‘What Are Some Small Roles With A Huge Impact?” 24 Twitter Users Reply

A Twitter named Brett shared a picture of Regina George’s mom from Mean Girls with the caption, “Name a smaller role with a bigger impact?” People excitedly replied to the tweet, now with thousands of responses, with their all time favorite small roles in TV shows and movies that they felt like were especially memorable for their short screen times. 

Some of the responses were silly, but some were more serious and included mentions from huge horror movies with short-lived characters you might have missed if you weren’t paying attention to them. It turns out Hannibal Lecter was only on screen for five minutes of Silence of the Lambs! A little bit of great acting goes a long way! 


1. Regina George’s mom in Mean Girls

2. Drew Barrymore in Scream

3. Madame Zeroni from Holes

4. Boba Fett in Star Wars 

5. This cabbage merchant from Avatar

6. Barb in Stranger Things

7. “Asian Jim” from The Office

8. Hannibal in Silence of the Lambs

9. Rob Schneider in Waterboy

10. Doug Judy in Brooklyn 99

11. Chessy in The Parent Trap

12. Frozone’s wife from The Incredibles

13. Viola Davis in Doubt

14. Edna from The Incredibles

15. Crush from Finding Nemo

16. Jennifer Berkley in Parks and Rec

17. The woman in the red dress from The Matrix

18. Lilly in Pitch Perfect

19. Gingerbread Man from Shrek

20. The Pigeon Lady from Home Alone

21. Mr. Chow in The Hangover

22. Paulette in Legally Blonde

23. Fred from Spongebob

24. Roz from Monsters Inc.