Mama's Family Actors You May Not Know Passed Away

Anne Haney played Thelma's nemesis, Alberta Meechum. Alberta was Reverend Meechum's wife, and a one-time president of Church Ladies League, also known as the CLL. Alberta was judgey and gossipy, presaging Helen Lovejoy of "The Simpsons" fame. Like Helen, Alberta uses her place of privilege to look down on her husband's congregants. Both characters also meddle in their congregants' lives under the auspices of saving their souls.

Anne Haney is perhaps best remembered by millennials for her no-nonsense older woman roles in "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Liar, Liar." In "Mrs. Doubtfire," she played Mrs. Sellner the social worker. Daniel (Robin Williams) attempts to joke his way into shared custody, but Mrs. Sellner is the world's toughest laugh. In "Liar, Liar," she played the secretary of Fletcher Reede (Jim Carrey). If you needed someone to pretend to be unamused by the antics of a hyperactive leading man, Haney was your gal.

Haney died in 2001 of congestive heart failure. She was 67. Haney only started acting in her mid-40s, saying that she started acting because "My husband died, my daughter went to college, the dog got fleas and the maid quit." According to the Chicago Tribune, she had over 50 acting credits in her 20 short years of acting.