Meagen Fay is an American actress known for her work in television. She is best known as Roxy in Ohara (1987–1988), Principal Halloron in Life with Louie (1995–1998), Gretchen Mannkusser in Malcolm in the Middle (2002–2004) and Rhonda in Loot (2022).

Career Born and raised in Joliet, Illinois, Fay was a featured cast member with Chicago's The Second City in the early 1980s.

Fay's first television role was in the 1987 television series Ohara.

She has guest-starred on numerous shows including Thirtysomething, Roseanne, Mad About You, Boy Meets World, Seinfeld, Dharma & Greg, Gilmore Girls, Suddenly Susan, Charmed and Freaks and Geeks. She starred in Carol & Company, The Home Court, Tales of the City, and Woops!, as well as appearing in Magnolia (1999). In 2004, she starred in Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital.

She has also had recurring roles on Malcolm in the Middle and The Bernie Mac Show, and has guest starred on Six Feet Under, Nip/Tuck, Desperate Housewives, The Big Bang Theory, and as Chelsea's mother on several episodes of Two and a Half Men.

She made her directorial debut with playwright Jeffrey Sweet's play Kunstler at the 59 East 59 Theaters in Manhattan.

Personal life Fay married William Gunther, a camera operator, in January 1993.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1988 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Lady from Oklahoma 1991 Barton Fink Poppy Carnahan 1992 Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even Mom 1993 Rising Sun Hamaguri receptionist 1994 Love Affair SSA flight attendant 1997 Fathers' Day Megan 1999 Magnolia Dr. Diane2002 Full Frontal Diane The Country Bears Mrs. Barrington2004 Catch That Kid Doctor Home of Phobia Mrs. Paul 2005 Extreme Dating Detective Branson 2007 Evan Almighty Neighbor 2008 Mad Money Mindy Arbogast Extreme Movie Len's Mom 2009 Wake Mrs. Williams Halloween II Deputy Lyons I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell Mrs. Jorgens 2012 That's My Boy Helen Martin 2013 The Pretty One Mrs. Matthews 2014 Authors Anonymous Maureen 2015 Entourage Larsen's Secretary To Keep the Light Mrs. Williams 2016 La La Land Mia's Mom

Television Year Title Role Notes 1983 The Yesterday Show 1984 The Imposter TV movie 1987–1988 Ohara Roxy Baldwin 1989 Your Mother Wears Combat Boots Edie Winchell TV movie Alien Nation Coroner Barkley 2 episodes 1990–1991 Carol & Company 1991 The Carol Burnett Show 1991–1992 Roseanne Kathy Bowman 4 episodes 1992 Woops! Alice McConnell Mad About You Connie 2 episodes 1994 Tales of the City Binky Gruen Locals Rita Levine The First Gentleman Rosie Duff 1995–1996 The Home Court Greer 1995–1998 Life with Louie Principal Halloran Voice 1996 Love and Marriage Trudy Begg Seinfeld Mrs. Burns Episode: "The Abstinence" 1997 Over the Top Mrs. Hampstead Episode: "The Bee Story" 1999 Boy Meets World Judy Haberfeld Episode: "They're Killing Us" 2000 Diagnosis: Murder Connie Carmichael Episode: "Too Many Cooks" Freaks and Geeks Mrs. Kentner Episode: "Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers" Gilmore Girls Mrs. Shales Episode; "Kill Me Now" 2001 3rd Rock from the Sun Annabet Episode: "Mary Loves Scoochie: (Part 1)" 2002–2004 Malcolm in the Middle Gretchen Mannkusser 11 episodes 2004 Kingdom Hospital Dr. Brenda Abelson 7 episodes 2005 Desperate Housewives Norma Harper Episode: "Color and Light" 2006 Charmed Nanta Episode: "Mr. and Mrs Witch" Hollis & Rae Winnie TV movie 2007–2008 According to Jim Susan Karp Episode: "Coach Jim" 2007 How I Met Your Mother Janice Aldrin 2 episodes CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Rochelle Dorley Episode: "Living Doll" Big Love Laura Tuttle 2 episodes State of Mind Bonnie Cheuse Episode: "Lost & Found" Species: The Awakening Celeste Television film 2008 Single with Parents Nancy Unaired pilot 2009–2010 Two and a Half Men Martha 2 episodes 2010 Party Down Nora Doyle Episode: "Precious Lights Pre-School Auction" Chase Mrs. McGraw Episode: "The Posse" 2011 Good Luck Charlie Claire Episode: "Snow Show: Part 1" Happy Endings Barbara Episode: "Why Can't You Read Me?" Free Agents Dorothy Potter Episode: "Rebranding" 2012 Franklin & Bash Sharon Wright Episode: "Last Dance" Retired at 35 Joanne Episode: "The Apartment" The Neighbors Principal Birker Episode: "Bathroom Etiquette" The Big Bang Theory Mrs. Rostenkowski Episode: "The Fish Guts Displacement" Strawberry Summer (Hallmark name) Easy Heart (Pixl name) Mimi Henderson 2013 The Mentalist Joanne Parsons Episode: "Red and Itchy" Don't Trust the B— in Apartment 23 Katherine Episode: "The Original B—" 2014 Murder in the First Joanna Gibbs 2 episodes Friends with Better Lives Frances Bowmont Episode: "The Deceivers" 2015–2016 Transparent Blossie 3 episodes 2015 Agent Carter Miriam Fry 4 episodes Mad Men Sharon Hill Episode: "The Milk and Honey Route" The Muppets Holly 2 episodes 2016 The Ranch Priscilla Episode: "There Goes My Life" Good Girls Revolt Bea Burkhart 3 episodes 2017 Salem Mrs. Stoughton Episode: "Night's Black Agents" Shrink Renetta 8 episodes Bones Judge Celia Stockwell Episode: "The Day in the Life" Dr. Ken Virginia 2 episodes Criminal Minds Irene Jacobs Episode: "The Bunker" 2018, 2020 Superstore Marilyn Simms 2 episodes 2018 Titans Nun 2 episodes 2019 The Conners Austin's grandmother Episode: "A Kiss is Just a Kiss" 2020 Supernatural Mrs. Butters Episode: "Last Holiday"2021HightownLinda Murphy2 episodesDopesickSister Beth Davies2 episodes2022–presentLootRhondaSeries regular (season 2)Recurring cast (season 1)2022GhostsDebbieEpisode: "Spies"2026Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still UnfairGretchen MannkusserEpisode: "Episode Four"

Stage Year Title Role Venue Notes 1980–81 Well, I'm Off to the Thirty Years War or Swing Your Partner to the Right Chicago Mainstage 1981–82 Miro, Miro on the Wall Chicago Mainstage 1982 Glenna Loved It or If You Knew Sushi Chicago Mainstage 1982–83 Exit Pursued by a Bear Chicago Mainstage 1983 Also Available in Paperback – A Retrospective Chicago Mainstage 1983–85 Orwell That Ends Well Chicago Mainstage, The Village Gate Second City production 1986 Twelfth Night; or, What You Will Maria New York Shakespeare Festival, The Public Theater, Delacorte Theater 1987 Stepping Out Vera John Golden Theatre 1995 I Sent a Letter to My Love Miss Morgan Primary Stages Theatre 1999 Merton of the Movies Casting director Geffen Playhouse 2000 Bluff Coronet Theatre Staged reading 2003 To Be Young, Gifted and Black Mavis

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