I feel more in control in it. Metcalf dated Steppenwolf Theater Company actor Terry Kinney and married Steppenwolf co-founding member Jeff Perry. Was Jackie (aka Laurie Metcalf) Really Pregnant During Roseanne? Metcalf also earned praise for her performance in an episode of comedian Louis C.K.s dramedy series Horace and Pete (2016) and for her recurring role as the mother of physicist Sheldon (Jim Parsons) in the sitcom The Big Bang Theory (200719); the role was played by her daughter Zoe Perry in the spin-off series Young Sheldon. Ratings stayed high, but the show was cancelled on 29 May 2018 after Rosanne continued to post derogatory tweets. Im starting to see the possibilities of being a caretaker who cares and a caretaker who doesnt care and that they can exist in the same person, she explained. They had a child together and were married shortly afterwards. Director Ray Romano Writers Ray Romano Mark Stegemann Stars Ray Romano Laurie Metcalf Metcalf has previously referred to herself as a workaholic, but when I asked her if this was true, she amended: I cant even call it work. Raised in Southern Illinois by her mother, a librarian, and her father, a budget director for the state university system, she went to college at Illinois State University and studied anthropology and German. As luck would have it, Perry the. Use of these names, logos, and brands does not imply endorsement unless specified. Mantello, who has directed her in two other Broadway plays, describes her as a monster in the room. But she ended up doing a couple of shows in the theater department, impressing Terry Kinney, a fellow student who was pals with Jeff Perry and Gary Sinise. Is Laurie Metcalf Gay? Online poll shows 71 percent don't believe she's Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Laurie Metcalf's age is 67. In 1976, Metcalf joined them and five other actors in a theater company housed in a church basement in Highland Park, outside Chicago.