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'''Maggie Roswell''' (born November 14, 1952) is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer from [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]]. She is well known for her voice work on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox network]] animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]'', in which she has played recurring characters such as [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Maude Flanders|Maude Flanders]], [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Helen Lovejoy|Helen Lovejoy]], [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Elizabeth Hoover|Miss Hoover]], and [[Luann Van Houten]], as well as several minor characters. This work has earned her an [[Annie Award]] nomination. |
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Roswell made her acting break-through in the 1980s with appearances in films such as ''[[Midnight Madness (1980 film)|Midnight Madness]]'' (1980), ''[[Lost in America]]'' (1985), and ''[[Pretty in Pink]]'' (1986), and guest appearances on television shows such as ''[[Remington Steele]]'', ''[[Masquerade (TV series)|Masquerade]]'', and ''[[Happy Days]]''. She appeared frequently in the sketch comedy ''[[Tim Conway#The Tim Conway Show|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]]. |
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'''Maggie Roswell''' (born November 14, 1952) is an American actress, voice actress, comedian, writer and producer from [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]]. She is well known for her voice work on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox network]]'s animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]'', in which she has played recurring characters such as [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Maude Flanders|Maude Flanders]], [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Helen Lovejoy|Helen Lovejoy]], [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Elizabeth Hoover|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. |
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In 1989, Roswell was hired for the [[The Simpsons (season 1)|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 [[The Simpsons (season 2)|second season]]. In 1994, Roswell and her husband [[Hal Rayle]] moved from Los Angeles to [[Denver, Colorado|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. |
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Maggie Roswell made her acting break-through in the 1980s with appearances in films such as ''[[Midnight Madness (1980 film)|Midnight Madness]]'' (1980), ''[[Lost in America]]'' (1985), and ''[[Pretty in Pink]]'' (1986), and guest appearances on television shows such as ''[[Remington Steele]]'', ''[[Masquerade (TV series)|Masquerade]]'', and ''[[Happy Days]]''. She appeared frequently in the sketch comedy ''[[Tim Conway#The Tim Conway Show|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]]. |
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In 1989, Maggie Roswell was hired for the [[The Simpsons (season 1)|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 [[The Simpsons (season 2)|second season]]. In 1994, Roswell and her husband [[Hal Rayle]] moved from Los Angeles to [[Denver, Colorado|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. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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===First acting work=== |
===First acting work=== |
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Roswell was born on November 14, 1952,<ref name="ReferenceA">''An Interview with Maggie Roswell'', Skip E. Lowe, 1992</ref> and raised in Los Angeles, California.<ref name="TC">{{cite news|title=Voice Of 'Maude' Disputes Report|newspaper=[[The Columbian]]|date=2000-02-05|page=E6}}</ref><ref name=Husted2011/> After going to Catholic school and [[Los Angeles City College]], she began a career in acting.<ref name=Husted2011>{{cite news|last=Husted|first=Bill|title=She's wanted dead or alive by folks on ''Simpsons''|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=2011-04-21}}</ref> In the 1970s, she made some guest appearances on television shows such as ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'',<ref name="cartwright"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Wittebols|first=James H.|title=Watching M*A*S*H, Watching America: A Social History of the 1972–1983 Television Series|year=2003|publisher=McFarland|isbn= 978-0-7864-1701-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CMPx-jksa6IC&q=%22Maggie+Roswell%22&pg=PA170|access-date=2010-08-07|page=170}}</ref> but she did not gain her first big acting roles until the 1980s. In the 1980 film ''[[Midnight Madness (1980 film)|Midnight Madness]]'', she played a character that leads a group of [[sorority]] sisters who are participating in a college puzzle solving race.<ref name="Arnold">{{cite news|last=Arnold|first=Gary|title=What Is This 'Madness'?|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=1980-02-13|page=B4}}</ref> Roswell also starred in the sketch comedy ''[[Tim Conway#The Tim Conway Show (second)|The Tim Conway Show]]'' in 1980 and 1981.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Bob ([[Associated Press]])|title=His Very Own Fall Season|newspaper=[[Boston Globe]]|date=1980-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=McNeil|first=Alex|title=Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present |year=1996|publisher=Penguin Books|isbn=978-0-14-024916-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dctkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Maggie+Roswell%22|access-date=2010-08-07|page=840}}</ref> She appeared in the film ''[[Lost in America]]'' (1985) as the character Patty,<ref>{{cite news|last=Lyman|first=Rick|title=Film: Brooks' 'Lost In America'|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=1985-04-15|page=F18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cosford|first=Bill|title=Yuppies On The Road To Ruin|newspaper=[[The Miami Herald]]|date=1985-04-12|page=2D}}</ref> and she had a supporting role in the film ''[[Pretty in Pink]]'' (1986).<ref name="Lopez">{{cite news|last=Lopez|first=Greg|title=It's All In The Throat For Animated Couple|newspaper=[[Rocky Mountain News]]|date=1994-12-18|page=16A}}</ref> She also acted in the two-part television film ''[[The Deliberate Stranger]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Marill|first=Alvin H.