Maggie Roswell

Known for: Acting
Born: November 14, 1952 (age 73)
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Known For

The Simpsons

The Simpsons Movie

Pretty in Pink

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Quantum Leap

Animaniacs

M*A*S*H

Tiny Toon Adventures

Fire and Ice

Darkwing Duck

Happy Days

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

Filmography

2026

Simpsley

Movie · as Luann Van Houten (voice)

2024

May the 12th Be with You

Movie · as Mary Poppins (voice)

2024

The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

Movie · as Helen Lovejoy / Elizabeth Hoover (voice)

2017

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson

Movie · as Nurse / Distressed Woman (voice)

2007

The Simpsons Movie

Movie · as Helen Lovejoy (voice)

2004

Silver City

Movie · as Ellie Hastings

2003

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

Movie · as Maude Flanders (voice)

1997

Switchback

Movie · as Fae

1996

Rotten Ralph - Not So Rotten

Movie · as Mom (voice)

1996

Rotten Ralph - The Taming of the Ralph

Movie · as Mom (voice)

1995

The Pebble and the Penguin

Movie · as (voice / uncredited)

1994

I'll Do Anything

Movie · as Woman (uncredited)

1993

Bonkers

1993

Good Advice

TV · as Betsy Miller · 1 ep

1993

Animaniacs

TV · as Princess of Props #2 (voice), Spider-Villain (voice) · 1 ep

1992

Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive

Movie · as Rita Marshall

1991

Bad Attitudes

Movie · as Angela's Mother

1991

Darkwing Duck

TV · as News Reporter (voice), Superheroine (voice)

1990

Tiny Toon Adventures

TV · 1 ep

1990

TaleSpin

TV · as Girl / Sally (voice) · 1 ep

1990

Bobby's World

TV · 1 ep

1990

Capital News

TV · 1 ep

1989

The Simpsons

TV · as 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), 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), 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)

1989

Quantum Leap

TV · as Masterson · 1 ep

1988