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Francesca P. Roberts
Born (1953-12-19) December 19, 1953 (age 70)
EducationUniversity of New Orleans[1]
Southern Illinois University[1]
L'École de Mime Jacques LeCoq[1]
Occupation(s)Film and television actress
Years active1979–present

Francesca P. Roberts (born December 19, 1953)[2] is an American film and television actress known for playing Big Bertha in the live action movie Super Mario Bros. in 1993, as well as Anita Craig in ABC's sitcom TV series Baby Talk, which lasted from 1991 to 1992, and Anna-May in Frank's Place.[2]

Early life and education

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Roberts was born on December 19, 1953[2] in Los Angeles, California[1] but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. The daughter of Margaret B. Roberts (née Gross, 1926–2016) and Bobby Ray Louis Roberts Sr., she had two younger sisters Melanie and Bianca, as well as two younger brothers who are now both deceased, Bobby Jr. and Gregory.[3] She attended three colleges: University of New Orleans, Southern Illinois University and L'École de Mime Jacques LeCoq,[1] where she has also studied in New Orleans, Louisiana and Paris, France.[4] She did stage work at the North Hollywood's Group Repertory Theatre, New Orleans' Free Southern Theatre, Reseda Megaw Theatre, and with Hollywood's Touchstone Group.[citation needed]

Roberts is a graduate of Mount Carmel Academy.[citation needed]

Career

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Roberts was originally involved in stage work before appearing on TV.[2]

Roberts made her first television appearance in Starsky & Hutch in 1979, only appearing in a minor role.[2] Then she later moved on to make her debut film appearance in Inside Moves (1980), starring John Savage. She would continue on by making numerous TV guest appearances that had main or minor roles, in the likes of Private Benjamin, a show that was based on the film with the same name (1980), Fame, The Facts of Life, Frank's Place and Baby Talk.[2] She would appear in movies, such as the 1993 live-action movie based on the Mario video game series, Super Mario Bros. (1993), playing as "Big Bertha", a bouncer of the Boom Boom Bar, Legally Blonde (2001) as judge "Marina R. Bickford", and Heart of Dixie (1989) as "Keefi".[2] She frequently appears in film or TV, playing characters for only just a minimum time.[1][2]

In 1994, Roberts appeared on Martin, playing as "Judge Wheatley" in two episodes, "No Justice, No Peace"[5] & "Crunchy Drawers" (season 2).

Roberts often plays characters who are courtroom judges in movies or TV.[2]

