Stephanie Faracy

Stephanie Faracy (born January 1, 1952) is an American actress. She is known for playing supporting roles in films include Heaven Can Wait (1978), Scavenger Hunt (1979), Blind Date (1987), The Great Outdoors (1988), Hocus Pocus (1993), Sideways (2004), Flightplan (2005), and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates(2016). On television, Faracy has had leading roles in a number of short-lived sitcoms, most significantly True Colors (1990–92).
== Life and career ==
Faracy was born in Brooklyn, New York but raised in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. She studied acting at Illinois Wesleyan University and Yale School of Drama.[1]She began her acting career in New York stage, and in 1976 has made her television debut in an episode of ABC sitcom Laverne & Shirley.
She went to star in two unsold sitcom pilots, before playing Corinne in the 1978 comedy film Heaven Can Wait. The following year, Faracy played Angel Childress in Columbia Pictures drama film When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?, and Babbette in the 20th Century Fox' ensemble comedy Scavenger Hunt.[2]
Faracy has long-running career on television. From 1979-80, she starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom The Last Resort. From 1983 to 1984, she co-starred alongside Bill Bixby and Mariette Hartley in the another CBS sitcom, Goodnight, Beantown. Also during 1980s, Faracy had roles on the number of miniseries, include The Thorn Birds (1983, as Mary Carson's servant, Judy), Space (1985), and Windmills of the Gods (1988). In film, she co-starred alongside Bruce Willisand Kim Basinger in 1987 romantic comedy film Blind Date, and the following year played John Candy's wife in comedy film The Great Outdoors.[3]
In 1990, Faracy starred alongside Martin Mull in the short-lived NBC sitcom His & Hers. Later that year, she began starring in the Fox sitcom True Colors about an interracial marriage, alongside Frankie Faison (season one), Cleavon Little(season two) and Nancy Walker, who died towards the end of the show's run in 1992.[4]
The following years, Faracy continued her career, appearing in supporting roles on both film and television. She guest-starred on Touched by an Angel, Wings, Murphy Brown, Will & Grace, Frasier, Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, How I Met Your Mother, Castle, Desperate Housewives, Modern Family, and How to Get Away with Murder. In 2016, she had a recurring role in the Lifetime comedy-drama Devious Maids. Her notable film credits include Sideways (2004) as Sandra Oh's mother, and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016) as Zac Efron's mother.
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1978	Heaven Can Wait 	Corinne 	
1979	When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?	Angel Childress 	
1979	Scavenger Hunt 	Babbette 	
1987	Blind Date 	Susie Davis 	
1988	The Great Outdoors 	Connie Ripley 	
1993	Hocus Pocus 	Jenny Dennison 	
1994	Family Portrait 	Jane Janacek 	Short
2004	Surviving Christmas 	Letitia Vangilder	
2005	Flightplan 	Anna 	
2010	Get Him to the Greek 	Wendy 	
2011	Bad Teacher 	Mrs. Pubich 	
2014	Stuck 	Stella 	
2016	Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates	Rosie Stangle 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1976 	Laverne & Shirley 	Debra Lee 	"Excuse Me, May I Cut In?"
1977 	Bumpers 	Rozzie Webber 	Unsold TV pilot
1978 	The Fighting Nightingales 	Lt. Hope Phillips 	TV film
1979–80 	The Last Resort 	Gail Collins 	Main role
1981 	Trapper John, M.D. 	Lisa Holloway 	"Have I Got a Girl for You"
1981 	Stephanie 	Stephanie 	TV film
1981 	Insight 	Donna 	"Little Miseries"
1983 	Private Benjamin 	Sherry Stern 	"Judy's Cousin"
1983 	The Thorn Birds 	Judy 	TV miniseries
1983 	Carpool 	Jennifer O'Connor 	TV film
1983 	Fantasy Island 	Deborah Barnes 	1 episode
1983 	Hotel 	Judy Gillette 	"Hotel"
1983–84 	Goodnight, Beantown 	Valerie Wood 	Main role
1984 	Mama Malone 	Gina 	"The Commitment"
1984 	Goldie and the Bears 	Goldie Hawkins 	TV film
1984 	The Love Boat 	Honey Malloy 	1 episode
1985 	Space 	Debbie Dee Claggett 	TV miniseries
1986 	Classified Love 	Kate Harris 	TV film
1986 	American Geisha 	Katy 	TV film
1986 	Magnum, P.I. 	Amy Sayler 	"Novel Connection"
1986 	Murder, She Wrote 	Amy Salyer 	"Magnum on Ice"
1987 	Hotel 	Janice Fletcher 	"Class of '72"
1988 	Windmills of the Gods 	Florence Schiffer 	TV miniseries
1989 	Bridesmaids 	Beth 	TV film
1990 	His & Hers 	Dr. Regina 'Reggie' Hewitt	Main role
1990–1992	True Colors 	Ellen Freeman 	Main role
1993 	Tales of the City 	Candi Moretti 	TV miniseries
1993 	The Only Way Out 	Lynn 	TV film
1996 	Silk Stalkings 	Gloria Hemmings 	"Family Values"
1996 	Touched by an Angel 	Sally Redding 	"The Quality of Mercy"
1996 	Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story 	Dr. Otis 	TV film
1996 	Wings 	Carol 	"Single and Hating It"
1996 	Dark Skies 	Joan Sayers 	"Hostile Convergence"
1996–1998	The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor 	(voice) 	Regular role
