TV Guide Talks To "Big Bang Theory's" Unseen Carol Ann Susi (Wolowitz's Mom)

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"Big Bang Theory's" Mama Speaks Out!
Feb 17, 2011
by Joseph Hudak


How-ard!! With two short but knife-sharp syllables and a whole lot of nosy questions, Wolowitz's overbearing mother on "The Big Bang Theory" is quickly establishing herself as one of television's great unseen characters.

We dialed up the actress responsible for the hilarious holler, Carol Ann Susi, whose on-camera credits include "Seinfeld's" famous episode with Keith Hernandez, "The Boyfriend."

And, yes, she really sounds like that in real life.







First things first: When will we see you on screen?

I'm told never.

In the second season, [creator] Chuck Lorre came up to me and said, "Do you mind if we never see you for the next 10 years? Because that voice is the voice of Carlton the Doorman."

But I've always been an on-camera actress, so to suddenly be doing voice-over stuff is fabulous.






With all the yelling you do, you must need a lot of lozenges...

Yes! And a lot of water.

I've now taken to singing every morning. It warms up the voice.






So do you ever get recognized in public by your voice?

Sometimes, yes. I once got outed by a waitress while having dinner. She started screaming, "Oh, my God! How-ard!"

And I've even been outed by a bus driver. I don't drive. I live in L.A., but I take the bus. I know, I'm weird!

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Big-Bang...y-1029583.aspx

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Carol Ann's character (Wolowitz's Mom) joins a long list of unforgettable but unseen TV characters like Carlton the Doorman, Vera Peterson (Cheers) and Maris Crane (Frasier). Big Bang Theory wouldn't be the same without her!

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She's funny.