When Sonya Eddy first auditioned for a small role as a day player in “Seinfeld,” she never imagined that she would deliver some of the most quotable lines in the series.
The actress was so hilarious that she was even brought back for another episode.
A fun fact about Eddy’s character is that she was named after another actress — Rebecca De Mornay of “Risky Business” — in a ploy to get De Mornay on the show.The minor character was not originally named after De Mornay, Eddy recalled on This Podcast is Making Me Thirsty.
“I don’t think her last name was De Mornay at the time, the actress explained.
“I think they came up with that a little bit later in the rehearsal process.” Eddy remembered Jerry Seinfeld asking for her take on the name change.
“I remember Jerry saying to me, ‘What do you think about us calling you Rebecca De Mornay?
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