Kali Rocha
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Kali Rocha is an American actress. She is known for portraying Karen Rooney, the mother of the four Rooney children and the school's vice principal, on the Disney Channel sitcom Liv and Maddie. She al
Rocha in 2005
Meet the Parents
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Meet the Parents is a 2000 American romantic comedy film directed by Jay Roach, and written by Jim Herzfeld and John Hamburg. It stars Ben Stiller as Greg Focker, a nurse who visits his girlfriend Pam
Kali Rocha
…Lewis. She stood out when she played the Atlantic American flight attendant who argued with Ben Stiller's character at the airport in the 2000 comedy Meet the Parents, a role she reprised in the sequel Meet the Fockers. She also had a recurring role on Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Anya's vengeance demon friend, Halfrek…
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At the insistence of his Christian host, the Jewish Greg agrees to say a prayer to bless the food at the dinner table. Unskilled at this custom, he improvises and recites a part of Godspell. This scene served to show a wide social and cultural gap between Greg and the Christian Byrnes family.
Robert De Niro was cast upon the suggestion of Universal Studios due to critical acclaim of his recent comedy work.
Ben Stiller was cast partly because the director was impressed with his improvisational abilities.