Rose Abdoo

Rose Abdoo
Born	(1962-11-28) November 28, 1962 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, comedian
Years active	1990s–present
Known for	Gypsy on Gilmore Girls, Señorita Rodriguez on That's So Raven, Josefina on Hacks

Rose Marie Abdoo (born November 28, 1962) is an American actress and comedian known for her portrayals of characters such as Gypsy, the neighborhood mechanic on Gilmore Girls, Señorita Rodriguez, the Spanish instructor on That's So Raven, and Josefina in the series Hacks.

Life and career

Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, Abdoo is the daughter of Peter Abdoo, a budget analyst for the United States Army Corps of Engineers with Lebanese ancestry, and Mary, a homemaker of Dominican descent.

Her professional journey began within Chicago’s improvisational theater community, where she performed with the Improv Institute and dedicated four years to The Second City. She created solo performances including Who Does She Think She Is? and Get to the Part About Me. Among her early projects was the variety show Happy Happy Good Show, which also featured Bob Odenkirk and Conan O'Brien.

After completing her studies at Southfield High School, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication in 1984, followed by a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from Michigan State University. Motivated by a professor’s suggestion to explore improvisation, she relocated to Chicago, joining Second City's national touring productions and subsequently their E.T.C. ensemble. In 1991, she earned a Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actress in a Revue for her performance in We Made a Mesopotamia, Now You Clean It Up, notably for her role as an irritating tour bus passenger. She also served as co-host of the awards ceremony in 1994.

Abdoo received a nomination for Best Ensemble at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for her work in Good Night, and Good Luck. In March 2008, she appeared as a co-star in the Crackle web series The Writers Room. By 2021, she became part of the cast of HBO's Hacks, portraying Josefina.

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997	My Best Friend's Wedding	Seamstress
1998	U.S. Marshals	Donna
2002	Unconditional Love	Contest Winner
2005	The 40 Year Old Virgin	Mother at Restaurant
	Good Night, and Good Luck	Millie Lerner
2006	I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With	Car Dealership Receptionist
	Relative Strangers	Frustrated Housewife
2009	I Hate Valentine's Day	Attractive Woman
	Legally Blondes	Sylvia	Video
2011	Bad Teacher	School Secretary
2012	The Guilt Trip	Diana
2012	Hotel Transylvania	Additional Voices
2015	Cake	Innocencia
	Hotel Transylvania 2	Ticket Agent (voice)
2016	Other People	Anne
2017	Chicanery	Arlene Sobel Rosen
2020	Friendsgiving	Linda (Abby's Mom)
2021	Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar	Bev
2022	Something from Tiffany's	Tiffany's Salesperson
2023	Leo	Mia's Mom, TJ's Mom (voices)

Television

Year	Title	Character	Remarks
1993	Johnny Bago	Beverly Florio
1994	Missing Persons	Marjorie Wren
1995	Pride & Joy	Wendy
1999	Popular	French Teacher
2000	Strangers with Candy	Senora Maria de los Angeles Poz Montez Garcia y Perez
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Interior Decorator
2001	Three Sisters	Blue Jacket Lady
2002–2007	Gilmore Girls	Gypsy	Recurring role; appeared in 23 episodes
2002	Haunted	Gladys Yates
2003–2006	That's So Raven	Senorita Rodriguez	Recurring role; featured in 9 episodes
2005	Dr. Vegas	Dr. Navarro
	CSI: NY	Blanca Vasquez
	Monk	Mrs. Monk
	Inconceivable	Dawn
	Malcolm in the Middle	Margie
2006	Grand Union	Marybeth
2007	In Case of Emergency	Gladys
	The War at Home	Shirra
	Nurses	Dora
2008	Brothers & Sisters	Miss Clara
2009	Wizards of Waverly Place	Mary Lou Fineman
	WordGirl	Great Granny May (voice)
	Without a Trace	'Rachel Gomez'
2010'	Good Luck Charlie	'Dr. Tish Tushy'
2010, 2014'	Pretty Little Liars	'Fortune Teller, Dentist'
2011'	2 Broke Girls	'Adin'
2012–2013'	Bunheads	'Sam'	'Recurring role'
2012'	Psych	'Mary Pasternak'
2012–2015'	Parenthood	'Gwen Chambers'	'Recurring role'
2013'	The Mentalist	'Nurse'
2013–2014'	Shameless	'Dr. Vega'	'2 episodes'
2014'	'Garfunkel and Oates'	'Magda'	'Episode: "Hair Swap"'
'Castle'	'Dr. Cynthia Swann'	'Episode: "Driven"'
'Grey's Anatomy'	'Dr. Kim Dawson'	'Episode: "Bend and Break"'
"The Comeback"	"Marianina"	"3 episodes"
"Major Crimes"	"Jane Lewis"	"Episode: 'Leap of Faith'"
"Baby Daddy"	"Nurse Dalrymple"	"Episode: 'The Wheeler and the Dealer'"
\u00a02015"	"The Odd Couple"	"Helen"	"Episode: 'Jealous Island'"
"The Grinder"	"Judge Stephanie Rossmyre"	"2 episodes"
"Scandal"	"Senator Linda Moskowitz"	"4 episodes"
\u00a02016"	"Veep"	"Judge"	"2 episodes"
"Mike & Molly"	"Madame Vianne"	"Episode: 'Curse of the Bambino'"
"Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life"	"Gypsy / Berta"	"4 episodes"
"2017"	"Criminal Minds"	"Janel Desmond"	"Episode: 'Blue Angel'"
"2018"	"The Middle"	"Mrs. Jodie Kozicki"	"Episode: 'The Crying Game'"
"2019"	"Grace and Frankie"	"Audrey"	"Episode: 'The Pharmacy'"
"2019"	"Better Things"	"Ida"	"Episode: 'No Limits'"
"2019"	"Bless This Mess"	"Linda"	"2 episodes"
"2020"	"Saved by the Bell"	"Ms. Mandrake"	"2 episodes"
"2021–present"	"Hacks"	"Josefina"	"Recurring role"
2022"	"Call Me Kat"	"Mary"	"1 episode"
"Celebrity Family Feud"	"Herself"	"Episode: “Abbott Elementary vs. Hacks”"
Reboot (2022 TV series)	Selma	Recurring role|| -	Ghosts (American TV series)	Paula	1 episode|| -	2023	NCIS: Los Angeles	Special Agent Daisy Van Zant	Episode: "Maybe Today"