years_active birth_place birth_date spouse article_title name occupation
1976 -- present sand springs , oklahoma , u.s. 18 april 1947 lyman ward -lrb- 1986-1992 -rrb- cindy pickett
 cindy pickett actress
cindy pickett

cindy pickett -lrb- born april 18 , 1947 -rrb- is an american actress .
she is known for her 1970s role as jackie marler-spaulding on the cbs soap `` guiding light '' ; her role as dr. carol novino on the television drama `` st. elsewhere '' in the 1980s ; for her critically acclaimed performance as the real-life kay stayner , the mother of a boy who was kidnapped for several years , in the dramatic tv movie `` i know my first name is steven '' ; and for her cinematic roles and performances as valerie st. john in roger vadim 's little-known 1980 erotic cult film , `` jeux de nuit / night games '' , for which she would have the leading role , and as the tough-as-nails and heroic dr. jane norris in the 1989 sci-fi-horror film `` deepstar six '' .
pickett , however , is best known to audiences for her lighter turn as katie bueller , matthew broderick 's loving and unsuspecting mother , in the 1986 classic american comedy movie `` ferris bueller 's day off '' .
