By Rebecca Snavely,
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Ethel Mertz and Rhoda Morgenstern might not be household names like Lucy and Mary Tyler Moore, but they were always knocking on the door, ready with a smile.
And if you were paying any attention, you would have noticed that over the last few years,
Judy Greer has served as Central Casting's zany go-to gal pal. She was always right there on drums for headliners Jennifer Lopez in “The Wedding Planner,” Jennifer Garner in "13 Going on 30," Katherine Heigl in “27 Dresses" and in the forthcoming "Traveling" with Jennifer Aniston.
But now that Greer is making the big leap from quirky movie second-banana to leading lady on her own TV show (ABC's “Miss/Guided") and opposite Patrick Wilson in the film "Barry Munday," we think it's high time for a quick spin through film and TV's funniest lady sidekicks.