|title=Movies Made for Television: The Telefeature and the Mini-Series: 1964–1986|year=1987|publisher=New York Zoetrope|isbn=978-0-918432-80-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s3sHAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Maggie+Roswell%22|access-date=2010-08-07|page=106}}</ref> In addition, Roswell played some minor roles in television shows in the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s,<ref name="cartwright"/> including guest appearances on ''[[Remington Steele]]'' (1983),<ref>{{cite book|author1=Freur, Jane |author2=Kerr, Paul |author3=Vahimagi, Tise |title=MTM: 'Quality Television'|year=1984|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q9FkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Maggie+Roswell%22|access-date=2010-08-07|page=272|isbn=9780851701622 }}</ref> ''[[Masquerade (TV series)|Masquerade]]'' (1984),<ref>{{cite book|last=Gianakos|first=Larry James|title=Television Drama Series Programming: A Comprehensive Chronicle, 1947–1959|year=1987|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-1876-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AMJkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Maggie+Roswell%22|access-date=2010-08-07|page=335}}</ref> ''[[Happy Days]]'' (1984), ''[[Murphy Brown]]'' (1993), and ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'' (1993).<ref name="cartwright"/> She was offered a chance to replace [[Gilda Radner]] on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', but turned down the offer when her agent told her "the show wasn't going anywhere."<ref name="Lopez"/> |
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Roswell has also worked on stage. In 1986 she appeared in improvisatory shows directed by [[Paul Sills]] at [[Lamb's Theatre]], in which the actors were given characters and situations by the audience members.<ref>{{cite news|last=Feldberg|first=Robert|title=A Show That's Like An Acting Class|newspaper=[[The Record (Bergen County)|The Record]]|date=1986-06-10|page=B13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Simon|first=John|title=Lady's Day|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mucCAAAAMBAJ& |
Roswell has also worked on stage. In 1986 she appeared in improvisatory shows directed by [[Paul Sills]] at [[Lamb's Theatre]], in which the actors were given characters and situations by the audience members.<ref>{{cite news|last=Feldberg|first=Robert|title=A Show That's Like An Acting Class|newspaper=[[The Record (Bergen County)|The Record]]|date=1986-06-10|page=B13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Simon|first=John|title=Lady's Day|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mucCAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Maggie+Roswell%22&pg=PA59|access-date=2010-08-07|newspaper=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=1986-06-23|page=59}}</ref> In 1988, she had a role in [[Julia Sweeney]]'s play ''Mea's Big Apology'' at Groundling Theatre in Los Angeles.<ref name="Drake">{{cite news|last=Drake|first=Sylvie|title=The Sorry State of 'Mea's Big Apology'|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-04-29-ca-2214-story.html|access-date=2010-08-06|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=1988-04-29}}</ref> She played Eunice, a cynical woman who works at a malpractice insurance company and is a colleague to the main character. The company people do everything they can to dismiss her because they do not want to pay her retirement benefits, which are about to take effect.<ref name="Leader">{{cite news|last=Leader |first=Jody|title=No Apologies, Please – 'Mea' A Faultless Work|newspaper=[[Daily News of Los Angeles]]|date=1992-08-07|page=L28}}</ref> Roswell reprised this role in a 1992 revival of the play, also at Groundling Theatre.<ref name="Leader"/> |
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===Early ''The Simpsons'', Roswell 'n' Rayle, pay dispute=== |
===Early ''The Simpsons'', Roswell 'n' Rayle, pay dispute=== |
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In addition to her [[live action]] roles, Roswell did some [[voice acting]] in animated films and shows,<ref name="cartwright"/> including the voice of Teegra in ''[[Fire and Ice (1983 film)|Fire and Ice]]'' from 1983.<ref>{{cite book|last=Beck|first=Jerry|title=The Animated Movie Guide|year=2005|publisher=Chicago Review Press|isbn=978-1-55652-591-9|url=https://archive.org/details/animatedmoviegui0000beck|url-access=registration|quote=Maggie Roswell.| |
In addition to her [[live action]] roles, Roswell did some [[voice acting]] in animated films and shows,<ref name="cartwright"/> including the voice of Teegra in ''[[Fire and Ice (1983 film)|Fire and Ice]]'' from 1983.<ref>{{cite book|last=Beck|first=Jerry|title=The Animated Movie Guide|year=2005|publisher=Chicago Review Press|isbn=978-1-55652-591-9|url=https://archive.org/details/animatedmoviegui0000beck|url-access=registration|quote=Maggie Roswell.|access-date=2010-08-07|page=[https://archive.org/details/animatedmoviegui0000beck/page/84 84]}}</ref> This led to her being hired on the animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]'' in 1989. Her first appearance was in the [[The Simpsons (season 1)|season one]] episode "[[Homer's Night Out]]", in which she voiced the character [[Princess Kashmir]] (a belly dancer who seduces [[Homer Simpson|Homer]]).<ref name="Lopez"/> Out of the total thirteen episodes of the first season, Roswell appeared in four; however, they were only minor roles. Roswell did not become a regular cast member until the middle of the second season in the episode "[[Dead Putting Society]]" (1990), with the introduction of [[Maude Flanders]] (neighbor to the [[Simpson family]] and the loving wife of [[Ned Flanders]]).<ref name="cartwright"/> Roswell went on to voice other recurring characters on the show, such as [[Helen Lovejoy]] (the reverend's wife), [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Elizabeth Hoover|Miss Hoover]] (an elementary school teacher),<ref name="Lopez"/> and [[Luann Van Houten]] (the mother of Bart's best friend, Milhouse),<ref>{{cite news|last=Husted|first=Bill|title=It's no joke: Colorado comedian ties the knot|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=1998-04-12|page=A-02}}</ref> as well as several more one-time characters and background characters.<ref name="cartwright"/> Fellow ''Simpsons'' cast member [[Nancy Cartwright]] wrote in her autobiography that "Maggie Roswell has been blessed with a skill in creating one of the hardest things to create: the 'normal sound,' whatever that is. So she can easily slip into the gal next door or any number of assorted reporters, medical students, jury members, accountants, scientists and moms."<ref name="cartwright">{{cite book|title= [[My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy]]|last= Cartwright|first= Nancy|author-link= Nancy Cartwright|chapter= Lady, That Ain't No Gutterball!|page= [https://archive.org/details/mylifeastenyearo00nanc/page/96 96]|year= 2000|publisher= [[Hyperion (publisher)|Hyperion]]|location= New York City|isbn= 0-7868-8600-5}}</ref> |
