Before making appearances in movies like Stuart Saves His Family, Devil in the Flesh, and Shadow Hours as well as television shows like Suddenly Susan, Dangerous Minds, Frasier, Friends, Malcolm in the Middle, Ally McBeal, Girlfriends, and Judging Amy, Wright started her her career on the stage. In 1998, she also played a recurring part in the Fox television series Power Rangers in Space. She played the mother of coach Cedric on the Steve Harvey show.
Wright played Laverne Roberts in the NBC comedy sitcom Scrubs in 2001. Her character was killed off in “My Long Goodbye” after six seasons. In season seven, she made a comeback as Nurse Shirley, a new character. Initial reports said that she would play Laverne’s drunken, atheist sister, but they turned out to be false. In the season 8 finale, “My Finale,” where JD reflects on everyone in his life, she later made a comeback to reprise her role as Nurse Roberts. Wright appeared in 2000s episodes of NYPD Blue, Cold Case, NCIS, and Mad Men as a guest star. In movies like Bring It On, The Brothers, Mr. Deeds, and Johnson Family Vacation, she also had supporting roles.
Wright debuted in the NBC daytime serial series Days of Our Lives in 2008 as nurse Maxine Landis. Wright also had a recurring role as Mildred Clemons on the Shonda Rhimes television series Private Practice from 2012 to 2013. In 2015, she had an appearance in a Scandal episode. She debuted in the fifth season of the USA Network legal drama Suits in 2015 as Gretchen Bodinski, Harvey Specter’s new secretary.
She made many appearances on the programme until the 2019 season finale. She was given the role of Viola, the titular character’s grandmother, in Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan, a Nickelodeon sitcom, in 2020.
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She has additionally had an appearance on the NBC daytime drama Days of Our Lives. She portrayed Maxine Landis, a nurse, in the show. Her character was killed off in “My Long Goodbye” over the seven seasons. She also made a comeback in season seven as Nurse Shirley, a new character. She portrayed Nurse Roberts in the Scrubs, a 2001 television series starring Donald Faison, Zach Braff, and Sarah Chalke. The television show won a Primetime Emmy. She played Mildred Clemons Private Practice in the Shonda Rhimes television series Private Practice from 2012 to 2013. It’s a drama television show about medicine.
She made an appearance in a Scandal episode later in 2015. She joined the Suits cast that same year on the USA Network. It’s for season five, and Gretchen Bodinski will be Harvey Specter’s new secretary. Additionally, she appeared in minor roles in films including Johnson Family Vacation, The Brothers, and Bring It On.
Scrubs (TV series):
American medical comedy-drama on television. by Bill Lawrence, the producer. From October 2, 2001, to March 17, 2010, it was shown. was broadcast on NBC before moving to ABC. The employees of the fictitious Sacred Heart Hospital are profiles in the television series. Later, a teaching hospital is seen. The phrase “low-ranking person” is used in the title, which is also a performance on surgical scrubs.
It’s because the majority of the primary characters in the first few episodes of the series are medical interns. Zach Braff played the role of John “J.D.” Dorian, the series’ central figure. And several performers, including Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Neil Flynn, Ken Jenkins, John C. McGinley, and Judy Reyes, played the remaining characters in the series. Brendan Fraser, Heather Graham, and Colin Farrell, among others, had multiple guest appearances in the series.
Wright began her acting career on numerous stages, but she eventually turned to the big and small screens. Her acting credits include Friends, Stuart Saves His Family, Shadow Hours, and Devil in a Flash, to name just a few. When she was cast as Laverne Roberts in the NBC comedy series Scrubs in 2001, she developed her acting abilities. After six seasons, she played the role and died in the episode “My Long Goodbye.” Following the popularity of the movie, she went on to play the nurse Maxine Landis in the 2008 television series Days of Our Lives. In 2012, she also had appearances on the TV programmes Private Practice, Scandal, and others.
She made her television debut in 2015 as Harvey Specter’s new assistant in the US Network programme Suits. Wright’s net worth is roughly $4 million as a result of all of his achievements.