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Maggie Roswell

ActorBorn November 14, 1952 (72 years)
Margaret Roswell (born November 14, 1952) is an American actress, voice actress, comedian, writer and producer from Los Angeles, California. She is well known for her voice work on the Fox network's animated television series The Simpsons, in which she has played recurring characters such as Maude Flanders, Helen Lovejoy, Miss Hoover, and Luann Van Houten, as well as several minor characters. This work has earned her both an Emmy Award nomination and an Annie Award nomination.

Maggie Roswell made her acting break-through in the 1980s with appearances in films such as Midnight Madness (1980), Lost in America (1985), and Pretty in Pink (1986), and guest appearances on television shows such as Remington Steele, Masquerade, and Happy Days. She appeared frequently in the sketch comedy The Tim Conway Show from 1980 to 1981, and did voice acting for a few animated films and television shows. Roswell also performed in some theater plays, including one in 1988 directed by Julia Sweeney.

In 1989, Maggie Roswell was hired for the first season of The Simpsons. She played a few minor characters until she became a regular cast member with the introduction of Maude Flanders in the second season. In 1994, Roswell and her husband Hal Rayle moved from Los Angeles to Denver to raise their daughter. Together they established the Roswell 'n' Rayle Company, creating and voicing advertisements for companies. Because of her move to Denver, Roswell had to travel to Los Angeles twice a week to tape The Simpsons. This ultimately led to her requesting a pay raise in 1999; however, Fox refused to offer her the amount she wanted so she quit the show. Roswell returned to The Simpsons in 2002 after reaching a deal to record her lines from her Denver home.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Hunter
  • Silver City
  • Popeye and Son
Known For
  • The Simpsons
  • Lost in America
  • A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

Filmography

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May the 12th Be with You · as Mary Poppins (voice)
2017
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson · as Nurse / Distressed Woman (voice)
2007
The Simpsons Movie · as Helen Lovejoy (voice)
2004
Silver City · as Ellie Hastings
2003
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror · as Maude Flanders (voice)
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series) · as Sarah Palin
1997
Switchback · as Fae
1996
1995
The Pebble and the Penguin · as (voice / Uncredited)
1995
1994
I'll Do Anything · as Woman (uncredited)
1993
All-New Dennis the Menace (TV Series) · as Michelle The Babysitter
1993
Animaniacs (TV Series) · as Princess Of Props #2
1993
Bonkers (TV Series) · as Anita The Hairdresser
1993
Good Advice (TV Series) · as Betsy Miller
1992
Great Scott! (TV Series) · as Mr. Stone's Wife
1992
Cool World · as Cast
1992
1991
James Bond, Jr. (TV Series) · as Cast
1991
Space Cats (TV Series) · as Incidental Characters
1991
Bad Attitudes · as Angela's Mother
1991
Darkwing Duck (TV Series)
1990
New Kids on the Block (TV Series) · as Cast
1990
1990
Bobby's World (TV Series)
1990
TaleSpin (TV Series) · as Girl / Sally (voice)
1989
The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Maude Flanders (voice)
1989
Quantum Leap (TV Series) · as Masterson
1988
Murphy Brown (TV Series)
1988
1988
Guns of Paradise (TV Series) · as Caroline Dryer
1988
1988
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (TV Series) · as Additional Voices
1987
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV Series) · as Caitlin (voice)
1987
1987
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse (TV Series) · as Pearl Pureheart (voice)
1987
Popeye and Son (TV Series) · as Jewelry Store Clerk
1987
The Tracey Ullman Show (TV Series) · as Penny
1986
L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Mrs. Shore
1986
The Deliberate Stranger · as Female Cop
1986
The Deliberate Stranger (TV Series) · as Female Cop (with Cas)
1986
The Hogan Family (TV Series) · as Ranger Morrison
1986
Pretty in Pink · as Mrs. Dietz
1985
New Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Katy
1985
Lost in America · as Patty
1984
Hunter (TV Series) · as Adelle Roberts
1983
Masquerade (TV Series)
1983
Fire and Ice · as Teegra (voice)
1982
Remington Steele (TV Series) · as Margaret 'hoop' Tracy
1982
Deadly Alliance · as Mrs. Trenton
1981
Dynasty (TV Series)
1980
Midnight Madness · as Donna - Red Team Leader
1978
Mork & Mindy (TV Series) · as Donna Hammond
1976
Laverne & Shirley (TV Series)
1974
Happy Days (TV Series)
1972
M*A*S*H (TV Series) · as Sister Theresa
1970
The Partridge Family (TV Series) · as Lois
1969
1960
Insight (TV Series) · as Karen

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