Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 14, 1952
Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Maggie Roswell
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | May the 12th Be with You | Mary Poppins (voice) |
| 2024 | The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful | (voice) |
| 2017 | Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson | Nurse / Distressed Woman (voice) |
| 2007 | The Simpsons Movie | Helen Lovejoy (voice) |
| 2004 | Silver City | Ellie Hastings |
| 2003 | The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror | Maude Flanders (voice) |
| 2002 | The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror | |
| 1997 | Switchback | Fae |
| 1995 | The Pebble and the Penguin | (voice / uncredited) |
| 1994 | I'll Do Anything | Woman (uncredited) |
| 1992 | Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive | Rita Marshall |
| 1991 | Bad Attitudes | Angela's Mother |
| 1986 | The Deliberate Stranger | Female Cop |
| 1986 | Pretty in Pink | Mrs. Dietz |
| 1985 | Lost in America | Patty |
| 1983 | Fire and Ice | Teegra (voice) |
| 1980 | Midnight Madness | Donna - Red Team Leader |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Bonkers | |
| 1993 | Good Advice | Betsy Miller |
| 1991 | Darkwing Duck | |
| 1990 | Tiny Toon Adventures | |
| 1990 | TaleSpin | Girl / Sally (voice) |
| 1990 | Bobby's World | |
| 1990 | Capital News | |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Rod Flanders (voice) |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Masterson |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Miss Hoover / Mrs. Winfield (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Mother #1 / Daughter / Mother in Monroe ad (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Princess Kashmir / Fe-Mail-Man / Churchgoer (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Helen Lovejoy / Singing Waiters (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Gov. Mary Bailey (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Camper #2 / Reporter (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Elizabeth Hoover / Helen Lovejoy / Luann Van Houten (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Helen Lovejoy / Institute Council Member #3 (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Helen Lovejoy / Elizabeth Hoover (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Maude Flanders / Helen Lovejoy (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Helen Lovejoy / Elizabeth Hoover / Luann Van Houten (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Helen Lovejoy / Luann Van Houten (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Helen Lovejoy (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Luann Van Houten (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Elizabeth Hoover / Luann Van Houten (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Elizabeth Hoover (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Maude Flanders (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Maude Flanders #1 (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Miss Hoover (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Gavin's Mom / Miss Hoover / Helen Lovejoy (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Clarice (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Luann Van Houten / Helen Lovejoy (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Elizabeth Hoover / Gov. Mary Bailey (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Poet Writers (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Canadian Wife / Maude Flanders (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | New England Church Members (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Strawberry (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Miss Hoover / Fortune Teller / Librarian #1 (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Luann Van Houten / Gavin's Mom (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Miss Hoover / Helen Lovejoy (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Emma (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Wolfman's Wife / Miss Hoover / Helen Lovejoy (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Mother #2 (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Maude Flanders / Helen Lovejoy / Mrs. Norton (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Mrs. Spencer / Nurse (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Richard / Janey Powell (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Helen Lovejoy / Maude Flanders / Animator #3 (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Estelle / Additional Voices (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Mona Simpson / Board Member #1 (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Nurse / Receptionist (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Newsreader / Miss Hoover (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Miss Hoover / Donations Lady (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Mail Lady (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Judge / Faith Crowley / Barbara Bush (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Maude Flanders / Ned's Friend #1 / Clumsy Woman (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Luann Van Houten / Computer Voice (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Helen Lovejoy / Additional Voices (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Old Lady (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Rosarita / Mrs. Winfield (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Librarian / Miss Hoover (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Police Photographer / Thelma (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Miss Hoover / Maude Flanders / Helen Lovejoy (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Nurse / Distressed Woman (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Nurse / Miss Hoover (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Luann Van Houten / Operator / Singing Nun (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Maude Flanders / Kristin Shepard / Additional Voices (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Miss Hoover / School Nurse / Queen Elizabeth (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Helen Lovejoy/Luann Van Houten (voice) |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | |
| 1987 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Caitlin (voice) |
| 1987 | Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures | Pearl Pureheart (voice) |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Mrs. Shore |
| 1984 | Hunter | Adelle Roberts |
| 1983 | Masquerade | |
| 1982 | Remington Steele | Margaret 'Hoop' Tracy |
| 1981 | Dynasty | |
| 1980 | The Tim Conway Show | Self |
| 1976 | Laverne & Shirley | |
| 1974 | Happy Days | |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H | Sister Theresa |
| 1969 | Love, American Style |