Mimi Lieber (born March 1, 1956) is an American retired actress and choreographer. Her last screen role was in a 2018 television special of the Broadway production Indecent.
Biography Lieber was born in Venice, California on March 1, 1956. She is an actress who has had principal roles in theater including Broadway as well as in film and television. Her Broadway credits include I'm Not Rappaport (2002), Brooklyn Boy (2005), Act One (2014), and Indecent (2017). In 1991, she performed in The Heidi Chronicles at The Kennedy Center, which was directed by Daniel J. Sullivan, who she later married. She choreographed The Public Theater's production of Twelfth Night (2009) and the final wedding dance for As You Like It (2012), which were both directed by Sullivan and performed at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.
She played Joey Tribbiani's sister Mary Therese in the episode "The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister" on Friends and psychic Rula in the episode "The Suicide" on Seinfeld.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role 1978Grease Dancer 1978 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Dancer 1979 Killer's Delight Hooker 1982 Night Shift Linda 1986Last Resort Mimi 1987 White of the Eye Liza Manchester 1989 L. A. Takedown Elaine Cerrito 1990 To the Moon, Alice Yuppie Woman 1990 Appearances Teresa 1993 Wilder Napalm Snake Lady 1993 Ghost in the Machine Marta 1994Corrina, Corrina Rita Lang 1997 Breast Men N.O.W Representative 1998 Bulworth Mrs. Liebowitz 1999 Locust Valley Lady 0livia 2001 Frank's Last Dance Molly 2001 March Mary Fromm 2003Just Another Story Gracie2005The Thing About My Folks Bonnie 2007 Arranged Sheila Meshenberg 2009 Cold Souls Friend at Restaurant 2009 Everbody's Fine Jean Goode
Television Year Title Role Notes 1979Barnaby Jones Gita Episode: "False Witness" (S 8:EP 9) 1987Growing Pains Susan Episode: "Born Free" (S 2:EP20) 1988Night Court Maria Episode: "Chrizzi's Honour" (S 5:Ep 15) 1989Studio 5-B Unknown Episode: "Life's Too Short" (S 1:EP 3) 1989Doogie Howser, M.D. Denise Episode: "The Short Goodbye" (S 1:Ep 5) 1989Wiseguy Marie, Connie Merullo 3 Episodes 1990 L.A. Law Wendy Weiss Episode: "On Your Honour" (S 4:Ep 12) 1992 Seinfeld Rula Episode: "The Suicide" (S 3:Ep 15) 1992 Civil Wars Janet Frommer Episode: "Whippet' Til It Breaks" (S 1:Ep 12) 1993 The Commish Madame Celeste Episode: "The Heart Is a Lonely Sucker" (S 2:Ep 13) 1993 Beverly Hills, 90210 Melanie Silverman Episode: "Something in The Air" (S 3:Ep 128) 1994 X-Files Anita Fiore Episode: "Born Again" (S 1:Ep 22) 1990 The George Carlin Show Miranda Episode: "George Gets A Big Surprise" (S 1:Ep 8) 1994 SeaQuest 2032 Aunt Rose 2 episodes 1995 Melrose Place Dr Steeles Secretary Episode: "Breakfast at Tiffany's, Dinner at Eight" (S 3:Ep 21) 1996 Diagnosis: Murder Rosie Episode: "FMurder" (S 3:Ep 17) 1995–1996 Dave's World Celia 2 episodes 1996 High Incident Anita SImon Episode: "Whispers of the Dead" (S 2:Ep 1) 1997 Friends Mary Therese Episode: "The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister" (S 3:Ep 11) 1997 Leaving L.A. Unknown Episode: "The Black Widower" (S 1:Ep 4) 1998 Clueless Pregnant Woman Episode: "Labor Of Love" (S 2:Ep 13) 1998 Smart Guy Dr Bonham Episode: "Goodbye, Mr Chimps" (S 2:Ep 17) 1998 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Dana Cooper Episode: "Great Expectations" (S 1:Ep 20) 1998 NYPD Blue Mrs Wiggins Episode: "Seminal Thinking" (S 5:Ep 21) 1998 Party of Five Zora Episode: "Naming Names" (S 5:Ep 3) 1998–1999 Early Edition Molly Greene 3 episodes 1999 Any Day Now Unknown Episode: "Elephants in The Room" (S 2:Ep 11) 2000 Brutally Normal Russell's Mom 2 episodes 2000 The Practice D. A. Marcia Scott Episode: "Black Widows" (S 4:Ep 17) 2000 Touched by an Angel Greta Episode: "Monica's Bad Day" (S 6:Ep 23) 2001 ER Dr Malcolm Episode: "Piece Of Mind" (S 7:Ep 10) 2001 The Drew Carey Show Ms Hager Episode: "All Work And No Pay" (S 6:Ep 14) 2002 Maybe It's Me Karen Episode: "The Lab Partner Episode" (S 1:Ep 18) 2004 The Mountain Anita Serrano Episode: "Sacred Things" (S 1:Ep 11) 2000–2004 Judging Amy ASA Thelma Ryan 4 episodes 2006 Conviction Attorney Episode: "Downhill" (S 1:Ep 8) 2003–2006 Law & Order Defence Attorney 3 episodes 2007 The Sopranos Stacey Bellews Episode: "The Blue Comet" (S 6"Ep 20) 2008 Cashmere Mafia Dr Faye Lewellyn Episode: "Conference Call" (S 1:Ep 2) 2008 The Naked Brothers Band Mindy 3 episodes 2009 Medium Speech Therapist Episode: "The Medium is The Message" (S 6"Ep 4) 2015 Live from Lincoln Center Lillie Hart, Helen Episode: "Act One" (S 41:Ep 4) 2017 The Good Fight Magdalena Episode: "Reddick v Boseman" (S 1:Ep 8) 2018 Indecent Esther TV special
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