It turns out that playing younger versions of her mom’s characters is something that Perry knows well; she got her first screen credits playing a young Jackie in flashbacks on Roseanne in the early 1990s.
Perry went on to rack up several credits, mostly on TV, in shows such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Cold Case, Private Practice, My Boys, The Family and NCIS.
And, that’s because Zoe Perry is actually Metcalf’s real-life daughter.
Now, for Sheldon’s mom, Mary Cooper, the show has found an actress who is sure to remind fans of The Big Bang Theory of Laurie Metcalf, who plays the extremely devout Evangelical Christian on the flagship series.