Top 5 facts about Zoe Perry – actress who plays young Sheldon’s mom, Mary Cooper.

Zoe Perry is a really good actors and she made everyone love her with her amazing performance in Young Sheldon as she plays the character of Sheldon’s mom. The 34 years old actress has appeared in a number of TV shows and movies, however her popularity sky rocketed with Young Sheldon.

Here are 5 facts about Zoe Perry that you probably didn’t know:

She is the daughter of actress Laurie Metcalf, who plays the mother of Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory. So Laurie and Zoe are mother and daughter in real and reel life as well.

Zoe Perry started acting as a child actor, but her parents didn’t want her to act at such a young age. Her parents didn’t want the young Perry to take any stress of work and wait until finished high school.

Apart from Young Sheldon, Perry has appeared in the series Law & Order : criminal intent, The family, Scandal and Grey’s Anatomy. In 2005 Zoe Perry appeared in a short film titled Allegretto ’75, where she played the role of Meredith Brooke.

Zoe Perry in Scandal | photo : scandal

Even though Zoe Perry’s real mom played the mother of Sheldon Cooper in the show The Big Bang Theory, Zoe had to auditioned for the role Mary Cooper in Young Sheldon.

As a kid, Zoe was friends with Hollywood actress Dakota Johnson. In an interview she revealed that they would roller skate around.