Then: Anne Haney played uptight social worker Mrs. Sellner in ‘Doubtfire,’ unimpressed with Daniel’s character voices but all about Mrs. Doubtfire’s nightly meringue mask. A few years later she would go on to play Jim Carrey’s secretary Greta in ‘Liar, Liar,’ another of her most well-known roles.
Now: Though Haney had amassed dozens of credits to her name prior to and after ‘Doubtfire,’ her role as Mrs. Sellner remained one of her most famous and beloved. Sadly, Haney passed away in 2001 due to heart failure. She was 67.
Then: That was Harvey Fierstein as Daniel’s makeup artist brother Uncle Frank. One of the first openly gay actors, Fierstein wrote and originated the lead role in the play ‘Torch Song Trilogy’ and starred in its cinematic version.
Now: Fierstein co-wrote the Broadway musical ‘Newsies’ and collaborated with Cyndi Lauper on the Tony award-winning ‘Kinky Boots.’ The last screen appearance for the gravely voiced writer/actor was as a judge on ‘The Good Wife.’
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