
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 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.


as Rod Flanders (voice)
1989

as Sister Theresa
1972

1981

1969

1974

as Masterson
1989

as Mrs. Shore
1986

as Princess of Props #2 (voice)
1993

as Adelle Roberts
1984

as Caitlin (voice)
1987

1988

as Margaret 'Hoop' Tracy
1982
as Nurse / Distressed Woman (voice)
2017

as Helen Lovejoy / Elizabeth Hoover (voice)
2024

as Mary Poppins (voice)
2024

as Nurse / Distressed Woman (voice)
2017

as Helen Lovejoy (voice)
2007

as Ellie Hastings
2004

as Maude Flanders (voice)
2003

as Fae
1997

as (voice / uncredited)
1995

as Woman (uncredited)
1994

as Rita Marshall
1992

as Angela's Mother
1991

as Female Cop
1986

as Mrs. Dietz
1986

as Patty
1985

as Teegra (voice)
1983

as Donna - Red Team Leader
1980
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as Rod Flanders (voice)
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as Sister Theresa
1 episodes

1 episodes

1 episodes

1 episodes

as Masterson
1 episodes

as Mrs. Shore
1 episodes

as Princess of Props #2 (voice)
1 episodes

as Adelle Roberts
1 episodes

as Caitlin (voice)
1 episodes

1 episodes

as Margaret 'Hoop' Tracy
1 episodes

1 episodes

1 episodes

1 episodes

as Girl / Sally (voice)
1 episodes

1 episodes

as Lois
1 episodes

1 episodes


as Betsy Miller
1 episodes

1 episodes

1 episodes

as Self
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