Georgia Engel - wikipedia Georgia Engel Georgia Engel Georgia Engel in 1977 Georgia Bright Engel ( 1948 - 07 - 28 ) July 28, 1948 ( age 69 ) Washington, D.C., U.S. Education Walter Johnson High School Academy of the Washington Ballet Alma mater University of Hawaii at Manoa Occupation Actress, comedian, voice artist Years active 1971 -- present Notable work Original voice of Bobbie in Open Season ( 2006 -- 10 ) Mrs. Lamonsoff in Grown Ups 2 ( 2013 ) Home town Honolulu, Hawai'i, U.S. Television The Mary Tyler Moore Show ( 1970 -- 77 ) Parent ( s ) Benjamin Franklin Engel ( father ) Ruth Caroline Hendron ( mother ) Relatives Robin Ruth Engel ( sister ) Georgia Bright Engel ( born July 28, 1948 ) is an American actress who is best known for her role as Georgette Franklin Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 4 References 5 External links Early Life Engel was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Ruth Caroline ( née Hendron ) and Benjamin Franklin Engel, who was a Coast Guard admiral. Engel attended the Kodiak Island Borough School District, and 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 The wedding of Georgette and Ted in 1975. 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 !, starting in December 1969. 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 sitcom ended in 1977. The role won her two Emmy nominations. After that sitcom 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 -- 78 ) season. She later co-starred on 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 Award 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, Engel made her film debut in Miloš 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 ( 1973 ), Signs of Life ( 1989 ), Papa Was a Preacher ( 1987 ), The Sweetest Thing ( 2002 ) and the made - for - TV movies The Day the Women Got Even ( 1980 ) and A Love Affair : The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story ( 1978 ). She lent her voice to the animated films Open Season ( 2006 ), Open Season 2 ( 2009 ), Open Season 3 ( 2011 ) and Dr. Dolittle 2 ( 2001 ). Engel 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, leaving the Broadway production as of April 1, 2007. She was featured in the North American tour, performing in Toronto in September 2007, through engagements at the Orpheum Theater in San Francisco, in August 2008, and at the Denver Performing Arts Complex in October 2008. For the summers of 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2010, Engel appeared in various productions at The Muny Theater in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri. She most recently appeared in Show Boat in August 2010 as Parthy. In July 2005, she appeared in Mame as Agnes Gooch, in June 2007 she appeared in Oklahoma ! as Aunt Eller, and in July 2009 she appeared as Mrs. Paroo in The Music Man. In June 2010, Engel appeared at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine production of The Drowsy Chaperone as Mrs. Tottendale. In October through December 2010, Engel was featured in the Vineyard Theatre 's 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, Engel was reunited with Betty White in the third season of Hot in Cleveland as Mamie Sue Johnson, best friend of White 's character Elka, in a continuing, recurring role. Engel appeared in the new Annie Baker play John, which opened Off - Broadway at the Signature Theatre on July 22, 2015 ( previews ), directed by Sam Gold. The play ran to September 6, 2015. The cast also features Lois Smith. Engel won a 2016 Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress and was nominated for the 2016 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play for her role in this play. Engel starred in the new musical Gotta Dance, which premiered at the Bank of America Theatre, Chicago on December 13, 2015, running through January 2016. The cast also stars Stefanie Powers, Lillias White and Andre DeShields. The musical is directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, with a book by Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin, and the score by Matthew Sklar and Nell Benjamin. Filmography Film 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 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 Signs of Life Betty 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 Open Season 3 Bobbie voice 2013 Grown Ups 2 Mrs. Lamonsoff Television Year Title Role Notes Rhoda Georgette Franklin 2 episodes : Rhoda 's Wedding ( Parts 1 & 2 ) 1972 -- 77 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Georgette Franklin 56 episodes Nominated -- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series ( 1976 -- 77 ) 1977 -- 78 The Betty White Show Mitzi Maloney 14 episodes 1979 Mork & Mindy Ambrosia Malspar 2 episodes : The Exidor Affair and Exidor 's Wedding 1980 Goodtime Girls Loretta Smoot 13 episodes 1977 -- 82 The Love Boat Cleo Bagby 4 episodes 1978 -- 83 Fantasy Island Brenda Rappaport 5 episodes 1983 -- 84 Jennifer Slept Here Susan Elliot 13 episodes Hi Honey, I 'm Home ! Georgette Franklin Baxter 1 episode : Elaine Takes a Wife 1991 -- 97 Coach Shirley Burleigh 17 episodes 2003 -- 05 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 -- 05 ) 2007 Passions Esmeralda 4 episodes 2012 The Office Irene 3 episodes 2012 Two and a Half Men Jean 2 episodes : Palmdale, Ech and Grandma 's Pie 2012 -- 15 Hot in Cleveland Mamie Sue Johnson 18 episodes References ^ Jump up to : Soloski, Alexis. `` Georgia Engel, a ' Mary Tyler Moore Show ' Sidekick, Takes a Star Turn '' The New York Times, August 28, 2015 ^ Jump up to : `` Georgia Engel Overview '' tcm.com, accessed March 31, 2016 Jump up ^ `` Georgia Engel Biography ( 1948 -- ) ''. filmreference.com. Retrieved 9 November 2015. Jump up ^ `` Miss America 's first contestant from isles won her main goals '' Honolulu Star - Bulletin ( archive ), November 20, 2000, accessed March 31, 2016 Jump up ^ `` Hello, Dolly ! Cast replacements '' Playbill ( vault ), accessed March 31, 2016 Jump up ^ Gans, Andrew. `` DIVA TALK : Chatting with Drowsy 's Georgia Engel PLUS Audra McDonald and ( title of show ) on Disc '' Playbill, August 11, 2006 Jump up ^ The Mary Tyler Moore Show museum.tv, accessed March 31, 2016 Jump up ^ Terrace, Vincent. `` Goodtime Girls '', Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials, Volume 2, VNR AG, 1985, ISBN 0918432618, p. 174 Jump up ^ `` Two New Fantasy TV Shows Make Unimaginative Debuts ''. The Toledo Blade. November 4, 1983. Retrieved October 22, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Changing for the Good ''. sheknows.com. Retrieved 9 November 2015. Jump up ^ SoapCentral.com Archived 2010 - 03 - 04 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Drowsy ' s Engel to Star in Wicked - Themed Daytime Soap `` Passions '' ``. Playbill. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2015. Jump up ^ `` Passions ''. TV.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 9 November 2015. Jump up ^ `` Georgia Engel Emmy '' emmys.com, accessed March 31, 2016 Jump up ^ Taking Off at AllMovie Jump up ^ The Outside Man tcm.com, accessed March 31, 2016 Jump up ^ Signs of Life tcm.com, accessed March 31, 2016 Jump up ^ Papa Was a Preacher tcm.com, accessed March 31, 2016 Jump up ^ The Sweetest Thing tcm.com, accessed March 31, 2016 Jump up ^ The Day the Women Got Even tcm.com, accessed March 31, 2016 Jump up ^ A Love Affair : The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story tcm.com, accessed March 31, 2016 Jump up ^ Open Season tcm.com, accessed March 31, 2016 Jump up ^ Open Season2 tcm.com, accessed March 31, 2016 Jump up ^ Open Season 3 tcm.com, accessed March 31, 2016 Jump up ^ Jones, Kenneth. `` Lovely in the End : Georgia Engel Exits Drowsy Chaperone ' April 1 '' playbill.com, April 1, 2007 Jump up ^ Jones, Kenneth. `` Georgia Engel to Star in Drowsy Tour ; Additional Dates Revealed '' playbill.com, July 5, 2007 Jump up ^ Richter, Judy. `` The Drowsy Chaperone, San Francisco '' aislesay.com, accessed August 2, 2015 Jump up ^ Moore, John. `` ' Drowsy Chaperone ' Embodies Georgia Engel 's Optimism '' Denver Post, October 10, 2008 Jump up ^ Gans, Andrew. Gary Beach, Georgia Engel, Danny Gurwin, Michel Bell Ride a Show Boat at the Muny Starting Aug. 9 '' playbill.com, August 9, 2010 Jump up ^ Teachout, Terry. `` A Hot Time in the Old Town '' Wall Street Journal, July 29, 2005 Jump up ^ Lipton, Brian Scott. `` Brown, Callaway, Engel, Hocking, Jue, et al. Set for the Muny '', theatermania.com, May 7, 2007, accessed August 2, 2015 Jump up ^ `` About This Artist - Georgia Engel ''. abouttheartists.com. Retrieved on 2015 - 08 - 03 from http://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/287947-georgia-engel#. Jump up ^ Gans, Andrew. `` ' Music Man '', with Clow, Baldwin, Brown, English, Engel, Begins Muny Run July 20 ``. playbill.com, July 20, 2009. Retrieved from http://www.playbill.com/news/article/music-man-with-clow-baldwin-brown-english-engel-begins-muny-run-july-20-162828#. Jump up ^ Peter, Thomas. Kressley, Engel and Larsen Headline ' The Drowsy Chaperone ' at Ogunquit Playhouse '' playbill.com, June 9, 2010 Jump up ^ `` ' Middletown ' : Georgia Engel & Michael Park join cast '' Retrieved 17 June 2015 Jump up ^ `` ' Middletown ' Listing '' vineyard.com, accessed August 3, 2015 Jump up ^ ' Two and a Half Men ' : Georgia Engel cast as Evelyn 's lesbian love interest, March 5, 2012 Jump up ^ Alyse Whitney. `` The TVLine - Up : TV Worth Watching Wednesday '', TV Line, March 28, 2012 Jump up ^ Clement, Olivia. `` Annie Baker and Sam Gold Reunite for World Premiere of ' John ' '' playbill.com, June 18, 2015 Jump up ^ Clement, Olivia. `` World Premiere of New Annie Baker and Sam Gold Collaboration, ' John ', Begins Tonight '' playbill.com, July 22, 2015 Jump up ^ `` 2016 Lucille Lortel Award Nominations Announced '' Playbill, March 30, 2016 Jump up ^ Viagas, Robert. `` Broadway - Bound Gotta Dance, Starring Lillias White, André De Shields and Georgia Engel, Bows in Chicago '' playbill.com, December 13, 2015 External links Georgia Engel on IMDb Georgia Engel at the Internet Broadway Database Georgia Engel at the Internet Off - Broadway Database Georgia Engel at the TCM Movie Database Georgia Engel at AllMovie New York Times biography Biography in TV Guide VIAF : 170924866 LCCN : no98070926 ISNI : 0000 0001 1990 9255 GND : 1061698696 SUDOC : 151466742 BNF : cb14175208v ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgia_Engel&oldid=816293976 '' Categories : 1948 births Living people American film actresses American voice actresses American television actresses Actresses from Hawaii University of Hawaii at Manoa alumni Actresses from Washington, D.C. 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles with hCards Articles with IBDb links Turner Classic Movies person ID same as Wikidata Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Cymraeg Deutsch فارسی 한국어 Íslenska Italiano Nederlands Polski Română Русский Simple English Svenska Tagalog Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 20 December 2017, at 13 : 07. 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Question: who plays amy's mother in everybody loves raymond
Answer: Georgia Bright Engel