Jinx Shannon

Mary's mother Jinx (Lesley Ann Warren) has never been a traditional, rational, gainfully employed, or even sober, maternal figure. Jinx would prefer to be spending her days lounging by the pool with a stiff drink and her nights with her deadbeat lover-du-jour.

She's been living with Mary ever since her apartment building burned down. The arrangement, which was supposed to last a few weeks, has stretched into a year with no sign of changing. But despite Jinx’s myriad fatal flaws, Mary would never kick her out because family is family.