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Roswell was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for her work on ''The Simpsons''.<ref name="Lopez"/> She also received a 1997 [[Annie Award]] nomination in the category "Best Individual Achievement: Voice Acting by a Female Performer in a TV Production" for her role as Shary Bobbins in the episode "[[Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious]]", but lost to [[June Foray]].<ref name="A25">{{cite news|url=http://annieawards.org/25thwinners.html |title=Legacy: 25th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1997) |access-date=2007-10-16 |publisher=Annie Awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218095658/http://annieawards.org/25thwinners.html |archive-date=2008-12-18 }}</ref> |
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Roswell met fellow voice actor [[Hal Rayle]] in 1986, and they married in 1987.<ref name="Toonarific">{{cite web|title=Toonarific Interviews – Hal Rayle|url=http://www.toonarific.com/interview.php?interview_id=23|publisher=Toonarific|accessdate=2010-08-06|date=2004-06-11}}</ref> He had done roles such as [[Predator (alien)|Predator]] in ''[[Predator 2]]'', the ghoulies in ''[[Ghoulies II]]'', and [[Marvin the Martian]] in [[Air Jordan]] commercials.<ref name="Lopez"/> They moved from Los Angeles to [[Denver, Colorado]], in June 1994 to raise their adopted daughter Spenser, who was born in 1993.<ref name="Lopez"/> Between March and November every year,<ref name="Purdy">{{cite news|last=Purdy|first=Penelope|title=Bart Simpson's neighbor is mad at DIA|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=1995-07-23|page=D-3}}</ref> when episodes of ''The Simpsons'' were being recorded, Roswell had to fly back to Los Angeles twice a week to attend the [[table read]]s and the recording sessions. In an article about her and her husband's move, Ricky Lopes of ''[[Rocky Mountain News]]'' wrote: "When ''The Simpsons'' is taping, she goes to Los Angeles every Friday morning for the first reading, flies back that afternoon, flies back Sunday to tape the show Monday and flies back home that night."<ref name="Lopez"/> Maggie Roswell said she "got the idea for the way Helen Lovejoy says 'B-bye, b-bye, b-bye,' to everyone when they leave the church from the way the flight attendants say it when you get off the plane."<ref name="Lopez"/> |
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Roswell began writing, producing, and/or voicing advertisements for companies.<ref name="Lopez"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television|year=2007|publisher=Gale Research Co.|isbn=978-0-7876-9049-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NORkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Maggie+Roswell%22|access-date=2010-08-07|page=302}}</ref> She and her spouse established "The Roswell 'n' Rayle Company" for this purpose, and built a recording studio in their basement.<ref name="TC"/><ref name="Lopez"/> In 1994, they did radio advertisements in Denver for [[Burger King]], Christy Sports, and an insect exhibit at the Museum of Natural History.<ref name="Lopez"/> The same year, Roswell provided her voice for [[Campbell's Soup]] and [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] commercials as part of their business.<ref name="Lopez"/> The company is still active as of 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roswell 'n' Rayle - A Communication Entertainment Company|url=http://www.audiornr.com/|publisher=The Roswell 'n' Rayle Company|access-date=2010-08-05}}</ref> They are now also providing comedic ring tones.<ref>{{cite news|last=Benderoff|first=Eric|title=Web sites vie to get on deck with cell users – Mobile phones hold promise of becoming popular path to Internet |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=2007-08-30|page=1}}</ref> |
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In 1997, Roswell appeared in the film ''[[Switchback (film)|Switchback]]'' alongside [[Danny Glover]] and [[Dennis Quaid]].<ref name="Basile"/> |
In 1997, Roswell appeared in the film ''[[Switchback (film)|Switchback]]'' alongside [[Danny Glover]] and [[Dennis Quaid]].<ref name="Basile"/> |
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Roswell left ''The Simpsons'' in spring 1999 after a pay dispute with [[Fox Broadcasting Company]], which airs ''The Simpsons''.<ref name="TC"/><ref name="cartwright"/> The dispute was not revealed to the press at first; Fox originally reported that she decided to quit only because she was tired of flying between Denver and Los Angeles for the recording sessions.<ref name="McDaniel"/><ref>{{cite news|title=People|newspaper=[[Contra Costa Times]]|date=2000-02-01|page=A02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Character killed off|newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Post]]|date=2000-02-01|page=12A}}</ref> Then Roswell announced that she had asked for a raise, not only because she was tired of the traveling, but because of the increasing cost of flight tickets.<ref name="TC"/><ref name="McDaniel">{{cite news|last=McDaniel|first=Mike|title=Not true, 'Maude' says |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=2000-02-11}}</ref><ref name="Brownfield">{{cite news|last=Brownfield |first=Paul |title=Actress: Greed Killed Simpsons Character|newspaper=[[Lexington Herald-Leader]]|date=2000-02-05|page=17}}</ref> Roswell was paid $1,500 to $2,000 per episode during the three seasons before she left, and she asked Fox for a raise to $6,000 per episode. However, Fox only offered her a $150 raise, which did not even cover the travel costs, so she decided to quit.<ref name="Brownfield"/> She told ''[[The Denver Post]]'' that "they offered me a $150 raise. I mean, that's lint in Fox's pocket. But Fox wanted to prove a point, I guess. I was flying myself back and forth from Denver to L.A. It was exhausting. I loved doing the show and they thought that I would come back. But now I'm busy doing other things."