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Maggie Roswell
Los Angeles, California, USA
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 o…
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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2026
Simpsley
Movie Luann Van Houten (voice)
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2024
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Movie Helen Lovejoy / Elizabeth Hoover (voice)
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2024
May the 12th Be with You
Movie Mary Poppins (voice)
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2017
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
Movie Nurse / Distressed Woman (voice)
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2007
The Simpsons Movie
Movie Helen Lovejoy (voice)
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2004
Silver City
Movie Ellie Hastings
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2003
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Movie Maude Flanders (voice)
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1997
Switchback
Movie Fae
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1996
Rotten Ralph - Not So Rotten
Movie Mom (voice)
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1996
Rotten Ralph - The Taming of the Ralph
Movie Mom (voice)
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1995
The Pebble and the Penguin
Movie (voice / uncredited)
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1994
I'll Do Anything
Movie Woman (uncredited)
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1993
Animaniacs
TV show Princess of Props #2 (voice)
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1993
Bonkers
TV show
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1993
Good Advice
TV show Betsy Miller
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1992
Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive
Movie Rita Marshall
More credits
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1991
Bad Attitudes
Movie Angela's Mother
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1991
Darkwing Duck
TV show
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1990
Tiny Toon Adventures
TV show
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1990
TaleSpin
TV show Girl / Sally (voice)
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1990
Bobby's World
TV show
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1990
Capital News
TV show
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1989
The Simpsons
TV show Rod Flanders (voice)
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1989
Quantum Leap
TV show Masterson
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1988
Murphy Brown
TV show
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1987
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TV show Caitlin (voice)
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1987
Jake and the Fatman
TV show
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1987
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
TV show Pearl Pureheart (voice)
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1986
L.A. Law
TV show Mrs. Shore
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1986
The Deliberate Stranger
Movie Female Cop
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1986
The Deliberate Stranger
TV show Female Cop
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1986
Pretty in Pink
Movie Mrs. Dietz
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1985
Lost in America
Movie Patty
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1984
Hunter
TV show Adelle Roberts
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1983
Masquerade
TV show
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1983
Fire and Ice
Movie Teegra (voice)
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1982
Remington Steele
TV show Margaret 'Hoop' Tracy
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1981
Dynasty
TV show
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1980
The Tim Conway Show
TV show Self
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1980
Midnight Madness
Movie Donna - Red Team Leader
