Mary Cooper

Mary Cooper is a character on the CBS television series The Big Bang Theory. She is portrayed by Laurie Metcalf.

Mary is a devout Christian from Texas. She was married to George Cooper and together they had three children: George Jr., Sheldon and Missy. She appears to be a bery good mother and is the only one who has ever been able to control Sheldon. Leonard Hofstadter describes her as Sheldon's "kryponite" as he always succumbs to her.

She is called upon by both Leonard and Penny when Sheldon gets very difficult to handle. Sheldon describes his mother as being a "kind, loving, religiously fanatical, right-wing Texan, with a slightly out of scale head and a mild Dr Pepper addiction". Mary also has a good relationship with Sheldon's friends: Leonard, Howard, Raj and Penny.