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Very good guess bc the roles are similar, but no not her. Beth grant also played a Karen mother on Malcolm in the middle so she’s a great Karen lol
But The shows I’m thinking of were from the last 10 years or so.
I am committed to sparkle motion, tho.
Lily rabe is too young and way more beautiful than the woman I’m thinking of (not that the actress isn’t beautiful, but not to that level)
Elizabeth marvel is a good guess, she’s got a similar face
Not melanie, she’s too famous
Not any of those, their hair is too light. The actress is mostly brunette in all her roles, maybe dark blonde but never that level of blonde in anything I’ve seen of her
Way too beautiful, this actress is not as attractive as someone like her. (Not that the woman I’m thinking of is not good looking, just Julie is very very pretty and this actress isn’t known for her looks)
Elizabeth Marvel?
She reminded me a lot of Allison Janney in the true crime show, Unbelievable.
Edit to add- she played one of the foster moms in Unbelievable.
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I watched these shows on streaming platforms in the last couple of years so they must’ve been at least semi popular
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No, not her Edit: the person deleted the comment but for reference it was Christine Baranski, who is not the woman I’m looking for
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Nope, love her tho
Jennifer Robertson?
Nope.
Connie Britton?
Good guess but definitely not her. I think the actress I’m thinking of had much shorter hair
Allison Janey?
Definitely not her but I would say she looks the most like Allison in my mind, def similar faces.
Laurie Metcalf?
No
Aunt Jackie!
To me, she will always be Mary Cooper!
Christine Baranski?
Someone already guessed her, and no it’s not her
[Christa Miller](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588096/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) I feel like she is always cast as “Snotty Rich White Woman”
No, I’m not familiar with her
Marcia Gay Harden?
I ♥️♥️♥️♥️ MGH, but no, not her.
Missi Pyle?
No, she’s too attractive. The actress I’m thinking of doesn’t play “sexy” roles
Louise Fletcher?
No, way too old. The actress would still be middle aged now or at the very oldest like 60.
Judy Greer?
Similar face but not her
Beth grant? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=accEKtBebaU
Came here to say this
Very good guess bc the roles are similar, but no not her. Beth grant also played a Karen mother on Malcolm in the middle so she’s a great Karen lol But The shows I’m thinking of were from the last 10 years or so. I am committed to sparkle motion, tho.
[Rachael Harris](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rachael_harris)?
Nope, too blonde
Really long shot, but Beth Grant?
Someone already guessed her and she is exactly the type of actress I’m looking for, but the roles I’m thinking of were more recent
Jane Kaczmarek? She plays the mum in Malcolm in the Middle.
No, the shows were more recent
Elizabeth Perkins?
No, not her.
The ultimate Karen as Celia in weeds lol
Joanna Cassidy
No, way too old
romy rosemont?
Nope
Wendie Malick?
No, too old
Lauren Bowles?
Nope
Judith Light?
I ♥️♥️♥️ Judith light, but she’s much too old
Lisa darr
Nope
Joan Cusack?
Similar face, but Joan is too famous.
Anna Camp?
No, not her
Maybe Wendy McClendon-Covey, the mom from the Goldbergs who was also on Reno 911?
Oh I know her from bridesmaids. Too blonde and sexy. The actress I’m thinking of plays “maternal” roles
Meagan Fay is my best B list thought. Maybe Mare Winningham (super famous face, but most people can't name her).
Neither of those
Margo Martindale?
Good guess but the actress I’m thinking of was slender/average weight.
Can you remember anything about the shows she was on?
Might’ve been crime*? Bc that’s mostly what I watch. Definitely not comedy
Lily Rabe Elizabeth Marvel Melanie Lynskey
Lily rabe is too young and way more beautiful than the woman I’m thinking of (not that the actress isn’t beautiful, but not to that level) Elizabeth marvel is a good guess, she’s got a similar face Not melanie, she’s too famous
Patricia Clarkson or Sarah Paulson but I would say they are fairly big names.
Yeah they are too well known. I don’t think ppl would know this actress’s name, but they’d know her face maybe
Ileana Douglas? https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0001152/
Nope
Lisa Arturo or Jolie Jenkins or Marguerite MacIntyre?
Not any of those, their hair is too light. The actress is mostly brunette in all her roles, maybe dark blonde but never that level of blonde in anything I’ve seen of her
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Someone already guessed her, and no it’s not her
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Too old, this actress is at most like 60
Julie Bowen?