<ref name="FoxHusted">{{cite news|last=Husted|first=Bill|title=D'oh! Denver voice gets killed on "The Simpsons"|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=2000-01-27|page=A-02}}</ref> She further added that "I was part of the backbone of ''The Simpsons'' and I don't think the money I asked for was exorbitant. I wasn't asking for what other cast members make. I was just trying to recoup all the costs I had in travel. If they'd flown me in, I'd still be working."<ref name="Koha">{{cite news|last=Koha|first=Nui Te|title=Ned faces life alone|newspaper=[[Sunday Herald Sun]]|date=2000-02-06|page=025}}</ref> At that point, the six main cast members of the show were paid $125,000 per episode.<ref name=Glaister>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/02/1080544690429.html|title=Simpsons actors demand bigger share|access-date=2009-02-15|date=2004-04-03|author=Glaister, Dan|work=[[The Age]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Simpsons' Voice Disputes Reason For Leaving|newspaper=[[The Journal Gazette]]|date=2000-02-07|page=5D}}</ref> As a result of Roswell's departure, [[Marcia Mitzman Gaven]] was hired to voice her characters,<ref>{{cite news|title=Maude Flanders will likely leave Simpsons|newspaper=[[Waterloo Region Record|The Record]]|date=2000-02-05|page=F04}}</ref> with Maude Flanders killed off in the episode "[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]]".<ref name="cartwright"/><ref name="FoxHusted"/><ref name="Koha"/> |
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===Return to ''The Simpsons'' and later work=== |
===Return to ''The Simpsons'' and later work=== |
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Roswell returned to ''The Simpsons'' in 2002 in the season premiere of the [[The Simpsons (season 14)|fourteenth season]], in which Maude made an appearance as a ghost.<ref name="Basile">{{cite web|last=Basile|first=Nancy|title=There's a New Maude in Town|url=http://animatedtv.about.com/od/maggieroswell/a/roswellreturn.htm|publisher=[[About.com]]| |
Roswell returned to ''The Simpsons'' in 2002 in the season premiere of the [[The Simpsons (season 14)|fourteenth season]], in which Maude made an appearance as a ghost.<ref name="Basile">{{cite web|last=Basile|first=Nancy|title=There's a New Maude in Town|url=http://animatedtv.about.com/od/maggieroswell/a/roswellreturn.htm|publisher=[[About.com]]|access-date=2010-08-06|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231740/http://animatedtv.about.com/od/maggieroswell/a/roswellreturn.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Weber|first=Wendy Fox|title=TV Tip: The Simpsons|newspaper=[[The Naperville Sun]]|date=2002-11-01|page=12}}</ref><ref name="2003Husted"/> She reached a deal with Fox to record her lines from her Denver home,<ref name="2003Husted">{{cite news|last=Husted|first=Bill|title=Maggie's back |newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=2003-06-01|page=F-02}}</ref> the dispute ended,<ref name="Basile"/> and Roswell has remained on the show. She also appeared as Helen Lovejoy in the film ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' (2007).<ref name="2007Husted"/> She attended the gala premiere together with her daughter, who was fourteen years old at the time. Roswell told ''The Denver Post'' that she was surprised she was given two tickets; "Everybody in Hollywood is killing to get their kid there. My daughter's big thrill is to meet [the band] [[Green Day]]," which also appeared in the film.<ref name="2007Husted">{{cite news|last=Husted|first=Bill|title=Woo-Hoo! Actress' voice work wins tickets to ''The Simpsons – Movie''|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2007/07/20/woo-hoo-actress-voice-work-wins-tickets-to-the-simpsons-movie/|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=2007-07-22|page=C-02}}</ref> |
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In 2004, Roswell had a minor role in the film ''[[Silver City (2004 film)|Silver City]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Moore|first=John|title=Here's the scoop: Director casts Hickenlooper in film|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=2003-09-21|page=A-01}}</ref> In 2009, she starred in the play ''Bunny Bunny: Gilda Radner, a Sort of Romantic Comedy'' at [[Avenue Theater]] in Denver. It opened in May of that year. The play recounted events in the career of actress [[Gilda Radner]], who Roswell played, from 1975 (the start of ''Saturday Night Live'') to her death in 1989.<ref>{{cite news|last=Moore|first=John|title=Theaters need to seek the upside of downturn – By offering deals, dependable favorites and laughs, they can rise above the Dow |newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=2008-11-02|page=E-02}}</ref> |
In 2004, Roswell had a minor role in the film ''[[Silver City (2004 film)|Silver City]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Moore|first=John|title=Here's the scoop: Director casts Hickenlooper in film|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=2003-09-21|page=A-01}}</ref> In 2009, she starred in the play ''Bunny Bunny: Gilda Radner, a Sort of Romantic Comedy'' at [[Avenue Theater]] in Denver. It opened in May of that year. The play recounted events in the career of actress [[Gilda Radner]], who Roswell played, from 1975 (the start of ''Saturday Night Live'') to her death in 1989.<ref>{{cite news|last=Moore|first=John|title=Theaters need to seek the upside of downturn – By offering deals, dependable favorites and laughs, they can rise above the Dow |newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=2008-11-02|page=E-02}}</ref> |
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Roswell enjoys singing. On February 7, 1999, she debuted as a [[nightclub singer]] at the Denver Chop House & Brewery, where she performed on behalf of the homelessness charity Family Homestead.<ref name="Clarke">{{cite news|last=Clarke|first=Norm|title=Talk of the Town|newspaper=[[Rocky Mountain News]]|date=1998-11-25|page=6A}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Davidson |first=Joanne|title=Magic plays big role at Opera Colorado Ball|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=1999-01-29|page=E-02}}</ref> In June 2003, she sang at Denver's Rattlebrain Theatre on Sunday nights with The Sirens.<ref name="2003Husted"/> |
Roswell enjoys singing. On February 7, 1999, she debuted as a [[nightclub singer]] at the Denver Chop House & Brewery, where she performed on behalf of the homelessness charity Family Homestead.<ref name="Clarke">{{cite news|last=Clarke|first=Norm|title=Talk of the Town|newspaper=[[Rocky Mountain News]]|date=1998-11-25|page=6A}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Davidson |first=Joanne|title=Magic plays big role at Opera Colorado Ball|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=1999-01-29|page=E-02}}</ref> In June 2003, she sang at Denver's Rattlebrain Theatre on Sunday nights with The Sirens.<ref name="2003Husted"/> |
