Cindy Pickett
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cindy Lou Pickett (born April 18, 1947) is an American actress best known for her 1970s role as Jackie Marler-Spaulding on the CBS soap Guiding Light; her role as Dr. Carol Novino on the hugely-popular television drama St. Elsewhere in the 1980s; for her critically acclaimed performance as the real-life Kay Stayner, the mother of a boy who was kidnapped for several years, in the dramatic TV movie I Know My First Name Is Steven; and for her cinematic roles and performances as Valerie St. John in Roger Vadim's little-known 1980 erotic cult film, Night Games, for which she would have the leading role, and as the tough-as-nails and heroic Dr. Jane Norris in the 1989 sci-fi-horror film DeepStar Six. Pickett, however, is handily best-known to audiences for her highly memorable turn as Katie Bueller, Matthew Broderick's titular character's loving and unsuspecting mother, in the 1986 classic and iconic American comedy movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Cindy Pickett
The Mentalist
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
CSI: Miami
Ghost Whisperer
Medium
Cold Case
Murder, She Wrote
Burn Notice
Magnum, P.I.
Without a Trace
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (75 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Reunited Apart | Self | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Age of the Living Dead | Amanda | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Wrapped Up In Christmas | Patty McKee | Movie | 2017 |
 | Being Rose | Karen | Movie | 2017 |
 | Te Ata | Miss Davis | Movie | 2017 |
 | Opus of an Angel | Sister Monica | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Cookie Mobster | Mrs. Bartlomei | Movie | 2014 |
 | Stranded in Paradise | Mona Nelson | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Client List | Linette's Customer | TV Series | 2012 |
| Mother Country | Pamela Dupree | Movie | 2011 | |
 | The Mentalist | Marcia Wilk | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Village Barbershop | Josie | Movie | 2008 |
 | Saving Grace | Mrs. Kramer | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Burn Notice | Diane | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Sex and Death 101 | Roderick's Mother | Movie | 2007 |
 | Who Is Ferris Bueller? | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | Ghost Whisperer | Marybeth Kaminsky | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Hate Crime | Barbara McCoy | Movie | 2005 |
 | Medium | Tanya King | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Cold Case | Sara Lowell / Johanna Kimball (2007) | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Without a Trace | Female Art Buyer | TV Series | 2002 |
 | CSI: Miami | Miranda Lewis | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Crossing Jordan | Laura Corday | TV Series | 2001 |
 | The Division | Mrs. Burke | TV Series | 2001 |
 | The Stepdaughter | Maggie Conner | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Huntress | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Hyperion Bay | Marjorie Sweeney | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Atomic Dog | Jennifer Yates | Movie | 1998 |
 | Painted Hero | Sadie | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Killing Secret | Mrs. Voss | Movie | 1997 |
 | Kid Cop | Beverly Dwerkin | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Pretender | Dr. Shafton | TV Series | 1996 |
 | The Making of a Hollywood Madam | Elissa Fleiss | Movie | 1996 |
 | Coyote Summer | Maggie Foster | Movie | 1996 |
| Her Hidden Truth | Laney Devereaux | Movie | 1995 | |
 | Not Our Son | Margaret Keller | Movie | 1995 |
 | Evolver | Melanie Baxter | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Goodbye Bird | Sharon Phillips | Movie | 1994 |
 | Son in Law | Connie Warner | Movie | 1993 |
 | Wild Card | Dana | Movie | 1992 |
 | Original Intent | Marguerite | Movie | 1992 |
 | Sleepwalkers | Mrs. Robertson | Movie | 1992 |
 | Crooked Hearts | Jill Warren | Movie | 1991 |
| Our Shining Moment | Betty McGuire | Movie | 1991 | |
 | Plymouth | Addy Mathewson | Movie | 1991 |
 | A Question About Sex | Joanne Kelly | Movie | 1990 |
 | I Know My First Name Is Steven | Kay Stayner | TV Series | 1989 |
 | DeepStar Six | Dr. Diane Norris | Movie | 1989 |
 | Hot to Trot | Victoria Peyton | Movie | 1988 |
 | She's Having a Baby | Cindy Pickett (uncredited) | Movie | 1988 |
 | Into the Homeland | Rye Swallow | Movie | 1987 |
 | Echoes in the Darkness | Sue Myers | Movie | 1987 |
 | Echoes in the Darkness | Sue Myers | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Amerika | Amanda Bradford | TV Series | 1987 |
 | The Men's Club | Hannah | Movie | 1986 |
 | L.A. Law | Lois Alner | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Katie Bueller | Movie | 1986 |
 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Marcia Loomis | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Murder, She Wrote | Joanna Simms | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Call to Glory | Vanessa Sarnac | Movie | 1984 |
 | Call to Glory | Vanessa Sarnac | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Brainwash | Lyn Nilsson | Movie | 1983 |
 | Cocaine and Blue Eyes | Catherine Anatole | Movie | 1983 |
 | Hysterical | Kate | Movie | 1982 |
 | St. Elsewhere | Carol Novino | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Cry for the Strangers | Elaine Russell | Movie | 1982 |
 | Breach of Contract | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | Simon & Simon | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Margin for Murder | Velda | Movie | 1981 |
 | Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail | Mary Breydon | Movie | 1981 |
 | Magnum, P.I. | Karen Teal | TV Series | 1980 |
 | The Ivory Ape | Lil Tyler | Movie | 1980 |
 | Night Games | Valerie St. John | Movie | 1980 |
 | ABC Afterschool Special | Joanne Kelly | TV Series | 1972 |
| Pellett | Jane | Movie | — |