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Sylvia Biggins was the ex-wife of Roy Biggins Sr. and the mother of Roy "R.J." Biggins Jr. She was played by Conceitta Tomei.

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Sylvia was the wife of Roy Biggins Sr. and the mother of their son Roy "R.J." Biggins Jr. When she divorced Roy and left Nantucket sometime around 1988 (A Terminal Christmas), Roy began telling everyone she had died and even set up a fraudulent charity fund in her honor. When Roy was caught in a lie about her death, he finally admitted that she is not dead, she walked out on him one day and was last seen in Boston, and that he used the fake charity money to subsidize his vacations. At the urging of his colleagues (and especially Brian), Roy and Brian traveled to Boston to confront her, only to be crushed when he discovered she married a wealthy doctor and was pleased with her upper crust life (The Late Mrs. Biggins).

In Roy Crazy, Sylvia returned to Nantucket claiming to want Roy back. In actuality, she wanted to sleep with Roy to get back at her current husband for committing adultery. Although he was very tempted, Roy refuses when it is blatant she is using him and does not love him.

Although Roy kicked Sylvia out of his life, his relationship problems and insecurities still lingered. In Fools Russian, when Roy was adamant about marrying a mail-order bride from Russia; he privately admitted to Helen it was because of a fear of dying alone combined with the sting of Sylvia leaving him.

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