# Jean Sincere

Jean "Sinny" Sincere Zambello (August 16, 1919 – April 3, 2013) was an American film, television, theater and voice actress. Her credits included the films Roxanne, The Incredibles, and the musical television series, Glee.

## Early life

Sincere was born on August 16, 1919, in Mount Vernon, New York.

## Career

In 1941, she debuted in her first Broadway performance in a production of Arsenic and Old Lace. Her other Broadway credits included Brigadoon (1947), Barefoot Boy With Cheek (1947), Razzle Dazzle (1951), Wonderful Town (1953), By the Beautiful Sea (1954), and Oh Captain! (1958).
Sincere joined the United Service Organizations (USO), entertaining American troops during World War II. She also performed with the Peninsula Players in Wisconsin.
Sincere provided the voice for Mrs. Hogenson in the 2004 Pixar film, The Incredibles, directed by Brad Bird. She was cast in a recurring role as the Librarian in the FOX series, Glee, in 2010 and 2011. Her last role was in a guest appearance as Gloria on the Nickelodeon series, iCarly, in November 2012.

## Personal life

Sincere died from natural causes in Los Angeles, California, on April 3, 2013, at the age of 93. She had two children, director Francesca Zambello and art dealer Larry Zambello. Her late husband, Charles Carmine Zambello, whom she married in 1949, died in 1992. She was a Christian Scientist.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1977 | A Little Night Music | Box Office Lady in Theatre | |
| 1987 | Roxanne | Nina | |
| 1988 | Pulse | Ruby | |
| 2004 | The Incredibles | Mrs. Hogenson | Voice |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1950–1951 | Lux Video Theatre | Various roles | 3 episodes |
| 1960 | The Comedy Spot | Mrs. Harley | Episode: "Head of the Family" |
| 1985 | Thirteen at Dinner | Ellis the Maid | Television film |
| 1985, 1987 | The Facts of Life | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | Cagney & Lacey | Judge Stenborg | Episode: "Disenfranchised" |
| 1986 | She's with Me | Hedda | Television film |
| 1987 | St. Elsewhere | Mrs. Woolson | Episode: "Russian Roulette" |
| 1988 | Addicted to His Love | Edith | Television film |
| 1988 | Scandal in a Small Town | Etta Wethli | Television film |
| 1989 | Newhart | Rita | Episode: "Shoe Business Is My Life" |
| 1989 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Audience Member | Episode: "Going, Going, Gone" |
| 1989 | Alien Nation | Granny | Episode: "Fifteen with Wanda" |
| 1990 | Who's the Boss? | Mrs. Albrecht | Episode: "Hey Dude" |
| 1990 | Good Grief | Emmie | Episode: "Warren Learns to Fly" |
| 1990 | Dallas | Room service attendant | Episode: "Heart and Soul" |
| 1991 | Nurses | Mrs. King | Episode: "Coming to America" |
| 1992 | Murphy Brown | Louise, Gene's Secretary | Episode: "Rage Before Beauty" |
| 1992 | The Wonder Years | Nurse | Episode: "Lunch Stories" |
| 1993 | Renegade | Mildred | Episode: "Give and Take" |
| 1993 | Love & War | Nun | Episode: "I Love a Parade" |
| 1994 | Empty Nest | Eileen | Episode: "The Ballad of Shady Pines" |
| 1994 | Party of Five | Older Woman | Episode: "Worth Waiting For" |
| 1994 | Lois & Clark | Distraught Woman | Episode: "A Bolt from the Blue" |
| 1995 | The Wayans Bros. | Shrimp Lady | Episode: "Free Wally" |
| 1995 | Courthouse | Mrs. Daly | Episode: "One flew over the Courthouse" |
| 1995 | The Client | Lucille Carruthers | Episode: "Drive, He Said" |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven | Cafeteria Lady | Episode: "What Will People Say?" |
| 1997 | The Drew Carey Show | The Old Lady | Episode: "Drew and the Singles Union" |
| 1997 | The Pretender | Gladys | Episode: "Exposed" |
| 1997 | Alright Already | Phyllis | Episode: "Again with the Funeral" |
| 1999 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Merry Widow #3 | Episode: "Cursing with Marie" |
| 1999 | ER | Gladys | Episode: "Power" |
| 1999, 2000 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Emmaline | Episode: "The Gathering" |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Edith | Episode: "Performance Anxiety" |
| 2001 | Gary & Mike | Additional voices | Episode: "Washington D.C." |
| 2002 | Malcolm in the Middle | Old Woman | Episode: "Lois' Makeover" |
| 2002 | Ally McBeal | Mary Ellen | Episode: "Love Is All Around: Part 1" |
| 2002 | MDs | Evelyn | Episode: "Wing and a Prayer" |
| 2003 | The Division | Woman at Graveyard | Episode: "Murder.com" |
| 2003 | Frasier | Old Daphne | Episode: "The Devil & Dr. Phil" |
| 2003 | The Parkers | Woman | Episode: "A Plot of View" |
| 2003 | It's All Relative | Aunt Eileen | Episode: "Waking Uncle Paddy" |
| 2005 | Invasion | Mrs. Lowell | Episode: "Alpha Male" |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Gloria Walker | Episode: "In Which Sam Receives an Unexpected Visitor..." |
| 2008 | October Road | Old Woman | Episode: "Stand Alone by Me" |
| 2009 | Mending Fences | Mary Ann | Television film |
| 2010–2011 | Glee | Ancient Librarian | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | iCarly | Gloria | Episode: "iBust a Thief" |