# Rose Abdoo
**Rose Abdoo** (Rose Marie Abdoo; born 1962) is an American actress and comedian best known for playing the mechanic Gypsy on *Gilmore Girls*, the Spanish teacher Señorita Rodriguez on *[That's So Raven](https://www.edgepedia.org/thats-so-raven)*, and Josefina on the Max comedy *Hacks*.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/16637/rose-abdoo) She has more than 110 television and movie credits.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0008231)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name and birth date | Rose Marie Abdoo, born 1962[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/rose-abdoo/) |
| Signature roles | Gypsy on *Gilmore Girls*; Señorita Rodriguez on *That's So Raven*; Josefina on *Hacks*[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/16637/rose-abdoo) |
| Revival double role | Played both Gypsy and Emily Gilmore's housekeeper Berta in *Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life*, winning TVLine's Best Comedy Revelation of 2016[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0008231) |
| Comedy roots | Four years with The Second City in Chicago, performing alongside Mike Myers, Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris, and Chris Farley[4](https://truefans.fm/classic-conversations-pop-culture-interviews-with-jeff-dwoskin/6a5f6e9c293bce9dbdc14ad5) |
| Film work | *Good Night, and Good Luck* (2005), *My Best Friend's Wedding*, *The Guilt Trip*, *Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar* (as Bev)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0008231) |
| Recognition | Screen Actors Guild Award nomination in 2006 for *Good Night, and Good Luck*; L.A. Weekly Female Solo Performer of the Year[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/rose-abdoo/) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0008231) |
| Recent series work | Selma in *Reboot* (Hulu, 2022), Paula in *Ghosts*, Phyllis in *Eternally Yours* (CBS, 2026)[5](https://www.fernsehserien.de/rose-abdoo/filmografie) • [3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/rose-abdoo/) |
## Background
Sources disagree on her birthplace. [TV Guide](https://www.edgepedia.org/tv-guide) and TV Insider list Chicago, Illinois,[6](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/rose-abdoo/credits/3000726538/) • [3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/rose-abdoo/) while BroadwayWorld states she was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Peter Abdoo, a budget analyst of Lebanese heritage for the [United States Army Corps of Engineers](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-army-corps-of-engineers), and Mary, a homemaker of Dominican heritage.[7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Rose-Abdoo/) A podcast profile describes her as Michigan-born.[4](https://truefans.fm/classic-conversations-pop-culture-interviews-with-jeff-dwoskin/6a5f6e9c293bce9dbdc14ad5)
She attended [Michigan State University](https://www.edgepedia.org/michigan-state-university), where, by her own account, a dislike of long lines for registration led her to take theater classes.[4](https://truefans.fm/classic-conversations-pop-culture-interviews-with-jeff-dwoskin/6a5f6e9c293bce9dbdc14ad5) Her performing career began in Chicago at improvisational theaters including the Improv Institute and four years with [The Second City](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-second-city), where she worked with [Chris Farley](https://www.edgepedia.org/chris-farley) on their "Whale Boy" sketch.[7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Rose-Abdoo/) • [4](https://truefans.fm/classic-conversations-pop-culture-interviews-with-jeff-dwoskin/6a5f6e9c293bce9dbdc14ad5) She also developed her own one-woman shows, including *Who Does She Think She Is?*, and received L.A. Weekly's Female Solo Performer of the Year award.[7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Rose-Abdoo/) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0008231)
## Television career
An early screen role came on [Robert Zemeckis](https://www.edgepedia.org/robert-zemeckis)'s series *Johnny Bago*.[4](https://truefans.fm/classic-conversations-pop-culture-interviews-with-jeff-dwoskin/6a5f6e9c293bce9dbdc14ad5) Her best-known television part is Gypsy, Stars Hollow's local mechanic on *Gilmore Girls*, which she played across the original series and the 2016 Netflix revival *Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life*.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/16637/rose-abdoo) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0008231) In the revival she also played Berta, the housekeeper for Emily Gilmore, speaking a made-up Spanish-inflected language she invented herself for the table read; the performance earned her TVLine's Best Comedy Revelation of 2016.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0008231) • [8](https://www.ecurrent.com/arts-culture/gilmore-girls-stars-to-attend-2nd-annual-destination-stars-hollow-in-brighton/)
Younger audiences know her as Señorita Rodriguez on *That's So Raven*.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0008231) Her guest and recurring appearances include *Parenthood*, *Scandal* (as Senator Linda Moskowitz), *Grey's Anatomy*, *Grace & Frankie*, *The Comeback*, *Curb Your Enthusiasm*, *Veep*, *Bunheads*, *Psych*, *Criminal Minds*, and *The Middle*.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0008231) • [3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/rose-abdoo/)
**Recent series work.** From 2021 she has played Josefina, a member of Deborah Vance's household staff, on the Max comedy *Hacks*, appearing across the show's run through its fifth and final season.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0008231) • [9](https://elpais.com/television/series/hacks/) In 2022 she played Selma in five episodes of Hulu's *[Reboot](https://www.edgepedia.org/reboot-2022-tv-series)* and Paula, a reality TV producer, in *Ghosts*, a role she returned to in the show's fifth season.[5](https://www.fernsehserien.de/rose-abdoo/filmografie) • [10](https://www.imdb.com/pt/name/nm0008231/news/) She voices characters in animated series including *Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head* (Ms. Ortiz), *The Great North*, *[Madagascar: A Little Wild](https://www.edgepedia.org/madagascar-a-little-wild)*, and *Captain Fall*.[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/rose-abdoo/) • [5](https://www.fernsehserien.de/rose-abdoo/filmografie) In 2026 she began playing Phyllis in *Eternally Yours*, a CBS vampire comedy from the showrunners of *Ghosts*.[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/rose-abdoo/) • [10](https://www.imdb.com/pt/name/nm0008231/news/)
## Film and voice work
Her film appearances include [George Clooney](https://www.edgepedia.org/george-clooney)'s Oscar-nominated *Good Night, and Good Luck* (2005), for which she shared in a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination in 2006, *My Best Friend's Wedding*, *The Guilt Trip* with [Barbra Streisand](https://www.edgepedia.org/barbra-streisand), *Bad Teacher* (as the school secretary), and *Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar*, the [Kristen Wiig](https://www.edgepedia.org/kristen-wiig) and Annie Mumolo comedy in which she plays Bev.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0008231) • [3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/rose-abdoo/) She voiced several characters in *Hotel Transylvania* and its sequel.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0008231)
## References
1. [Rose Abdoo, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/16637/rose-abdoo)
2. [Rose Abdoo, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0008231)
3. [Rose Abdoo, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/rose-abdoo/)
4. [The Many Faces of Rose Abdoo: A Career in Comedy and Acting, TrueFans](https://truefans.fm/classic-conversations-pop-culture-interviews-with-jeff-dwoskin/6a5f6e9c293bce9dbdc14ad5)
5. [Filmografie Rose Abdoo, fernsehserien.de](https://www.fernsehserien.de/rose-abdoo/filmografie)
6. [Rose Abdoo List of Movies and TV Shows, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/rose-abdoo/credits/3000726538/)
7. [Rose Abdoo, BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Rose-Abdoo/)
8. [Gilmore Girls Stars to Attend 2nd Annual Destination Stars Hollow, Current Magazine](https://www.ecurrent.com/arts-culture/gilmore-girls-stars-to-attend-2nd-annual-destination-stars-hollow-in-brighton/)
9. [Hacks (series page), El País](https://elpais.com/television/series/hacks/)
10. [Rose Abdoo News, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/pt/name/nm0008231/news/)
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