Jean Sincere
{{short description|American actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jean Sincere
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1919|08|16}}
| birth_place = Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|04|03|1919|08|16}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| years_active = 1941–2012
| occupation = Actress
| spouse = {{marriage|Charles Carmine Zambello|1949|1992|reason=died}}
| children = 2, including Francesca Zambello
}}
Jean "Sinny" Sincere Zambello (August 16, 1919 – April 3, 2013) was an American film, television, theater and voice actress. Her credits included the films Roxanne, The Incredibles, and the musical television series, Glee.{{cite news|title=Stage and Screen Actress Jean 'Sinny' Sincere Zambello Passes Away
|url=http://movies.broadwayworld.com/article/Stage-and-Screen-Actress-Jean-Sinny-Sincere-Zambello-Passes-Away-20130405 |work=Broadway World |date=2013-04-05 |access-date=2013-04-08}}{{cite news|title=Jean Sincere Zambello Obituary |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=Jean-Zambello&pid=164065998#fbLoggedOut |work=Legacy.com |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=2013-04-07 |access-date=2013-04-08}}
Early life
Sincere was born on August 16, 1919, in Mount Vernon, New York.
Career
In 1941, she debuted in her first Broadway performance in a production of Arsenic and Old Lace. Her other Broadway credits included Brigadoon (1947), Barefoot Boy With Cheek (1947), Razzle Dazzle (1951), Wonderful Town (1953), By the Beautiful Sea (1954), and Oh Captain! (1958).{{cite web |title=Jean Sincere |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jean-sincere-102921 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=September 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114041212/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jean-sincere-102921 |archive-date=November 14, 2019 |url-status=live}}
Sincere joined the United Service Organizations (USO), entertaining American troops during World War II. She also performed with the Peninsula Players in Wisconsin.{{cite news |title=Jean Sincere in 'Voice of the Turtle' Starting on Tuesday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-1952-gb-jean-sin/51831551/ |access-date=September 21, 2024 |work=Green Bay Press-Gazette |date=July 28, 1952 |page=11|via = Newspapers.com }}
Sincere provided the voice for Mrs. Hogenson in the 2004 Pixar film, The Incredibles, directed by Brad Bird. She was cast in a recurring role as the Librarian in the FOX series, Glee, in 2010 and 2011. Her last role was in a guest appearance as Gloria on the Nickelodeon series, iCarly, in November 2012.
Personal life
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1977
|Box Office Lady in Theatre | |
| 1987
|Nina | |
| 1988
|Ruby | |
| 2004
|Mrs. Hogenson |Voice |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1950–1951
|Various roles |3 episodes |
| 1960
|The Comedy Spot |Mrs. Harley |Episode: "Head of the Family" |
| 1985
|Ellis the Maid |Television film |
| 1985, 1987
|Various roles |2 episodes |
| 1986
|Judge Stenborg |Episode: "Disenfranchised" |
| 1986
|She's with Me |Hedda |Television film |
| 1987
|Mrs. Woolson |Episode: "Russian Roulette" |
| 1988
|Addicted to His Love |Edith | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 1988
|Etta Wethli |
| 1989
|Rita |Episode: "Shoe Business Is My Life" |
| 1989
|Audience Member |Episode: "Going, Going, Gone" |
| 1989
|Granny |Episode: "Fifteen with Wanda" |
| 1990
|Mrs. Albrecht |Episode: "Hey Dude" |
| 1990
|Emmie |Episode: "Warren Learns to Fly" |
| 1990
|Room service attendant |Episode: "Heart and Soul" |
| 1991
|Mrs. King |Episode: "Coming to America" |
| 1992
|Louise, Gene's Secretary |Episode: "Rage Before Beauty" |
| 1992
|Nurse |Episode: "Lunch Stories" |
| 1993
|Mildred |Episode: "Give and Take" |
| 1993
|Nun |Episode: "I Love a Parade" |
| 1994
|Eileen |Episode: "The Ballad of Shady Pines" |
| 1994
|Older Woman |Episode: "Worth Waiting For" |
| 1994
|Distraught Woman |Episode: "A Bolt from the Blue" |
| 1995
|Shrimp Lady |Episode: "Free Wally" |
| 1995
|Mrs. Daly |Episode: "One flew over the Courthouse" |
| 1995
|Lucille Carruthers |Episode: "Drive, He Said" |
| 1996
|Cafeteria Lady |Episode: "What Will People Say?" |
| 1997
|The Old Lady |Episode: "Drew and the Singles Union" |
| 1997
|Gladys |Episode: "Exposed" |
| 1997
|Phyllis |Episode: "Again with the Funeral" |
| 1999
|Merry Widow #3 |Episode: "Cursing with Marie" |
| 1999
|ER |Gladys |Episode: "Power" |
| 1999, 2000
|Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction |Emmaline |Episode: "The Gathering" |
| 2000
|Edith |Episode: "Performance Anxiety" |
| 2001
|Additional voices |Episode: "Washington D.C." |
| 2002
|Old Woman |Episode: "Lois' Makeover" |
| 2002
|Mary Ellen |Episode: "Love Is All Around: Part 1" |
| 2002
|MDs |Evelyn |Episode: "Wing and a Prayer" |
| 2003
|Woman at Graveyard |Episode: "Murder.com" |
| 2003
|Old Daphne |Episode: "The Devil & Dr. Phil" |
| 2003
|Woman |Episode: "A Plot of View" |
| 2003
|Aunt Eileen |Episode: "Waking Uncle Paddy" |
| 2005
|Mrs. Lowell |Episode: "Alpha Male" |
| 2007
|Gloria Walker |Episode: "In Which Sam Receives an Unexpected Visitor..." |
| 2008
|Old Woman |Episode: "Stand Alone by Me" |
| 2009
|Mary Ann |Television film |
| 2010–2011
|Glee |Ancient Librarian |3 episodes |
| 2012
|Gloria |Episode: "iBust a Thief" |
References
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External links
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Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:American stage actresses
Category:American voice actresses
Category:American Christian Scientists
Category:Actresses from Mount Vernon, New York
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
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