Helene Beesly – The Office

Helene Beesly, better known as Pam’s mom on The Office, we first meet early on when Shannon Cochran played the role. The show wanted to bring her back to the show later on, but Cochran was on a theater contract and unavailable as a result.

They decided to recast the role with Linda Purl, who doesn’t look much like the original mother. You probably have the image of her awkwardly getting together with Michael Scott burned into your mind forever.