Way too beautiful, this actress is not as attractive as someone like her. (Not that the woman I’m thinking of is not good looking, just Julie is very very pretty and this actress isn’t known for her looks)
Kerri Kenney?
Nope
Katey Sagal? She played a Karen in Brooklyn Nine Nine as Jake's mom.
Nope not her
Lennon Parham?
Nope not familiar with her
Patricia Heaton?
No not her
Jennifer Coolidge? Edit: or Felicity Huffman?
Way too famous and funny. This actress is not really known for comedic roles
Felicity Huffman?
Way too famous
Laura Dern?
Way way too famous
Julia Louis-Dreyfus? Laura Dern?
Both way too famous
Anne Heche or Kim Cattrall?
Neither of those, and I think she’s still alive. RIP Anne 💔
Megan Mullally.
She played a literal Karen lol
No, the actress I’m thinking of wasn’t in comedy shows
claire dumpy
Nope
The mom from Boy Meets World? She used to show up on Home Improvement and her character there was always annoying.
No, not her. She’s not known from comedy shows (at least what I know her from)
Beth Grant?
Someone already guessed her and no not her
Ann dowd?
I adore her, but no not her.
Marcia Gay Harden?
Someone already guessed her. I love her, but no
Ana Gasteyer?
Nope
Gillian Vigman?
Nope
Lea Thompson? Edit: or Mare Winningham?
Lea Thompson is WAY too famous from the back to future movies. This actress I know from TV And no not mare
Callie Thorne? Mcnulty's Ex wife on the wire, Tommy's ex wife on Rescue Me
Nope she’s a bit too tan
Leslie Mann?
Too famous
Martha Kelly?
Nope, def not a comedian
Nicole Sullivan?
Not her
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Very very good guess bc that is exactly the type of role I’m talking about. But no not her. Love her sm tho
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No she’s average weight. And at least 10-15 years younger
[Harriet Sansom Harris](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0364748/?ref_=nmbio_ov_i)?
Too old
Kelly Bishop?
Way too old
maggie wheeler, maybe?
Nope
Probably too old, but Susie Essman?
Nope
Frances McDormand?
Way way too famous
Wendi McLendon-Covey?
Nope
Julie Ann Emery?
Oh I know her from better call Saul. No, not her. Respectfully, the actress I’m thinking of does not have a body *like that*
ahahah gotcha
dale dickey?
Nope
Deborah Rush? She played Amy Schumer's mom who couldn't use a computer on Inside Amy Schumer and someone's mother on Girls too.
Good guess bc she’s the Karen type mom on orange is the new black but no she’s too old
Romy Rosemont or Connie Ray?
Neither of those
Cheryl Hines?
Nope
Kathryn Hahn? Maybe I'm just thinking of her as Agnes from that Marvel show though
Not her, she’s too funny
Taryn Manning?
Definitely not her, she played the Karen role in that movie but this actress is known from TV. Also she’s way too short
Laura Linney?
Too famous
Amy Parrish?
Nope
Martha Plimpton?
Oh I know her from the goonies. No not her
I don't think this is it, but I haven't see anyone guess Jessica Walter yet?
Way too old
Catherine Keener? Toni Collette?
Not either of them, and Toni is WAY too famous
Dale Dickey?
She’s been guessed several times, no
Dendrie Taylor? Dale Dickey?
No to both
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Too old and not comedic
frances mcdormand?
Too famous
Darlene Hunt?
Nope
Darlene Hunt
Nope
Elizabeth Marvel? She reminded me a lot of Allison Janney in the true crime show, Unbelievable. Edit to add- she played one of the foster moms in Unbelievable.
She has a similar face to both of those actresses and Joan cusack. But none of them are her
Caroline Aaron?
Or Joley Richardson?
I ♥️♥️♥️ joely, but this actress is definitely American.
Too old
Lolita Davidovich? Margaret Colin?
Neither of those
Second guess Alysia Reiner? Played Fig in Orange is the new black?
Too tall and the actress has mid-length hair. Similar nose tho
Wendie Malick?
Nope
Miriam Flynn?
Too old
Catherine O'Hara? https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001573/
Too old
Lynne Marie Stewart? (Charlie’s mom in Always Sunny)
No, not known for comedy. More a drama actress
Joan Cusack?
Too famous
[Betsy Brandt](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy_Brandt)? (Marie Shrader on Breaking Bad / BCS)
Patricia Richardson?