Filmography

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Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
1979 Starsky & Hutch Cora-Lee Episode: "Huggy Can't Go Home"
1980 Inside Moves Hooker Film
1981 Private Benjamin Private Harriet Dorsey Episode: "Judy Got Her Gun"
"Judy in the Driver's Seat"
1982 Money on the Side Clerk TV movie
1983 Dallas Librarian Episode: "To Catch a Sly"
1985 Fame The Nurse Episode: "Coco Returns"
1985 Generation Spanish Woman TV movie
1985 The Facts of Life Vera Episode: "Christmas Baby"
1987–1988 Frank's Place Anna-May Main role (22 episodes)
1989 Have Faith Sally Coleman 7 episodes
1989 Heart of Dixie Keefi Film
1990 Hard to Kill Martha Coe Film
1990 Murder, She Wrote Ruth Episode: "O'Malley's Luck"
1990 The Family Man Miss Campbell Episode: "Making Babies"
1990 ABC Afterschool Special Sally Episode: "Testing Dirty"
1991 Gabriel's Fire Miss Richards Episode: "The Great Waldo"
1991 What a Dummy Sheila Episode: "Bringing Up Baby"
1991 Prison Stories: Women on the Inside Lucy TV movie
1991 Davis Rules Mrs. Barrett Episode: " A Man for All Reasons"
1991 The Munsters Today Okra Dimpley Episode: "Diary of a Mad Munsterwife"
1992 Gladiator Miss Higgins Film
1991–1992 Baby Talk Anita Craig Main role (23 episodes)
1993 Super Mario Bros. Big Bertha Film
1993 Mad About You Nurse Episode: "Bedfellows"
1994 The Nanny Nurse Smith Episode: "Deep Throat"
1994 Martin Judge Wheatley Episode: "Crunchy Drawers"
"No Justice, No Peace"
1992 S.F.W. Kim Martin Film
1994 My So-Called Life Ms. Mandeville Episode: "Father Figures"
1994 Melrose Place Marcia Episode: "Sex, Drugs and Rockin' the Cradle"
1995 Safe Patient No. 2 Film
1995 Step by Step Dr. Postley Episode: "A Foster/Lambert Production"
"Can't Buy Me Love"
1996 Eye for an Eye Parent of Murdered Children Group #2 Film
1996 High Incident ? Episode: Till Death Do Us Part
1996 Moesha Maxine Episode: "Reunion"
1997 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Nicole Episode: "Security"
1997 Women: Stories of Passion Clara Episode: "Chinese Take-Out"
1997 Fired Up Mrs. Francis 13 episodes
1998 The Odd Couple II Passenger Film
1998–1999 Maggie Kimberly 8 episodes
1994–1999 Home Improvement Marge Episode: "Knee Deep"
"Future Shock"
"It's My Party"
"Slip Sleddin' Away"
1999 It's Like, You Know... Mrs. Robinson Episode: "Arthur 2: On the Rocks"
2000 City of Angels Iris Forchette Episode: "The Prince and the Porker"
2000 Family Law Janet Moriarty Episode: "One Mistake"
2000 Gideon's Crossing Rae Trayfield Episode: "The Gift"
2000 Felicity Clinic Worker Episode: "Surprise"
1999–2000 Ally McBeal Judge Cynthia Harris Episode: "Love on Holiday"
"Love Unlimited"
2001 7th Heaven Mrs. Miller Episode: "Regrets"
2001 Go Fish Principal Fields Episode: "Go Four-Point Plan"
2001 Legally Blonde Marina R. Bickford Film
2001 The District Mrs. Nunez Episode: "Melt Down"
2002 That '80s Show Professor Webster Episode: "Double Date"
2003 Presidio Med ? Episode: "Suffer Unto Me the Children..."
2003 The Division Judge Episode: "Body Double"
2003–2004 10-8: Officers on Duty Darla Handy Episode: "Wild and the Innocent"
"Blood Sugar Sex Magik"
"Badlands"
"A Hard Day's Night"
"Brothers in Arms"
2004 Quintuplets Principal Wilcox Episode: "Teacher's Pet"
2004 In Good Company Loan Officer Film
2002–2005 Judging Amy ASA Teresa Willings Episode: "Getting Out"
"Maxine Interrupted"
"The Cook of the Money Pot"
2006 Grey's Anatomy Estelle Byrd Episode: "Let the Angels Commit"
2007 Man in the Chair Juanita Film
2007 Love Is a Four Letter Word Judge Doolittle TV movie
2007 Take Principal Film
2007 Big Shots Dr. Seaver-Filner Episode: "Greatest Amerimart Hero"
"The Good, the Bad, and the Really Ugly"
"Tall, Dark and Hairless"
"Pilot"
2005–2008 Boston Legal Judge Jamie Atkinson Episode: "Guardians and Gatekeepers"
"Word Salad Days"
"Truly, Madly, Deeply"
"Schadenfreude"
"'Til We Meat Again"
2009 Pushing Daisies Amelia Stingwell Episode: "Water & Power"
2009 The Forgotten Flora Williams Episode: "River John"
2010 Outlaw Judge Jenny Hagopian Episode: "In Re: Curtis Farwell"
2010–2011 Law & Order: LA Judge Martha Dreyer Episode: "Echo Park"
"Angel's Knoll"
"Silver Lake"
"Hondo Field"
2012 Wilfred Felicia Episode: "Service"
"Dignity"
"Progress"
2015 Bad Judge ? Episode: "The Fixer"
2015 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Sandy Lawler Episode: "Charlie Work"
2016 Shameless Ms. Taylor Episode: "Pimp's Paradise"
2017 Empire Judge Barnes Episode: "Fortune Be Not Crost"

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Francesca P. Roberts". LinkedIn. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Francesca Roberts". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Margaret Roberts Obituary (1926 - 2016) - The Times-Picayune". legacy.com. The Times-Picayune. February 6, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  4. ^ Reid, Tom; Dreesen, Tom; Rapoport, Ron (February 15, 2009). Tim and Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White. University of Chicago Press. p. 236. ISBN 9780226709024 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Martin: No Justice, No Peace (1994)". AllMovie. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
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