Biography
After garnering strong notices in several performances on and off-Broadway in the late-1980s, she began racking up steady appearances on series such as "Kate & Allie" (CBS, 1984-89), as well as in major feature films, including the Tom Hanks comedy "Big" (1988). Although regular cast work on a successful series initially eluded her, Rupp gained recognition with memorable recurring roles on hit comedies such as "Seinfeld" (NBC, 1990-98) and …
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Career Milestones
| Appeared in the Los Angeles stage production "A Girl's Guide to Chaos" | ||
| Appeared on "All My Children" (ABC) | ||
| Had a recurring role on the popular sitcom "Friends" as Alice, the sister-in-law of Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) and the mother of the triplets Phoebe carried | ||
| Moved to New York City | ||
| Raised in Boxford, Massachusetts | ||
1987 | Guest starred on "Kate & Allie" (CBS) and "Spenser: For Hire" (ABC) | |
1988 | Appeared in episodes of "The Equalizer" (CBS) and "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd" (NBC) | |
1988 | Made feature debut in Penny Marshall's "Big" | |
1989 | Had supporting role in the TV-movie "Mothers, Daughters and Lovers" | |
1990 | Starred as Mae in the Broadway revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", starring Kathleen Turner | |
1991 | Had a recurring role on the ABC comedy series "Davis Rules" | |
1992 | Was featured in the fact-based TV-movie "A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story" | |
1993 | Had a recurring role as Sister Mary Incarnata on the ABC sitcom "Phenom" | |
1994 | Acted in two "NBC Friday Night Mystery" movies, "MacShayne: Winner Takes All" and "MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice" | |
1995 | Appeared on the Hollywood stage in "Broken Bones", a one-act play presented as part of "Act One '95 Evening B" | |
1995 | Had a recurring role on the ABC sitcom "The Jeff Foxworthy Show" | |
1995 | Played Jerry's manager on "Seinfeld" | |
1995 | Was a regular on the short-lived CBS sitcoms "The Office" and "If Not for You" | |
1996 | Played the wife of Dan Aykroyd's oblivious character in "Sgt. Bilko" | |
1997 | Featured in the office-set independent film "Clockwatchers", featuring Lisa Kudrow | |
1998 | Appeared in the Penelope Spheeris comedy "Senseless" | |
1998 | Played Eric Foreman's overprotective mother Kitty in a regular co-starring role on "That '70s Show" (Fox) | |
2004 | Voiced Mrs Helperman in "Disney's Teacher's Pet: The Movie" | |