A few weeks later she suggested herself for the role on social media for a different TV role, after attempting to join 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'. wrote on social media, “Because I'm using this platform to pitch myself for TV shows, I want to play Melissa Schemmenti’s mother on 'Abbott Elementary.' If you see Quinta Brunson, please tell her.”
Midler’s suggestion was well-received, with followers praising the idea. wrote, “You’d be perfect!” and someone tweeting as @BBooks89 added, “That would be AMAZING!!! The resemblance between you two gorgeous ladies is uncanny! You would be incredible in that role. Abbott is one of my new favorite shows! Hoping strongly that this happens.”
Midler’s prior attempt to join the RHOBH cast was also successful.
Lisa Ann Walter, the actress who portrays teacher Melissa Schemmenti on the popular ABC comedy series, told People in March expressed her desire to bring one of her former colleagues onto the show — Lindsay Lohan.
When discussing a potential sequel to the movie, Schemmenti remarked, “I would love to go back for another version of it — or if [Lohan] wants to come on to our show, I’d love that, too.”
“I guess we’d have to make her a relative since we’re both redheads — since I’m a ‘redhead,’ and she actually is,” she added.
Midler took a break from the stage in 2021, but her career in film and TV is not yet finished. She appeared in 2023’s “Sitting in Bars with Cake” and “Hocus Pocus 2,” and will next be seen in “The Fabulous Four” alongside Susan Sarandon and Megan Mullally.
