Mary Gross Biography

Fast Facts

• Her brother, Michael Gross, is also an actor best known for his role as Steven Keaton on "Family Ties․"
• Became a member of Second City and made her acting debut on the "Avery Schreiber Live from the Second City" special in 1980
• First performed in a high school musical put on by the history club, which was led by future actress Marilu Henner
• Originally wanted to be a high school English teacher but was told by an instructor that she should pursue acting
• Best known as a "Saturday Night Live" cast member and as Mrs․ Quick in "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch․"
• Has done voice-over work for cartoons like "Animaniacs," "The Angry Beavers," and "Hey Arnold!"
• Created the original "Saturday Night Live" characters Chi Chi, Celeste, and Siobhan Cahill and did impersonations of Alfalfa from "Little Rascals," Brooke Shields, Margaret Thatcher, and Marilyn Monroe