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==Personal life== |
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Roswell met fellow voice actor [[Hal Rayle]] in 1986, and they married in 1987.<ref name="Toonarific">{{cite web|title=Toonarific Interviews – Hal Rayle|url=http://www.toonarific.com/interview.php?interview_id=23|publisher=Toonarific|access-date=2010-08-06|date=2004-06-11|archive-date=2014-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328195740/http://www.toonarific.com/interview.php?interview_id=23|url-status=dead}}</ref> He had done roles such as [[Predator (fictional species)|the Predator]] in ''[[Predator 2]]'', the ghoulies in ''[[Ghoulies II]]'', and [[Marvin the Martian]] in [[Air Jordan]] commercials.<ref name="Lopez"/> They moved from Los Angeles to [[Denver, Colorado]], in June 1994 to raise their adopted daughter, who was born in 1993.<ref name="Lopez"/> Between March and November every year,<ref name="Purdy">{{cite news|last=Purdy|first=Penelope|title=Bart Simpson's neighbor is mad at DIA|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=1995-07-23|page=D-3}}</ref> when episodes of ''The Simpsons'' were being recorded, Roswell had to fly back to Los Angeles twice a week to attend the [[table read]]s and the recording sessions. In an article about her and her husband's move, Ricky Lopes of ''[[Rocky Mountain News]]'' wrote: "When ''The Simpsons'' is taping, she goes to Los Angeles every Friday morning for the first reading, flies back that afternoon, flies back Sunday to tape the show Monday and flies back home that night."<ref name="Lopez"/> Roswell said she "got the idea for the way Helen Lovejoy says 'B-bye, b-bye, b-bye,' to everyone when they leave the church from the way the flight attendants say it when you get off the plane."<ref name="Lopez"/> |
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Roswell is a registered [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] and still adheres to the [[Catholic]] faith she was raised in.<ref name="ReferenceA">''An Interview with Maggie Roswell'', Skip E. Lowe, 1992</ref> |
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| 1995 || ''Adventures in Odyssey: Go West Young Man'' || Miss Lilly (voice) || Direct-to-video |
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| 1973 || ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' || Sister Theresa || |
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| 1973 || ''[[The Partridge Family]]'' || Lois |
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| 1978 || ''Piper's Pets'' || Dr. Piper's Wife || Television pilot |
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| 1980–1981 || ''[[Tim Conway#The Tim Conway Show (second)|The Tim Conway Show]]'' || Numerous roles || [[Sketch comedy]] |
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| 1980–1981 || ''[[Tim Conway#The Tim Conway Show (second)|The Tim Conway Show]]'' || Various Roles || Sketch comedy |
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| 1981 || ''And They All Lived Happily After'' || Lorraine Hofstedter || [[Television film]] |
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| 1980 || ''Characters'' || Carol Goodman || Television pilot |
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| 1981 || ''[[Mork & Mindy]]'' || Donna Hammond || Appeared in one episode: "[[List of Mork & Mindy episodes#Season 4: 1981–1982|Three the Hard Way]]" |
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| 1982 || ''[[Laverne & Shirley]]'' || Karen Caldwell || Appeared in one episode: "Life Is the Tar Pits" |
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| 1984 || ''[[Happy Days]]'' || Joyce James || Appeared in one episode: "[[List of Happy Days episodes#Season 11 (1983–1984)|Fonzie Moves Out]]" |
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| 1982 || ''Insight'' || Karen || Episode: "For Love or Money" |
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| 1986 || ''[[Love, American Style|New Love, American Style]]'' || || Appeared in one episode |
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| 1983 || ''[[Remington Steele]]'' || Margaret "Hoop" Tracy || Episode: "[[List of Remington Steele episodes#Season 1 (1982-1983)|Steele in the News]]" |
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| 1986 || ''[[The Deliberate Stranger]]'' || Detective Kathy McCeshney|| Miniseries in two parts |
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| 1984 || ''[[Masquerade (TV series)|Masquerade]]'' || Julie Moon || Episode: "Five Days" |
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| 1984 || ''[[Happy Days]]'' || Joyce James || Episode: "[[List of Happy Days episodes#Season 11 (1983–1984)|Fonzie Moves Out]]" |
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| 1987 || ''[[Love, American Style|New Love, American Style]]'' || Ranger Morrison || Appeared in one episode: "Babes in the Woods" |
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| 1985 || ''Comedy Break'' || Various Roles || Sketch Comedy |
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| 1986 || ''[[Love, American Style|New Love, American Style]]'' || Katy || Episode: "Love and the Judge" |
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| 1986 || ''[[The Deliberate Stranger]]'' || Detective Kathy McCeshney|| Television Miniseries |
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| 1987 || ''[[Valerie (TV series)| Valerie]]'' || Ranger Morrison || Episode: "Babes in the Woods" |
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| 1987–1988 || ''[[Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures]]'' || Pearl Pureheart (voice)<br> || Main Role |
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| 1987 || ''[[Popeye and Son]]'' || Jewelry Store Clerk (voice) || Episode: "Junior Gets a Job" |
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| 1987 || ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'' || Penelope Shane || Episode: "[[The Testing (Dynasty)|The Testing]]" |
| 1987 || ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'' || Penelope Shane || Episode: "[[The Testing (Dynasty)|The Testing]]" |
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| 1988 || ''[[Jake and the Fatman]]'' || Vivian Scully || Episode: "What Is This Thing Called Love?" |
