Mary Pat Gleason is an American film and television actress. Gleason has appeared in several movies, such as, Basic Instinct, Traffic, Bruce Almighty, 13 Going on 30, The Crucible and The Island, generally in small roles. Between 1983-1985 she starred on The Guiding Light as Jane Hogan, and since the beginning of the 1980's she has appeared in episodes of number of prime time television series, including Full House, Murphy Brown, Empty Nest, LA Law, Saved by the Bell, Murder, She Wrote, Friends, Step by Step, Suddenly Susan, Will & Grace, Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives and Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service.