Maggie Roswell
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.
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Films (19)

Los Simpson: Simpsley
2026 · Luann Van Houten (voice)

Un Noël sous hypnose
2024 · Helen Lovejoy / Elizabeth Hoover (voice)

Que la fête des Mères soit avec vous
2024 · Mary Poppins (voice)

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
2017 · Nurse / Distressed Woman (voice)

Les Simpson, le film
2007 · Helen Lovejoy (voice)

Silver City
2004 · Ellie Hastings

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2003 · Maude Flanders (voice)

Switchback
1997 · Fae

Rotten Ralph - Not So Rotten
1996 · Mom (voice)
Rotten Ralph - The Taming of the Ralph
1996 · Mom (voice)

The Pebble and the Penguin
1995 · (voice / uncredited)

I'll Do Anything
1994 · Woman (uncredited)

Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive
1992 · Rita Marshall

Bad Attitudes
1991 · Angela's Mother

The Deliberate Stranger
1986 · Female Cop

Pretty in Pink
1986 · Mrs. Dietz

Lost in America
1985 · Patty

Fire and Ice
1983 · Teegra (voice)

Midnight Madness
1980 · Donna - Red Team Leader
Séries (27)

Animaniacs
1993 · Princess of Props #2 (voice), Spider-Villain (voice)

Bonkers
1993

Good Advice
1993 · Betsy Miller

Darkwing Duck
1991 · News Reporter (voice), Superheroine (voice)

Tiny Toon Adventures
1990

TaleSpin
1990 · Girl / Sally (voice)

Bobby's World
1990

Capital News
1990

Les Simpson
1989 · Rod Flanders (voice), Miss Hoover / Mrs. Winfield (voice), Mother #1 / Daughter / Mother in Monroe ad (voice), Princess Kashmir / Fe-Mail-Man / Churchgoer (voice), Gov. Mary Bailey (voice), Helen Lovejoy / Singing Waiters (voice), Camper #2 / Reporter (voice), Elizabeth Hoover / Helen Lovejoy / Luann Van Houten (voice), Helen Lovejoy / Institute Council Member #3 (voice), Helen Lovejoy / Elizabeth Hoover (voice), Maude Flanders / Helen Lovejoy (voice), Helen Lovejoy / Elizabeth Hoover / Luann Van Houten (voice), Helen Lovejoy / Luann Van Houten (voice), Elizabeth Hoover / Luann Van Houten (voice), Luann Van Houten (voice), Helen Lovejoy (voice), Elizabeth Hoover (voice), Maude Flanders (voice), Maude Flanders #1 (voice), Miss Hoover (voice), Gavin's Mom / Miss Hoover / Helen Lovejoy (voice), Clarice (voice), Luann Van Houten / Helen Lovejoy (voice), Elizabeth Hoover / Gov. Mary Bailey (voice), Poet Writers (voice), Canadian Wife / Maude Flanders (voice), New England Church Members (voice), Strawberry (voice), Miss Hoover / Fortune Teller / Librarian #1 (voice), Luann Van Houten / Gavin's Mom (voice), Miss Hoover / Helen Lovejoy (voice), Emma (voice), Additional Voices (voice), Wolfman's Wife / Miss Hoover / Helen Lovejoy (voice), Mother #2 (voice), Maude Flanders / Helen Lovejoy / Mrs. Norton (voice), Mrs. Spencer / Nurse (voice), Richard / Janey Powell (voice), Helen Lovejoy / Maude Flanders / Animator #3 (voice), Estelle / Additional Voices (voice), Mona Simpson / Board Member #1 (voice), Nurse / Receptionist (voice), Newsreader / Miss Hoover (voice), Miss Hoover / Donations Lady (voice), Mail Lady (voice), Judge / Faith Crowley / Barbara Bush (voice), Maude Flanders / Ned's Friend #1 / Clumsy Woman (voice), Luann Van Houten / Computer Voice (voice), Helen Lovejoy / Additional Voices (voice), Old Lady (voice), Rosarita / Mrs. Winfield (voice), Librarian / Miss Hoover (voice), Police Photographer / Thelma (voice), Miss Hoover / Maude Flanders / Helen Lovejoy (voice), Nurse / Distressed Woman (voice), Nurse / Miss Hoover (voice), Luann Van Houten / Operator / Singing Nun (voice), Maude Flanders / Kristin Shepard / Additional Voices (voice), Miss Hoover / School Nurse / Queen Elizabeth (voice), Helen Lovejoy/Luann Van Houten (voice), Hub's Mother (voice), Helen Lovejoy / Miss Hoover (voice)

Quantum Leap
1989 · Masterson

Murphy Brown
1988

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
1988 · Additional Voices (voice), Mrs. Morganson (voice), Barbara Simone (voice)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1987 · Caitlin (voice)

Jake and the Fatman
1987

Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
1987 · Pearl Pureheart (voice)

L.A. Law
1986 · Mrs. Shore

The Deliberate Stranger
1986 · Female Cop

Hunter
1984 · Adelle Roberts

Masquerade
1983

Remington Steele
1982 · Margaret 'Hoop' Tracy

Dynasty
1981

The Tim Conway Show
1980 · Self

Laverne & Shirley
1976

Happy Days
1974

M*A*S*H
1972 · Sister Theresa

The Partridge Family
1970 · Lois

Love, American Style
1969