1997 	Murphy Brown 	Carole Fordham 	"And That's the Way It Was?"
1997 	Pauly 	Pamela 	"Foreplay"
1997 	Boston Common 	Lucy Cross 	"A Cross to Bear"
1997 	Chicago Hope 	Myra Dolan 	"All in the Family"
1997 	Frasier 	Mimi 	"Voyage of the Damned"
1998 	The Pretender 	Joyce Cullman 	"Gigolo Jarod"
1998 	Safety Patrol 	Mrs. Marlowe 	TV film
1998 	Caroline in the City 	Faye 	"Caroline and the Sandwich"
1999 	Maggie Winters 	Lucille 	"Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut"
1999 	The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads	Selma Drown 	TV film
1999 	The Lot 	Mary Parker 	Main role
2000 	Stark Raving Mad 	Elizabeth Daryl 	"Dog Gone"
2000 	Any Day Now 	Mrs. Adams 	"Where's the Justice in That?"
2001 	Bette 	Mrs. Flynn 	"The Invisible Mom"
2001 	Providence 	Nancy Moore 	"Best Man"
2002 	The Johnny Chronicles 	Linda Monroe 	TV film
2003 	Charlie Lawrence 	Suzette Michaels 	Main role
2003 	Will & Grace 	Eva 	"Nice in White Satin"
2004 	Frasier 	Mimi 	"Boo!"
2004 	Silver Lake 	Maureen Patterson 	TV film
2005 	Out of Practice 	Laura 	"Key Ingredients"
2005 	Stacked 	Stella 	"Heavy Meddle"
2005 	Blue Skies 	Pat 	TV film
2006 	Grey's Anatomy 	Mrs. Sullivan 	"What I Am"
2006 	Separated at Worth 	The Mother 	TV film
2007 	Ugly Betty 	Mrs. Tanen 	"How Betty Got Her Grieve Back"
2007 	ER 	Angie 	"Gravity"
2007 	How I Met Your Mother 	Rhonda 	"The Yips"
2008 	The New Adventures of Old Christine 	Dr. Jacobson 	"Between a Rock and a Hard Place"
2008 	Back to You 	Peg McGinley 	"The Wall of Fame"
2009 	In the Mix 	Judy 	TV film
2009 	Castle 	Patty Schultz 	"Fool Me Once..."
2010 	Temple Grandin 	Betty Goscowitz 	TV film
2010 	$h*! My Dad Says 	Marla Brooks 	"Code Ed"
2011 	Desperate Housewives 	Miss Charlotte 	"Assassins", "Where Do I Belong?"
2012 	Modern Family 	Dottie 	"Election Day"
2012 	Happily Divorced 	Jane 	"Fran-alyze This"
2013 	Mary and Martha 	Head of Committee 	TV film
2013 	Dog with a Blog 	Grandma James 	"Stan Talks to Gran"
2014 	The Crazy Ones 	Judy 	"Simon Roberts Was Here"
2014 	Friends with Better Lives 	Barbara 	"Cyrano de Trainer-Zac"
2015 	Togetherness 	Kris 	"Houston, We Have a Problem"
2016 	Devious Maids 	Frances 	Recurring role (season 4)
2016–17 	How to Get Away with Murder 	Ellen Freeman 	"Don't Tell Annalise", "Is Someone Really Dead?", "I'm Going Away"