Molly Cheek

Molly Cheek
Born (1950-03-02) March 2, 1950 (age 74)
Bronxville, New York, U.S.
EducationConnecticut College
OccupationActress
Years active1979–2012

Molly Cheek (born March 2, 1950) is an American actress. A Connecticut College graduate[1] she worked in ‘dinner-theater productions and summer stock’[2] before finding television and film work.

Cheek is best known for her roles in the television sitcoms as Nancy Bancroft on It's Garry Shandling's Show (1986–1990), and as Nancy Henderson on Harry and the Hendersons (1991–1993).[3] She also had main roles in a number of short-lived television shows, and guest starred on St. Elsewhere, Diagnosis Murder, Family Ties, Murder, She Wrote, Once and Again, and Cold Case.

Cheek played the mother of main character Jim Levenstein in the 1999 film American Pie and in its sequels.[4] She also has appeared in films Purple People Eater (1988), April's Shower (2003), A Lot like Love (2005), Good Time Max (2007), and Drag Me to Hell (2009).

  1. ^ Toni D'Amato, 'Ask Me About TV' Muscatine Journal 17 December 1987 p. 20
  2. ^ Lane Crockett 'It’s Molly Cheek on Shandling' Port Huron Michigan Times Herald, 27 March 1988 p. 53
  3. ^ "Molly Cheek Biography". Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ^ Queens of the bone age – Time Out Chicago Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine