Maggie Roswell
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Simpsons
Rod Flanders (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Miss Hoover / Mrs. Winfield (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Mother #1 / Daughter / Mother in Monroe ad (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Camper #2 / Reporter (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Helen Lovejoy / Singing Waiters (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Princess Kashmir / Fe-Mail-Man / Churchgoer (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Gov. Mary Bailey (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Elizabeth Hoover / Helen Lovejoy / Luann Van Houten (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Helen Lovejoy / Institute Council Member #3 (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Helen Lovejoy / Elizabeth Hoover (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Maude Flanders / Helen Lovejoy (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Helen Lovejoy / Elizabeth Hoover / Luann Van Houten (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Helen Lovejoy / Luann Van Houten (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Elizabeth Hoover / Luann Van Houten (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Helen Lovejoy (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Luann Van Houten (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Elizabeth Hoover (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Maude Flanders (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Maude Flanders #1 (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Miss Hoover (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Gavin's Mom / Miss Hoover / Helen Lovejoy (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Clarice (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Luann Van Houten / Helen Lovejoy (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Elizabeth Hoover / Gov. Mary Bailey (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Poet Writers (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Canadian Wife / Maude Flanders (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
New England Church Members (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Strawberry (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Miss Hoover / Fortune Teller / Librarian #1 (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Luann Van Houten / Gavin's Mom (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Miss Hoover / Helen Lovejoy (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Emma (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Additional Voices (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Wolfman's Wife / Miss Hoover / Helen Lovejoy (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Mother #2 (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Maude Flanders / Helen Lovejoy / Mrs. Norton (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Mrs. Spencer / Nurse (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Richard / Janey Powell (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Helen Lovejoy / Maude Flanders / Animator #3 (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Estelle / Additional Voices (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Mona Simpson / Board Member #1 (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Nurse / Receptionist (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Newsreader / Miss Hoover (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Miss Hoover / Donations Lady (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Mail Lady (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Judge / Faith Crowley / Barbara Bush (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Maude Flanders / Ned's Friend #1 / Clumsy Woman (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Luann Van Houten / Computer Voice (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Helen Lovejoy / Additional Voices (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Old Lady (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Rosarita / Mrs. Winfield (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Librarian / Miss Hoover (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Police Photographer / Thelma (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Miss Hoover / Maude Flanders / Helen Lovejoy (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Nurse / Distressed Woman (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Nurse / Miss Hoover (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Luann Van Houten / Operator / Singing Nun (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Maude Flanders / Kristin Shepard / Additional Voices (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Miss Hoover / School Nurse / Queen Elizabeth (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Helen Lovejoy/Luann Van Houten (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Hub's Mother (voice)
1989
Series
Quantum Leap
Masterson
1989
Series
M*A*S*H
Sister Theresa
1972
Series
Hunter
Adelle Roberts
1984
Series
Dynasty
1981
Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Caitlin (voice)
1987
Series
Animaniacs
Princess of Props #2 (voice)
1993
Series
Animaniacs
Spider-Villain (voice)
1993
Series
Love, American Style
1969
Series
Happy Days
1974
Series
L.A. Law
Mrs. Shore
1986
Series
Murphy Brown
1988
Series
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Series
Darkwing Duck
1991
Film
The Simpsons Movie
Helen Lovejoy (voice)
2007
Series
Laverne & Shirley
1976
Series
Remington Steele
Margaret 'Hoop' Tracy
1982
Series
The Partridge Family
Lois
1970
Series
TaleSpin
Girl / Sally (voice)
1990
Series
Tiny Toon Adventures
1990
Series
Bonkers
1993
Series
Bobby's World
1990
Film
Pretty in Pink
Mrs. Dietz
1986
Series
Good Advice
Betsy Miller
1993
Film
Fire and Ice
Teegra (voice)
1983
Film
Simpsley
Luann Van Houten (voice)
2026
Series
Masquerade
1983
Film
May the 12th Be with You
Mary Poppins (voice)
2024
Film
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Helen Lovejoy / Elizabeth Hoover (voice)
2024
Series
Capital News
1990
Series
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
Pearl Pureheart (voice)
1987
Series
The Deliberate Stranger
Female Cop
1986
Series
The Tim Conway Show
Self
1980
Film
Switchback
Fae
1997
Film
Midnight Madness
Donna - Red Team Leader
1980
Film
The Pebble and the Penguin
(voice / uncredited)
1995
Film
I'll Do Anything
Woman (uncredited)
1994
Film
Lost in America
Patty
1985
Film
Silver City
Ellie Hastings
2004
Film
The Deliberate Stranger
Female Cop
1986
Film
Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive
Rita Marshall
1992
Film
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Maude Flanders (voice)
2003
Film
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
Nurse / Distressed Woman (voice)
2017
Film
Bad Attitudes
Angela's Mother
1991
Film
Rotten Ralph - Not So Rotten
Mom (voice)
1996
Rotten Ralph - The Taming of the Ralph
Mom (voice)
1996