Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about DEBRA JO RUPP!
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My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Debra Jo Rupp (born February 24, 1951) is an american actress . she voiced Mary Helperman in the animated series Teacher’s Pet . her parents sent her to the university of Rochester because it offered no theater classes the school added a Drama department in Rupp’s freshman year . on campus, she was an active member of Drama House, a small theater club and venue . she frequently performed on stage and appeared in commercials . in 1987, she was featured in an interview for the “broadway” section of the new york times . she originated the role of Cynthia in 1986, a character based on Heimel’s observations . Rupp continued to devote herself to acting full-time through the 1980s . she guest-starred on numerous television shows . in 1995, she began her stint as Jeff Foxworthy’s sister-in-law Gayle on the show . she also appeared in the science fiction miniseries The Invaders with Scott Bakula . 1998 began her role as Kitty Forman in the comedy series, That ’70s Show . in 2004, she played Brad Hunt’s nagging mother in Lucky 13, a full-length independent film . Rupp has often returned to Massachusetts and New York to appear in regional and off-Broadway stage productions . in 2004, she played Dotty Otley in Michael Frayn’s Noises Off at the Cape in 2008, she appeared as a restaurant owner who helps two homeless men in the comedy-drama-musical, Jackson . in 2012, Rupp portrayed Ruth in She Wants Me, an independent romantic comedy . she provided the voice of Mrs. Snowman in one of Fred Meyer’s commercial ads . she has never been married and has no children. She has mentioned through an interview that she is a Methodist .