caption birth_place birth_date image article_title name occupation
gleason in april 2011 lake city , minnesota , u.s. 23 february 1950 marypatgleasonapr2011.jpg mary pat gleason
 mary pat gleason actress , writer
mary pat gleason

mary pat gleason -lrb- born february 23 , 1950 -rrb- is an american film and television actress .
from 1983 -- 85 , she appeared on `` the guiding light '' as jane hogan .
since the early 1980s she has appeared on such television series as `` full house '' , `` dear john '' , `` murphy brown '' , `` empty nest '' , `` l.a. law '' , `` saved by the bell '' , `` murder , she wrote '' , `` friends '' , `` step by step '' , `` suddenly susan '' , `` will & grace '' , `` sex and the city '' , `` desperate housewives '' , `` family matters '' , '' '' , `` the middleman '' , `` up all night '' , `` 1600 penn '' , `` motive '' , `` baby daddy '' , `` partners '' and `` mom '' .
she has appeared in such feature films as `` i now pronounce you chuck and larry '' , `` basic instinct '' , `` traffic '' , `` bruce almighty , 13 going on 30 '' , `` the crucible '' , `` bottle shock '' , `` a cinderella story '' , `` the island '' and `` nina '' .