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| 1987–1988 || ''[[Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures]]'' || Pearl Pureheart (voice)<br> and additional voices || Appeared in 14 episodes |
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| 1988–1991 || ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]'' || Barbara Simone, Mrs. Morganson (voice) || 3 Episodes |
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| 1988 || ''[[The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy]]'' || Trickle (voice) || Episode: "The Megamite Adventure" |
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| 1987–1989 || ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' || Additional voices || Appeared in two episodes: one in 1987 and one in 1989 |
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| 1988 || ''[[Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears]]'' || Little Girl (voice) || Animated television film |
| 1988 || ''[[Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears]]'' || Little Girl (voice) || Animated television film |
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| 1989 || ''[[Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series)|Hunter]]'' || Adelle Roberts || Episode: "Shoot to Kill" |
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| 1989 || ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' || Caitlyn (voice) || Episode: "The Great Boldini" |
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| 1988–1991 || ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]'' || Additional voices || |
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| 1989 || ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' || Jenny || Episode: "The Holland Tunnel of Love" |
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| 1990–1999<br>2002–present || ''[[The Simpsons]]'' || [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Maude Flanders|Maude Flanders]], [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Helen Lovejoy|Helen Lovejoy]],<br> [[Luann Van Houten]], [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Elizabeth Hoover|Miss Hoover]]<br> and additional voices || 280 Episodes |
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| 1990 || ''[[TaleSpin]]'' || Girl / Sally || Appeared in one episode: "Mach One for the Gipper" |
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| 1990 || ''[[Bobby's World]]'' || Bank Teller (voice) || Episode: "My Dad Can Fix Anything" |
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| 1990 || ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' || Mary Vain (voice) || Episode: "[[List of Tiny Toon Adventures episodes#Season 1 (1990-91)|Hollywood Plucky]]" |
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| 1990–1999<br>2002–present || ''[[The Simpsons]]'' || [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Maude Flanders|Maude Flanders]], [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Helen Lovejoy|Helen Lovejoy]],<br> [[Luann Van Houten]], [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Elizabeth Hoover|Miss Hoover]]<br> and additional voices || Has appeared in more than 240 episodes |
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| 1991 || ''[[L.A. Law]]'' || Ms. Shore || |
| 1991 || ''[[L.A. Law]]'' || Ms. Shore || Episode: "[[List of L.A. Law episodes#Season 5 (1990–91)|Rest in Pieces]]" |
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| 1991 || ''[[TaleSpin]]'' || Female Employee, Sally (voice) || Episode: "Mach One for the Gipper" |
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| 1991 || ''Night Rap'' || Various Roles || Sketch Comedy |
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| 1991 || ''[[Guns of Paradise]]'' || Caroline Dryer || Episode: "Twenty-Four Hours" |
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| 1991 || ''[[Bad Attitudes]]'' || Angela's mother || Television film |
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| 1991 || ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'' || Female superhero (voice) || Appeared in one episode: "[[List of Darkwing Duck episodes#Season 1 (1991)|Planet of the Capes]]" |
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| 1991 || ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'' || Female superhero, News Reporter (voice) || 2 Episodes |
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| 1992 || ''[[Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive]]'' || Rita Marshall || Television film |
| 1992 || ''[[Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive]]'' || Rita Marshall || Television film |
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| 1992 || ''[[Great Scott! (TV series)|Great Scott!]]'' || Mrs. Stone || Episode: "Stone Moan" |
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| 1993 || ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'' || Masterson || Episode: "[[Quantum Leap (season 5)#92|Revenge of the Evil Leaper]]" |
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| 1993 || ''[[Good Advice (TV series)|Good Advice]]'' || Betsy Miller || Episode: "Pilot" |
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| 1993 || ''[[Murphy Brown]]'' || Mother #2 || |
| 1993 || ''[[Murphy Brown]]'' || Mother #2 || Episode: "The Egg & I" |
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| 1993 || ''[[Bonkers (TV series)|Bonkers]]'' || Anita the Hairdresser (voice) || |
| 1993 || ''[[Bonkers (American TV series)|Bonkers]]'' || Anita the Hairdresser (voice) || 2 Episodes |
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| 1993 || ''[[The All-New Dennis the Menace]]'' || Woodhead Way Pet Obedience School Instructor, Michelle the Babysitter (voice) || Episode: "Like Master, Like Mutt" |
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| 1994 || ''[[Animaniacs]]'' || Princess of Props (voice) || Appeared in one episode:<br> "[[List of Animaniacs episodes#Season One: 1993–1994|Baloney & Kids/Super Buttons/Katie Ka-Boom: The Driving Lesson]]" |
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Born | [1] Los Angeles, California, U.S. | November 14, 1952
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Maggie Roswell (born November 14, 1952) is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer from Los Angeles, California. She is well known for her voice work on the Fox network 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 an Annie Award nomination.
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, 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.
Career
[edit]First acting work
[edit]Roswell was born on November 14, 1952,[1] and raised in Los Angeles, California.[2][3] After going to Catholic school and Los Angeles City College, she began a career in acting.[3] In the 1970s, she made some guest appearances on television shows such as M*A*S*H,[4][5] but she did not gain her first big acting roles until the 1980s. In the 1980 film Midnight Madness, she played a character that leads a group of sorority sisters who are participating in a college puzzle solving race.[6] Roswell also starred in the sketch comedy The Tim Conway Show in 1980 and 1981.[7][8] She appeared in the film Lost in America (1985) as the character Patty,[9][10] and she had a supporting role in the film Pretty in Pink (1986).[11] She also acted in the two-part television film The Deliberate Stranger.[12] In addition, Roswell played some minor roles in television shows in the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s,[4] including guest appearances on Remington Steele (1983),[13] Masquerade (1984),[14] Happy Days (1984), Murphy Brown (1993), and Quantum Leap (1993).[4] She was offered a chance to replace Gilda Radner on Saturday Night Live, but turned down the offer when her agent told her "the show wasn't going anywhere."[11]
Roswell has also worked on stage. In 1986 she appeared in improvisatory shows directed by Paul Sills at Lamb's Theatre, in which the actors were given characters and situations by the audience members.[15][16] In 1988, she had a role in Julia Sweeney's play Mea's Big Apology at Groundling Theatre in Los Angeles.[17] She played Eunice, a cynical woman who works at a malpractice insurance company and is a colleague to the main character. The company people do everything they can to dismiss her because they do not want to pay her retirement benefits, which are about to take effect.[18] Roswell reprised this role in a 1992 revival of the play, also at Groundling Theatre.[18]
Early The Simpsons, Roswell 'n' Rayle, pay dispute
[edit]In addition to her live action roles, Roswell did some voice acting in animated films and shows,[4] including the voice of Teegra in Fire and Ice from 1983.[19] This led to her being hired on the animated television series The Simpsons in 1989. Her first appearance was in the season one episode "Homer's Night Out", in which she voiced the character Princess Kashmir (a belly dancer who seduces Homer).[11] Out of the total thirteen episodes of the first season, Roswell appeared in four; however, they were only minor roles. Roswell did not become a regular cast member until the middle of the second season in the episode "Dead Putting Society" (1990), with the introduction of Maude Flanders (neighbor to the Simpson family and the loving wife of Ned Flanders).[4] Roswell went on to voice other recurring characters on the show, such as Helen Lovejoy (the reverend's wife), Miss Hoover (an elementary school teacher),[11] and Luann Van Houten (the mother of Bart's best friend, Milhouse),[20] as well as several more one-time characters and background characters.[4] Fellow Simpsons cast member Nancy Cartwright wrote in her autobiography that "Maggie Roswell has been blessed with a skill in creating one of the hardest things to create: the 'normal sound,' whatever that is. So she can easily slip into the gal next door or any number of assorted reporters, medical students, jury members, accountants, scientists and moms."[4]
Roswell was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on The Simpsons.[11] She also received a 1997 Annie Award nomination in the category "Best Individual Achievement: Voice Acting by a Female Performer in a TV Production" for her role as Shary Bobbins in the episode "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious", but lost to June Foray.[21]
Roswell began writing, producing, and/or voicing advertisements for companies.[11][22] She and her spouse established "The Roswell 'n' Rayle Company" for this purpose, and built a recording studio in their basement.[2][11] In 1994, they did radio advertisements in Denver for Burger King, Christy Sports, and an insect exhibit at the Museum of Natural History.[11] The same year, Roswell provided her voice for Campbell's Soup and Pontiac commercials as part of their business.[11] The company is still active as of 2010.[23] They are now also providing comedic ring tones.[24]
In 1997, Roswell appeared in the film Switchback alongside Danny Glover and Dennis Quaid.[25]
Roswell left The Simpsons in spring 1999 after a pay dispute with Fox Broadcasting Company, which airs The Simpsons.[2][4] The dispute was not revealed to the press at first; Fox originally reported that she decided to quit only because she was tired of flying between Denver and Los Angeles for the recording sessions.[26][27][28] Then Roswell announced that she had asked for a raise, not only because she was tired of the traveling, but because of the increasing cost of flight tickets.[2][26][29] Roswell was paid $1,500 to $2,000 per episode during the three seasons before she left, and she asked Fox for a raise to $6,000 per episode. However, Fox only offered her a $150 raise, which did not even cover the travel costs, so she decided to quit.[29] She told The Denver Post that "they offered me a $150 raise. I mean, that's lint in Fox's pocket. But Fox wanted to prove a point, I guess. I was flying myself back and forth from Denver to L.A. It was exhausting. I loved doing the show and they thought that I would come back. But now I'm busy doing other things."[30] She further added that "I was part of the backbone of The Simpsons and I don't think the money I asked for was exorbitant. I wasn't asking for what other cast members make. I was just trying to recoup all the costs I had in travel. If they'd flown me in, I'd still be working."[31] At that point, the six main cast members of the show were paid $125,000 per episode.[32][33] As a result of Roswell's departure, Marcia Mitzman Gaven was hired to voice her characters,[34] with Maude Flanders killed off in the episode "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily".[4][30][31]
Return to The Simpsons and later work
[edit]Roswell returned to The Simpsons in 2002 in the season premiere of the fourteenth season, in which Maude made an appearance as a ghost.[25][35][36] She reached a deal with Fox to record her lines from her Denver home,[36] the dispute ended,[25] and Roswell has remained on the show. She also appeared as Helen Lovejoy in the film The Simpsons Movie (2007).[37] She attended the gala premiere together with her daughter, who was fourteen years old at the time. Roswell told The Denver Post that she was surprised she was given two tickets; "Everybody in Hollywood is killing to get their kid there. My daughter's big thrill is to meet [the band] Green Day," which also appeared in the film.[37]
In 2004, Roswell had a minor role in the film Silver City.[38] In 2009, she starred in the play Bunny Bunny: Gilda Radner, a Sort of Romantic Comedy at Avenue Theater in Denver. It opened in May of that year. The play recounted events in the career of actress Gilda Radner, who Roswell played, from 1975 (the start of Saturday Night Live) to her death in 1989.[39]
Roswell enjoys singing. On February 7, 1999, she debuted as a nightclub singer at the Denver Chop House & Brewery, where she performed on behalf of the homelessness charity Family Homestead.[40][41] In June 2003, she sang at Denver's Rattlebrain Theatre on Sunday nights with The Sirens.[36]
Personal life
[edit]Roswell met fellow voice actor Hal Rayle in 1986, and they married in 1987.[42] He had done roles such as the Predator in Predator 2, the ghoulies in Ghoulies II, and Marvin the Martian in Air Jordan commercials.[11] They moved from Los Angeles to Denver, Colorado, in June 1994 to raise their adopted daughter, who was born in 1993.[11] Between March and November every year,[43] when episodes of The Simpsons were being recorded, Roswell had to fly back to Los Angeles twice a week to attend the table reads and the recording sessions. In an article about her and her husband's move, Ricky Lopes of Rocky Mountain News wrote: "When The Simpsons is taping, she goes to Los Angeles every Friday morning for the first reading, flies back that afternoon, flies back Sunday to tape the show Monday and flies back home that night."[11] Roswell said she "got the idea for the way Helen Lovejoy says 'B-bye, b-bye, b-bye,' to everyone when they leave the church from the way the flight attendants say it when you get off the plane."[11]
Roswell is a registered Democrat and still adheres to the Catholic faith she was raised in.[1]
Filmography
[edit]This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (November 2018) |
Films
[edit]Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1980 | Midnight Madness | Donna | |
1983 | Fire and Ice | Teegra (voice) | |
1985 | Lost in America | Patty | |
1986 | Pretty in Pink | Mrs. Dietz | |
1992 | Cool World | Additional voices | Uncredited |
1993 | Nose Dive | Ellen | |
1995 | Adventures in Odyssey: Go West Young Man | Miss Lilly (voice) | Direct-to-video |
1995 | The Pebble and the Penguin | Additional voices | Uncredited |
1996 | Rotten Ralph | Mom (voice) | Direct-to-video |
1997 | Switchback | Fae | |
2004 | Silver City | Ellie Hastings | |
2007 | The Simpsons Movie | Helen Lovejoy (voice) | |
2024 | May the 12th Be with You | Shary Bobbins (voice) | Short Film |
Television
[edit]Year | Series | Role | Notes |
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1973 | Love, American Style | Jane | Episode: "Love and the Secret Spouse" |
1973 | M*A*S*H | Sister Theresa | Episode: "Kim" |
1973 | The Partridge Family | Lois | Episode: "Heartbreak Keith" |
1978 | Piper's Pets | Dr. Piper's Wife | Television pilot |
1980–1981 | The Tim Conway Show | Various Roles | Sketch comedy |
1980 | Characters | Carol Goodman | Television pilot |
1981 | And They All Lived Happily After | Lorraine Hofstedter | Television film |
1981 | Mork & Mindy | Donna Hammond | Episode: "Three the Hard Way" |
1982 | Laverne & Shirley | Karen Caldwell | Episode: "Life Is the Tar Pits" |
1982 | Deadly Alliance | Mrs. Trenton | Television Film |
1982 | Insight | Karen | Episode: "For Love or Money" |
1983 | Remington Steele | Margaret "Hoop" Tracy | Episode: "Steele in the News" |
1984 | Masquerade | Julie Moon | Episode: "Five Days" |
1984 | Happy Days | Joyce James | Episode: "Fonzie Moves Out" |
1985 | Comedy Break | Various Roles | Sketch Comedy |
1986 | New Love, American Style | Katy | Episode: "Love and the Judge" |
1986 | The Deliberate Stranger | Detective Kathy McCeshney | Television Miniseries |
1987 | Valerie | Ranger Morrison | Episode: "Babes in the Woods" |
1987–1988 | Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures | Pearl Pureheart (voice) |
Main Role |
1987 | Popeye and Son | Jewelry Store Clerk (voice) | Episode: "Junior Gets a Job" |
1987 | Dynasty | Penelope Shane | Episode: "The Testing" |
1988 | Jake and the Fatman | Vivian Scully | Episode: "What Is This Thing Called Love?" |
1988–1991 | A Pup Named Scooby-Doo | Barbara Simone, Mrs. Morganson (voice) | 3 Episodes |
1988 | The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy | Trickle (voice) | Episode: "The Megamite Adventure" |
1988 | Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears | Little Girl (voice) | Animated television film |
1989 | Hunter | Adelle Roberts | Episode: "Shoot to Kill" |
1989 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Caitlyn (voice) | Episode: "The Great Boldini" |
1989 | The Tracey Ullman Show | Jenny | Episode: "The Holland Tunnel of Love" |
1990–1999 2002–present |
The Simpsons | Maude Flanders, Helen Lovejoy, Luann Van Houten, Miss Hoover and additional voices |
280 Episodes |
1990 | Bobby's World | Bank Teller (voice) | Episode: "My Dad Can Fix Anything" |
1990 | Tiny Toon Adventures | Mary Vain (voice) | Episode: "Hollywood Plucky" |
1991 | L.A. Law | Ms. Shore | Episode: "Rest in Pieces" |
1991 | TaleSpin | Female Employee, Sally (voice) | Episode: "Mach One for the Gipper" |
1991 | Night Rap | Various Roles | Sketch Comedy |
1991 | Guns of Paradise | Caroline Dryer | Episode: "Twenty-Four Hours" |
1991 | Bad Attitudes | Angela's mother | Television film |
1991 | Darkwing Duck | Female superhero, News Reporter (voice) | 2 Episodes |
1992 | Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive | Rita Marshall | Television film |
1992 | Great Scott! | Mrs. Stone | Episode: "Stone Moan" |
1993 | Quantum Leap | Masterson | Episode: "Revenge of the Evil Leaper" |
1993 | Good Advice | Betsy Miller | Episode: "Pilot" |
1993 | Murphy Brown | Mother #2 | Episode: "The Egg & I" |
1993 | Bonkers | Anita the Hairdresser (voice) | 2 Episodes |
1993 | The All-New Dennis the Menace | Woodhead Way Pet Obedience School Instructor, Michelle the Babysitter (voice) | Episode: "Like Master, Like Mutt" |
1994 | Animaniacs | Princess of Props (voice) | Episode: "Baloney & Kids" |
1998 | Venus on the Hard Drive | Venus (voice) | Television Pilot |
Video games
[edit]Year | Game | Role |
---|---|---|
1995 | Labyrinth of Crete | Hestia |
1997 | The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield | Maude Flanders, Miss Hoover |
1997 | Galapagos: Mendel's Escape | Computer System |
References
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