<Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Another judge who frequently presides over Harrison Parker cases . </P> </Td> </Tr> <P> Another judge who frequently presides over Harrison Parker cases . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> hide Character </Th> <Th> Actor / actress </Th> <Th> Starring seasons </Th> <Th> Recurring seasons </Th> <Th> Episode count </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethan </Td> <Td> Devon Gummersall </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Unknown to New Jane, Ethan is Old Jane's husband . Old Jane married him when he was unemployed and diagnosed leukemia, because she knew it was the only way to provide him with insurance coverage . New Jane meets him when he came back to ask for a divorce . She is at first fine and tells him that she'll draw up divorce papers and sign them but she starts to think that the reaction she has towards him is attraction and becomes confused as she is dating Tony . Fred makes her realize that it isn't love that is making her feel that way but anger and Jane reprimands Ethan for how he treated old Jane, how he just used her and tells him to get his own lawyer . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Elaine Bingum </Td> <Td> Faith Prince </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Elaine is Jane's mother . Her parents divorced after Elaine's bipolar disorder caused her to behave erratically . She has also shown to be helpful at times in important cases, evident in Season 4's Crushed when she asked Jane to help out with a case involving a former babysitting charge being accused of murder . When Jane learned there was more than meets the eye, she asked Elaine for help in what happened to Chloe's dad that led to Peg barring her from seeing both her daughters again . When she told Jane about it, Elaine learns the truth of Mr. Surnow's real fate when she notified the police to search the backyard of the Surnow's home . In the season five finale, Elaine comes to Los Angeles, falling ill and it turns out she has a terminal brain tumor . On her hospital bed, she reveals she's always known Deb wasn't really Jane but is still proud of her as her daughter before dying . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Henry Bingum </Td> <Td> Kurt Fuller </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Henry is Jane's father . Her parent's divorced and Jane had a close relationship with her mother but lost contact with her father until Elaine was arrested for disorderly conduct . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bobbie Dobkins </Td> <Td> Sharon Lawrence </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Sharon Lawrence <P> Bobbie is Deb's mother . Jane has represented Bobbie in several cases involving her parents getting divorced where Grayson represented Deb's father, also led her to remember more of her own past life as Deb . In "Lady Parts", when Bobbie was sued by a mother whose daughter, Kiera, is a student at her dance school . Jane learns about a 911 call that was made outside Bobbie's dance studio and Kiera makes a tearful confession that she never shared her mother's passion for dance . She wanted to skateboard with her friends and asks her to drop the charges against Bobbie . Later on, Stacy manages to procure a tape which Jane watches with Bobbie and they learned that despite falling down, Deb was able to complete her dance routine . </P> <P> In the episode "Guess Who's Coming", Jane represents Bobbie again after Bobbie is arrested for hiring a male prostitute while not knowing he was a prostitute . Bobbie didn't technically pay for him but offered him dance lessons which the opposing council said was solicitation . Jane discovers later that Bobbie had a procedure done to enlarge her G - spot and every now and then she gets a rush of sensation . Jane uses it as a defense and says her client was suffering from heightened sexuality and was unable to make sound judgment . The judge accepts it and the case gets thrown out . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joe Dobkins </Td> <Td> Mark Moses </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Deb's father . He and Bobbie sought representation at Harrison and Parker when they chose to divorce . Jane eventually discovered the truth from Grayson that they stayed married for Deb's benefit, despite their mutually unsatisfying marriage . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sam Colby </Td> <Td> Leelee Sobieski </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Sam is Bobbie's daughter and Deb's half - sister . Sam developed "Rainbow Nailpolish," which changes color under high - intensity light . Bobbie arranged for Jane to intervene when Sam was accused of stealing computer equipment from her employer . </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> hide Character </Th> <Th> Actor / actress </Th> <Th> Starring seasons </Th> <Th> Recurring seasons </Th> <Th> Episode count </Th> </Tr>

Who plays jane's mother in drop dead diva