playing Chicken Donna Television film
2008 Medium Bartender Episode: "Wicked Game: Part Two"
2008 Days of Our Lives Mail Clerk Episode #1.10868
2008 Twenty Good Years Sonia Episode: "Murder He Thought"
2008 Boston Legal Evelyn Episode: "Last Call"
2009 NCIS Nurse Hannah Dunstan Episode: "Toxic"
2009 Desperate Housewives Anne Peterson Episode: "Don't Walk on the Grass"
2009 12 Men of Christmas Diane Television film
2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dolores Rinaldi Episode: "Better Off Dead"
2009–2011 Zeke and Luther Nana Waffles 9 episodes
2010 American Dad! Jugendherberge Hostess / Olga Voice, 2 episodes
2010 How I Met Your Mother Meredith Episode: "Home Wreckers"
2011 Big Love N/A Episode: "Winter"
2011 Wizards of Waverly Place Fake Linda Episode: "Meet the Werewolves"
2011 Body of Proof Mary Vranich Episode: "Lazarus Man"
2011 The League Nurse Bernice Episode: "The Funeral"
2011–2015 Mike & Molly Connie 4 episodes
2012 The Middle Liz Episode: "Hecking It Up"
2012 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Maureen Voice, episode: "Catch a Falling Star"
2012 The Mentalist Manager's Wife Episode: "Pink Champagne on Ice"
2012 Parenthood Dog Breeder Episode: "Left Field"
2013 Maron Russian Woman Episode: "Projections"
2013 The Millers Natalie Episode: "The Mother Is In"
2014 Instant Mom Pat Episode: "Buy Any Jeans Necessary"
2014 Anger Management Dorothy Episode: "Charlie & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Thanksgiving"
2015 Marry Me Referee Episode: "Mom Me"
2016 Kirby Buckets Inga Episode: "Weekend with Inga"
2016 Recovery Road Mrs. Summers Episode: "My Loose Thread"
2016 Heartbeat Nurse Episode: "What Happens in Vegas... Happens"
2016 Major Crimes Mrs. Lutz Episode: "Skin Deep"
2017 Elementary Margaret 2 episodes
2017 Untitled Kourtney Kang Project Sister Frances Television film
2018 School of Rock Old Person Episode: "Kool Thing"
2019 Why Women Kill 1 episode
2019 9-1-1 Ms. Ulyanov Episode: "Fallout"
2019 To Whom It May Concern Helene Episode: "Pilot"
2019–2020 The Rocketeer Lucille / Tightrope Walker Voice, 12 episodes
2021 The Kominsky Method Waitress Episode: "Chapter 18. You Only Give Me Your Funny Paper"

Video Games

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Fallout: New Vegas Daisy Whitman, Ethel Phebus, Jeannie May Crawford, Old Lady Gibson, Pearl, Ruby Nash, Lily Bowen, Malefic Maud, Maud's Muggers, Various minor NPCs. Voice actor, Uncredited.
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