Maggie Roswell
Acting • Born 1952-11-14
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.
Filmography
101 credits
The Simpsons Movie
Movie • 2007
Helen Lovejoy (voice)
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
Movie • 2017
Nurse / Distressed Woman (voice)
The Pebble and the Penguin
Movie • 1995
(voice / uncredited)
Midnight Madness
Movie • 1980
Donna - Red Team Leader
I'll Do Anything
Movie • 1994
Woman (uncredited)
The Deliberate Stranger
Movie • 1986
Female Cop
Silver City
Movie • 2004
Ellie Hastings
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Movie • 2003
Maude Flanders (voice)
May the 12th Be with You
Movie • 2024
Mary Poppins (voice)
Lost in America
Movie • 1985
Patty
Switchback
Movie • 1997
Fae
Pretty in Pink
Movie • 1986
Mrs. Dietz
Bad Attitudes
Movie • 1991
Angela's Mother
Fire and Ice
Movie • 1983
Teegra (voice)
Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive
Movie • 1992
Rita Marshall
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Movie • 2024
(voice)
L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Mrs. Shore
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Rod Flanders (voice)
M*A*S*H
TV • 1972
Sister Theresa
Remington Steele
TV • 1982
Margaret 'Hoop' Tracy
Love, American Style
TV • 1969
Tiny Toon Adventures
TV • 1990
TaleSpin
TV • 1990
Girl / Sally (voice)
Murphy Brown
TV • 1988
Dynasty
TV • 1981
Darkwing Duck
TV • 1991
Happy Days
TV • 1974
Quantum Leap
TV • 1989
Masterson
Laverne & Shirley
TV • 1976
Jake and the Fatman
TV • 1987
Hunter
TV • 1984
Adelle Roberts
Bonkers
TV • 1993
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Miss Hoover / Mrs. Winfield (voice)
Masquerade
TV • 1983
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Mother #1 / Daughter / Mother in Monroe ad (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Camper #2 / Reporter (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Helen Lovejoy / Singing Waiters (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Princess Kashmir / Fe-Mail-Man / Churchgoer (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Gov. Mary Bailey (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Elizabeth Hoover / Helen Lovejoy / Luann Van Houten (voice)
Bobby's World
TV • 1990
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Helen Lovejoy / Institute Council Member #3 (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Helen Lovejoy / Elizabeth Hoover (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Maude Flanders / Helen Lovejoy (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Helen Lovejoy / Elizabeth Hoover / Luann Van Houten (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TV • 1987
Caitlin (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Helen Lovejoy / Luann Van Houten (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Elizabeth Hoover / Luann Van Houten (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Helen Lovejoy (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Luann Van Houten (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Elizabeth Hoover (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Maude Flanders (voice)
Good Advice
TV • 1993
Betsy Miller
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Maude Flanders #1 (voice)
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
TV • 1987
Pearl Pureheart (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Miss Hoover (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Gavin's Mom / Miss Hoover / Helen Lovejoy (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Clarice (voice)
Capital News
TV • 1990
The Tim Conway Show
TV • 1980
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Luann Van Houten / Helen Lovejoy (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Elizabeth Hoover / Gov. Mary Bailey (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Poet Writers (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Canadian Wife / Maude Flanders (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
New England Church Members (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Strawberry (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Miss Hoover / Fortune Teller / Librarian #1 (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Luann Van Houten / Gavin's Mom (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Miss Hoover / Helen Lovejoy (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Emma (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Additional Voices (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Wolfman's Wife / Miss Hoover / Helen Lovejoy (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Mother #2 (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Maude Flanders / Helen Lovejoy / Mrs. Norton (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Mrs. Spencer / Nurse (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Richard / Janey Powell (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Helen Lovejoy / Maude Flanders / Animator #3 (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Estelle / Additional Voices (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Mona Simpson / Board Member #1 (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Nurse / Receptionist (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Newsreader / Miss Hoover (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Miss Hoover / Donations Lady (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Mail Lady (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Judge / Faith Crowley / Barbara Bush (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Maude Flanders / Ned's Friend #1 / Clumsy Woman (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Luann Van Houten / Computer Voice (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Helen Lovejoy / Additional Voices (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Old Lady (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Rosarita / Mrs. Winfield (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Librarian / Miss Hoover (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Police Photographer / Thelma (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Miss Hoover / Maude Flanders / Helen Lovejoy (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Nurse / Distressed Woman (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Nurse / Miss Hoover (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Luann Van Houten / Operator / Singing Nun (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Maude Flanders / Kristin Shepard / Additional Voices (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Miss Hoover / School Nurse / Queen Elizabeth (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
(voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Helen Lovejoy/Luann Van Houten (voice)
The Partridge Family
TV • 1970
Lois
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Hub's Mother (voice)