https://deadline.com/2024/11/abbott-elementary-talia-shire-guest-star-season-4-1236183958/

Shire, the actress best known for the Rocky and The Godfather franchises, is headed back to "Philadelphia" to guest as Teresa Schemmenti, the mother of Lisa Ann Walter's Melissa Schemmenti.

Melissa's Abbott Elementary Mom Casting Makes Her Philly Connections Much More Fascinating (https://screenrant.com/abbott-elementary-melissa-mom-talia-shire-the-godfather-mob-connection-better-op-ed/)

The two-part fall finale of Abbott Elementary season 4 introduced Melissa’s mother, and the actress the show cast to play her was perfect.