Jean Sincere obit

Stage and Screen Actress Jean 'Sinny' Sincere Zambello Passes Away

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Jean Sincere Zambello, also known as Sinny, a theater, TV and film actress, died of natural causes on April 3, 2013 in Los Angeles, after a brief illness. Born in Mt. Vernon, NY on August 16, 1919, Jean was dedicated to her art from an early age and made her Broadway debut in Arsenic and Old Lace in 1941. She then served in USO during World War II and then worked in the theater the rest of her life. Seen in films such as Roxanne and The Incredibles, she continued acting into her early 90s, most recently seen as the Librarian on the FOX series GLEE and in iCarly. Married in 1949 to the late Charles Carmine Zambello (deceased in 1992), Jean is survived by her daughter, opera and theater director Francesca Zambello, of New York; her son, art and antique dealer, Larry Zambello, of New Mexico; and her grandson Gabriel. Jean, a vivacious and enthusiastic lover of life, theater, opera and travel, was a devout Christian Scientist. Known for her bright red hair and her funny nature, Jean preferred Vienna to all other cities, where she could eat palachinka and schnitzel, after attending her favorite opera, Parsifal. She was a devoted mother and grandmother, and traveled all over the world, often accompanying her daughter on her trips for work. Her message of living life to the fullest and being kind to others will live on in her children and her grandson.

Filmography

Film

Year       Title       Role       Notes

1977      A Little Night Music         Box Office Lady in Theatre           

1987      Roxanne              Nina      

1988      Pulse     Ruby     

2004      The Incredibles Mrs. Hogenson Voice

Television

Year       Title       Role       Notes

1950–1951          Lux Video Theatre            Various roles      3 episodes

1960      The Comedy Spot             Mrs. Harley         Episode: "Head of the Family"

1985      Thirteen at Dinner           Ellis the Maid     Television film

1985, 1987          The Facts of Life                Various roles      2 episodes

1986      Cagney & Lacey                 Judge Stenborg Episode: "Disenfranchised"

1986      She's with Me    Hedda   Television film

1987      St. Elsewhere     Mrs. Woolson    Episode: "Russian Roulette"

1988      Addicted to His Love       Edith      Television film

1988      Scandal in a Small Town                Etta Wethli

1989      Newhart              Rita        Episode: "Shoe Business Is My Life"

1989      It's Garry Shandling's Show          Audience Member          Episode: "Going, Going, Gone"

1989      Alien Nation       Granny Episode: "Fifteen with Wanda"

1990      Who's the Boss?               Mrs. Albrecht     Episode: "Hey Dude"

1990      Good Grief          Emmie Episode: "Warren Learns to Fly"

1990      Dallas    Room service attendant                Episode: "Heart and Soul"

1991      Nurses Mrs. King             Episode: "Coming to America"

1992      Murphy Brown Louise, Gene's Secretary               Episode: "Rage Before Beauty"

1992      The Wonder Years           Nurse    Episode: "Lunch Stories"

1993      Renegade            Mildred                Episode: "Give and Take"

1993      Love & War         Nun        Episode: "I Love a Parade"

1994      Empty Nest         Eileen    Episode: "The Ballad of Shady Pines"

1994      Party of Five       Older Woman    Episode: "Worth Waiting For"

1994      Lois & Clark         Distraught Woman          Episode: "A Bolt from the Blue"

1995      The Wayans Bros.            Shrimp Lady       Episode: "Free Wally"

1995      Courthouse        Mrs. Daly             Episode: "One flew over the Courthouse"

1995      The Client            Lucille Carruthers             Episode: "Drive, He Said"

1996      7th Heaven         Cafeteria Lady   Episode: "What Will People Say?"

1997      The Drew Carey Show    The Old Lady      Episode: "Drew and the Singles Union"

1997      The Pretender   Gladys   Episode: "Exposed"

1997      Alright Already Phyllis   Episode: "Again with the Funeral"

1999      Everybody Loves Raymond          Merry Widow #3              Episode: "Cursing with Marie"

1999      ER           Gladys   Episode: "Power"

1999, 2000          Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction      Emmaline            Episode: "The Gathering"

2000      Strong Medicine               Edith      Episode: "Performance Anxiety"

2001      Gary & Mike       Additional voices              Episode: "Washington D.C."

2002      Malcolm in the Middle   Old Woman        Episode: "Lois' Makeover"

2002      Ally McBeal         Mary Ellen           Episode: "Love Is All Around: Part 1"

2002      MDs       Evelyn   Episode: "Wing and a Prayer"

2003      The Division        Woman at Graveyard     Episode: "Murder.com"

2003      Frasier Old Daphne        Episode: "The Devil & Dr. Phil"

2003      The Parkers        Woman                Episode: "A Plot of View"

2003      It's All Relative   Aunt Eileen         Episode: "Waking Uncle Paddy"

2005      Invasion               Mrs. Lowell         Episode: "Alpha Male"

2007      Private Practice                 Gloria Walker     Episode: "In Which Sam Receives an Unexpected Visitor..."

2008      October Road    Old Woman        Episode: "Stand Alone by Me"

2009      Mending Fences               Mary Ann            Television film

2010–2011          Glee       Ancient Librarian              3 episodes

2012      iCarly     Gloria    Episode: "iBust a Thief"