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
The Simpsons
Maude Flanders (voice) / Luann Van Houten (voice) / Helen Lovejoy (voice) / Elizabeth Hoover (voice) / Helen Lovejoy / Luann Van Houten (voice) / Miss Hoover (voice) / Helen Lovejoy / Elizabeth Hoover (voice) / Maude Flanders / Helen Lovejoy (voice) / Miss Hoover / Helen Lovejoy (voice) / Helen Lovejoy / Elizabeth Hoover / Luann Van Houten (voice) / Luann Van Houten / Helen Lovejoy (voice) / Elizabeth Hoover / Luann Van Houten (voice) / Helen Lovejoy / Institute Council Member #3 (voice) / Gavin's Mom / Miss Hoover / Helen Lovejoy (voice) / Clarice (voice) / Miss Hoover / School Nurse / Queen Elizabeth (voice) / Helen Lovejoy / Maude Flanders / Animator #3 (voice) / Nurse / Receptionist (voice) / Old Lady (voice) / Nurse / Miss Hoover (voice) / Mona Simpson / Board Member #1 (voice) / Gov. Mary Bailey (voice) / Helen Lovejoy / Additional Voices (voice) / Wolfman's Wife / Miss Hoover / Helen Lovejoy (voice) / Librarian / Miss Hoover (voice) / Rosarita / Mrs. Winfield (voice) / Mother #1 / Daughter / Mother in Monroe ad (voice) / Hub's Mother (voice) / Estelle / Additional Voices (voice) / Helen Lovejoy / Singing Waiters (voice) / (voice) / Miss Hoover / Maude Flanders / Helen Lovejoy (voice) / Mother #2 (voice) / Princess Kashmir / Fe-Mail-Man / Churchgoer (voice) / Miss Hoover / Mrs. Winfield (voice) / Poet Writers (voice) / Elizabeth Hoover / Gov. Mary Bailey (voice) / Newsreader / Miss Hoover (voice) / Miss Hoover / Fortune Teller / Librarian #1 (voice) / Canadian Wife / Maude Flanders (voice) / Camper #2 / Reporter (voice) / Miss Hoover / Donations Lady (voice) / Emma (voice) / Police Photographer / Thelma (voice) / Mrs. Spencer / Nurse (voice) / Elizabeth Hoover / Helen Lovejoy / Luann Van Houten (voice) / New England Church Members (voice) / Mail Lady (voice) / Judge / Faith Crowley / Barbara Bush (voice) / Maude Flanders / Helen Lovejoy / Mrs. Norton (voice) / Luann Van Houten / Gavin's Mom (voice) / Maude Flanders / Kristin Shepard / Additional Voices (voice) / Luann Van Houten / Computer Voice (voice) / Additional Voices (voice) / Maude Flanders #1 (voice) / Luann Van Houten / Operator / Singing Nun (voice) / Richard / Janey Powell (voice) / Helen Lovejoy/Luann Van Houten (voice) / Maude Flanders / Ned's Friend #1 / Clumsy Woman (voice) / Strawberry (voice) / Nurse / Distressed Woman (voice)
The Simpsons Movie
Helen Lovejoy (voice)
Pretty in Pink
Mrs. Dietz
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Caitlin (voice)
Quantum Leap
Masterson
M*A*S*H
Sister Theresa
Tiny Toon Adventures
Fire and Ice
Teegra (voice)