Zoe Perry Joins Cast of ABC’s “The Conners,” Set to Recur Alongside Real-Life Mother Laurie Metcalf
The "Roseanne" spinoff's final season premieres on March 26th.
Zoe Perry is set to join the cast of ABC’s The Conners for its 7th and final season, recurring opposite Laurie Metcalf.
What’s Happening:
- TVLine exclusively reports that Zoe Perry is set to star in the upcoming 7th and final season of The Conners.
- The ABC Roseanne spinoff’s final season is set to premiere later this month, with Perry taking on the role of a police officer.
- Set to appear in two of the six episodes, her character is set to appear alongside Jackie who is rumored to be considering rejoining the police force.
- Jackie is played by Perry’s real life mother Laurie Metcalf.
- Jackie joined the Lanford P.D. in season 2 of Roseanne until the character opened The Lunch Box with Roseanne.
- Three decades afterwards, Darlene’s daughter Harris has taken over the restaurant with Jackie and Dan fully retired.
- In the season 6 finale, Jackie and Dan realize they aren’t cut out for retirement, so it is expected Jackie may revisit her former career in law enforcement.
- Perry’s character is said to give Jackie a hard time about rejoining the force in the later years of her life.
- This is not the first time the pair have mirrored each other on TV.
- Metcalf originated the role of Mary Cooper, Sheldon Cooper’s mother, in 2007s Big Bang Theory. Ten years later, Perry took on the same role in the Young Sheldon prequel series.
- The Conners Season 7 premieres on March 26th on ABC.
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