 (having previously portrayed his deceased first wife Helen Quincy in a flashback), and a role on "Search for Tomorrow" at the end of that series' long run, as well as the early David Chase series "Almost Grown" (1988–1989).After the end of "Search for Tomorrow" in late 1986, and appearing with Robert Reed and Bert Convy on "Super Password", Gillette transitioned to film with a variety of notable roles such as that of Mona in 1987's "Moonstruck".Many of these roles had her as an on-screen mother to characters played by prominent actors; she played Jack Black's mother in "Bob Roberts" (1992), Mary-Louise Parker's mother in "Boys on the Side" (1995), Bill Murray's mother in "Larger Than Life" (1996), Jennifer Aniston's mother in "She's The One" (1996), and the mother of Bobby Cannavale's love interest in "The Guru" (2002).