Life and career

Stevenson was born in Oakland, California, the daughter of Gayle, an editor, and Al Stevenson, an upholstery warehouse owner. She grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. She attended University of Victoria in Victoria, BC.

One of her first roles was a guest appearance as Norm Peterson's high-strung secretary "Doris" on Cheers. Other early work included the short-lived comedy series My Talk Show (1990-1991) and Bob (1992-1993). She had a leading role on the sitcom, Hope and Gloria, which ran for 35 episodes in 1995 and 1996. She also appeared in the Lifetime Television series Oh Baby.

On film, Stevenson has appeared in The Player, Forget Paris, Happiness, Home for the Holidays, Will You Merry Me?, Agent Cody Banks and Agent Cody Banks 2. She played the role of Mrs. Cooverman in the 2009 film I Love You, Beth Cooper.

Stevenson was a regular cast member on the series Dead Like Me, playing lead character George (Ellen Muth)'s mother. In April 2006, she completed filming a sitcom pilot for CBS called You've Reached the Elliotts, starring opposite Chris Elliott as his wife, which was not picked up by the network. She had a recurring role on the cable series The L Word, and on the cancelled series Men in Trees, which was taped in Vancouver. She also had an occasional role as "Cindy Devlin" on According to Jim. In April 2009, she co-starred opposite Bob Saget on the short-lived ABC sitcom, Surviving Suburbia. She also appeared as Shiri Appleby's character's mother on The CW series Life Unexpected. She also appeared in the song Fuckin' Perfect by Pink.

Stevenson appeared in Shonda Rhimes dramas Grey's Anatomy in 2010, Off the Map and Private Practice in 2011, and Scandal in 2013.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	To the Moon, Alice	Perky Girl	Short film
1992	The Player	Bonnie Sherow
1993	Watch It	Ellen
1995	Forget Paris	Liz
1995	Home for the Holidays	Joanne Larson Wedman
1995	Live Nude Girls	Marcy
1998	Happiness	Trish Maplewood	National Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble
1998	Air Bud: Golden Receiver	Jackie Framm
2002	Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch	Jackie Framm	DVD Exclusive Award for Best Supporting Actress
2003	Agent Cody Banks	Mrs. Banks
2003	Air Bud: Spikes Back	Jackie Framm
2004	Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London	Mrs. Banks
2005	Neverwas	Sally
2006	Air Buddies	Jackie Framm
2007	Full of It	Mrs. Leonard
2008	Snow Buddies	Jackie Framm
2009	Dead Like Me: Life After Death	Joy Lass
2009	Reunion	Emily
2009	I Love You, Beth Cooper	Mrs. C
2009	Case 39	Nancy
2009	Jennifer's Body	Chip's Mom
2012	Tiger Eyes	Bitsy Kronick

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Off the Wall	Various
1988	A Father's Homecoming	Toni	TV Movie
1989	Newhart	Nancy	Episode: "Shoe Business Is My Life"
1989	Married to the Mob	Marie Scarlotti	TV pilot
1989	Double Your Pleasure	Nicole	TV Movie
1989	Cheers	Doris	Episodes: "The Two Faces of Norm" and "Feeble Attraction"
1990	Booker	Penny	Episode: "Hacker"
1990	Empty Nest	Amy	Episode: "Everything But Love"
1990-1991	My Talk Show	Jennifer Bass	Series regular, 59 episodes
1991	Major Dad	Anita	Episode: "Flying Solo"
1992-1993	Bob	Trisha McKay	Series regular, 28 episodes
1995	Dream On	Abby Kaplow	Episode: "Off-Off Broadway Bound"
1995-1996	Hope and Gloria	Hope Davidson	Series regular, 35 episodes
1998	From the Earth to the Moon	Jane Conrad	TV miniseries
1998	Ally McBeal	Hayley Chisolm	Episode: "Alone Again"
1998-2000	Oh Baby	Tracy Calloway	Series regular, 44 episodes
2003-2004	Dead Like Me	Joy Lass	Series regular, 28 episodes
2005	Six Feet Under	Joy Solomon	Episode: "The Silence"
2005	Joan of Arcadia	Woman at Joan's Award Ceremony (uncredited)	Episode: "The Rise & Fall of Joan Girard" (Season 2, Episode 14)
2006	You've Reached the Elliotts	Tracy Elliott	TV pilot
2006	A Little Thing Called Murder	Beverly Bates	TV Movie
2006	The L Word	Roberta Collie	3 episodes
2006	Monk	Dianne Brooks	Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion"
2003-2007	According to Jim	Cindy Devlin	4 episodes
2006-2008	Men in Trees	Celia Bachelor	Series regular, 27 episodes
2008	Will You Merry Me?	Marilyn Kringle	TV Movie
2009	Surviving Suburbia	Anne Patterson	Series regular, 13 episodes
2010	Grey's Anatomy	Ruthie Carlin	Episode: "Blink"
2010	Life Unexpected	Laverne Cassidy	5 episodes
2011	Off the Map	Charlene	Episode: "Hold on Tight"
2011	Chaos	Violet Green	Episode: "Defending Sophia"
2011	Private Practice	Karen	Episode: "Step One"
2012	The Soul Man	Carolyn	Episode: "How to Be a Church Lady"
2013	Scandal	Mary Nesbitt	Episode: "Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington"
2014	Killing Daddy	Emma Granger	TV Movie
2014	Sleepy Hollow	Gina Lambert	Episode: "Mama"
2015	Your Family or Mine	Jan	Series regular
2015	Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories	Matt's mother	Episode: "Tornado"

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