Rose Abdoo
Born	November 28, 1962 (1962-11-28) (age 46) Chicago, Illinois, United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1993 - Present

Rose M. Abdoo (born 1962) is an American actress and comedian, known for her roles as Stars Hollow's local mechanic Gypsy on Gilmore Girls and as Spanish teacher Senorita Rodriguez on That's So Raven.

Her career began in Chicago, where she performed at various improvisational theaters, including the Improv Institute and four years with The Second City; she went on to develop her own one-woman shows, Who Does She Think She Is? and Get to the Part About Me.^[1] She also did a short-lived variety program with Bob Odenkirk and Conan O'Brien called Happy Happy Good Show.

Abdoo has a bachelor's degree in communications from Michigan State University,^[2] where she was cast in several college theater roles and encouraged by a professor to study improvisation. She went on to move to Chicago, where she joined Second City, performing first in their national touring shows and moving on their E.T.C. troupe.^[3] As a part of E.T.C., Abdoo won a Joseph Jefferson Award as "Best Actress in a Revue" in 1991 for her role in the production We Made a Mesopotamia, Now You Clean It Up, playing what the Chicago Tribune called "the show's meatiest part: an obnoxious, know-it-all tour bus rider."^[4] She went on to co-host the awards ceremony in 1994.^[5]

She was nominated alongside her castmates for a Best Ensemble Screen Actors Guild award for Good Night, and Good Luck.^[6]

In March 2008, Abdoo co-starred in the web series The Writers Room on Crackle.^[7]

Contents 1 Filmography 1.1 Films 1.2 Television 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997	My Best Friend's Wedding	Seamstress
1998	U.S. Marshals	Donna
2002	Unconditional Love	Contest Winner
2004	That's So Raven: Supernaturally Stylish	Senorita Rodriguez	Made for TV.
2005	The 40 Year Old Virgin	Mother at Restaurant
	Good Night, and Good Luck.	Millie Lerner
2006	Grand Union	Marybeth	Made for TV.
	I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With	Car Dealership Receptionist
	Relative Strangers	Frustrated Housewife
	That's So Raven: Raven's Makeover Madness	Senorita Rodriguez	Made for TV.
2007	Nurses	Dora	Made for TV.
2009	I Hate Valentine's Day	Attractive Woman
	Legally Blondes	Sylvia	Video.

[edit] Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Johnny Bago	Beverly Florio	1.07 "Big Top Bago"
1994	Missing Persons	Marjorie Wren	1.15 "All They Had to Do Was Ask.."
1995	Pride & Joy	Wendy	1.04 "Are You My Mother?"
2000	Strangers with Candy	Senora Maria de los Angeles Poz Montez Garcia y Perez	2.06 "The Blank Page"
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Interior Decorator	1.05 "Interior Decorator"
2001	Three Sisters	Blue Jacket Lady	1.11 "Blame the Messenger"
2002-2007	Gilmore Girls	Gypsy	23 episodes.
2002	Haunted	Gladys Yates	1.06 "Nocturne"
2003-2006	That's So Raven	Senorita Rodriguez	9 episodes.
2003	The Division		3.07 "Strangers"
2005	Dr. Vegas	Dr. Navarro	1.09 "Babe in the Woods"
	CSI: NY	Blanca Vasquez	1.17 "The Fall"
	Monk	Trudy Monk	4.08 "Mr. Monk and the Little Monk"
	Inconceivable	Dawn	1.06 "Face Your Demon Semen"
	Malcolm in the Middle	Margie	6.09 "Malcolm's Car" 7.04 "Halloween"
2007	In Case of Emergency	Gladys	1.04 "Stuck in Amber"
	The War at Home	Shirra	2.17 "Kenny Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
2009	Wizards of Waverly Place	Mary Lou Fineman	2.18 "Hugh's Not Normous"
	Without a Trace	Rachel Gomez	7.21 "Labyrinths"

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Rose Abdoo at the Internet Movie Database
• Rose Abdoo at TV.com
• Rose Abdoo at Allmovie