Francesca P. Roberts (born December 19, 1953)[2] is an American film and television actress known for playing Big Bertha in the live action movie Super Mario Bros. in 1993, as well as Anita Craig in ABC's sitcom TV series Baby Talk, which lasted from 1991 to 1992, and Anna-May in Frank's Place.
[citation needed] Roberts was originally involved in stage work before appearing on TV.
She would continue on by making numerous TV guest appearances that had main or minor roles, in the likes of Private Benjamin, a show that was based on the film with the same name (1980), Fame, The Facts of Life, Frank's Place and Baby Talk.
[2] She would appear in movies, such as the 1993 live-action movie based on the Mario video game series, Super Mario Bros. (1993), playing as "Big Bertha", a bouncer of the Boom Boom Bar, Legally Blonde (2001) as judge "Marina R. Bickford", and Heart of Dixie (1989) as "Keefi".
[1][2] In 1994, Roberts appeared on Martin, playing as "Judge Wheatley" in two episodes, "No Justice, No Peace"[5] & "Crunchy Drawers" (season 2).