As Zoe Perry told The Hollywood Reporter in 2017, her mother was the one who suggested she audition for the role. And when she was asked if she thought being the daughter of the actor who originated this role helped her land the part, Perry was willing to admit that it did. "I don't think there's any way to negate that because, why would you? We have lots of similarities when it comes to our voices and mannerisms, and I'm lucky that I have that at my disposal — not only for this part, but in general," she said. "She's been really supportive through the whole thing and I feel lucky that I get to share this with her in that way."
In a 2017 interview with People, Laurie Metcalf explained that, even though she and ex-husband Jeff Perry let their daughter play a younger version of Metcalf's character Jackie on a couple of episodes of "Roseanne," they agreed to not let her start an acting career until she became an adult. However, once Perry did end up going into acting, Metcalf couldn't have been prouder. "It's been stressful for me because I never knew if she had that thick of a skin," Metcalf said. "But I've enjoyed watching her ride so far."
