Career
She has appeared in almost 100 roles over the years, usually depicting someone"s ethnic mother, or neighbor. Her most frequent characterizations were Italian, Jewish, Latin, or East European, and often with a comic touch. The young woman has taken an overdose of sleeping pills to combat her feelings of rejection and futility.
Mississippi
Stevens is the supportive "Jewish mother," intent on scolding Baxter (who she thinks is the offender) while she shores up the flagging spirits of the victim.