Maria Vacratsis

Last updated

Maria Vacratsis (born July 28, 1955) is a Canadian actress. She has been featured in several Canadian television series, including Degrassi: The Next Generation , Little Mosque on the Prairie , Tactical Girls , and Rent-a-Goalie . In addition to her work on television, she has appeared with Chris Farley and David Spade in the 1995 film Tommy Boy and as Aunt Frieda in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise (2002-2023). She also voiced Queen Metaria (aka Negaforce) in the original English dub of Sailor Moon . [1] [2]

Contents

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989Destiny to OrderLisa
1995 Tommy Boy Helen
The Michelle Apartments Hotel Manager
1997 Hayseed Auntie Prudence
1999Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler StoryDriver's Public Defender
2002 My Big Fat Greek Wedding Aunt Freida
2007 Shoot 'Em Up Pawnshop Owner
2009SaturdayMaria
2014 Guidance Mrs. Kim
2015 88 Sally
A Date with Miss Fortune Señora Maria
The Rainbow Kid Meredith
2016 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Aunt Freida
2018 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Sofia
2019HeavyGrandmother
Canadian Strain Barbara Banting
2023 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 Aunt Frieda

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Hangin' In Mrs. KaplanEpisode: "Oy Vey, Mike's Going Away"
1985 Night Heat Union GoonEpisode: "Poison"
Turning to Stone InmateTelevision film
The Boys from SyracuseCorporal
1986 Four on the Floor Various roles10 episodes
1987 Street Legal Judge FeldmanEpisode: "Desperate Alibi"
1988 Katts and Dog WomanEpisode: "Hostages"
1991 E.N.G. PattyEpisode: "Tyger, Tyger"
1993Candles, Snow and MistletoeWifeTelevision film
1994Dan Redican Comedy HourVarious rolesTelevision film
The Mighty Jungle Jerry2 episodes
SodbustersBeth PouletTelevision film
1994–1995 Ready or Not Ms. Kozmuchka3 episodes
1995 The Great Defender DimitriaEpisode: "Pilot"
The Shamrock ConspiracyMrs. LombardoTelevision film
Choices of the Heart Emma Goldman
Side Effects Magda PantazziEpisode: "Rust Proof"
1995–2000 Sailor Moon Various roles16 episodes
1996Radiant CitySylviaTelevision film
1997 Due South CharmainEpisode: "Eclipse"
Wind at My Back Mrs. FosterEpisode: "Never Sleep Three in a Bed"
Major CrimeMary Ann McInnisTelevision film
1997-1998 Goosebumps Janet / Big Edna3 episodes
1998Giving Up the GhostMariaTelevision film
1998-1999 Mythic Warriors Atropos / Hecate2 episodes
1998; 2001 Made in Canada J.W. Anderson2 episodes
1999Sealed with a KissMrs. PapaportiliouTelevision film
2000 The Zack Files Queen of HeartsEpisode: "Library of No Return"
2001 Leap Years Aunt BlancaEpisode #1.18
2002Guilt by AssociationOld LucyTelevision film
Odyssey 5 Elaine WilkersonEpisode: "Pilot"
Street Time Receptionist2 episodes
2002–2003 Degrassi: The Next Generation Sheila7 episodes
2002, 2004 Puppets Who Kill Various roles2 episodes
2003Profoundly NormalHemlock NurseTelevision film
2004 Doc Riker's LandladyEpisode: "Modelrageous"
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye Aunt Hattie RolandEpisode: "Concrete Evidence"
2005 Slings & Arrows Witch #13 episodes
Odd Job Jack Various rolesEpisode: "A Christmas Coma"
Sons of Butcher 5 episodes
2006–2008 Rent-a-Goalie Firstman12 episodes
2007 Little Mosque on the Prairie Mother HamoudiEpisode: "Mother-in-Law"
2008 Testees Hot Dog LadyEpisode: "Herfume"
2010 Lost Girl Ms. SizemoreEpisode: "Dead Lucky"
Being Erica JoanEpisode: "Jenny from the Block"
2011 Skins Brown PawEpisode: "Abbud"
Salem FallsDelilahTelevision film
2014A Day Late and a Dollar ShortEsther
Rick Mercer Report Old LadyEpisode #12.3
Murdoch Mysteries Miss Glenys MooreEpisode: "The Keystone Constables"
Guidestones Olga TarskiEpisode: "A Small Tragedy"
2015 Rookie Blue Warden Justine OrdowerEpisode: "Uprising"
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise Animal Shelter EmployeeTelevision film
2016 The ZhuZhus SecretaryEpisode: "Walter-Gate/Janitor Day"
The Beaverton Regina ThompsonEpisode #1.2
2016–2018 Tactical Girls The Boss4 episodes
2017 Running with Violet Daddy5 episodes
Schitt's Creek Darlene's CousinEpisode: "Friends & Family"
Save Me LuanaEpisode: "Neck Trauma"
2017–2019 Hotel Transylvania: The Series Additional voices14 episodes
2019 Odd Squad Nana BananaEpisode: "Odds and Ends"
BoombatsMrs. Scrota2 episodes
Diggstown Olympia LaertesEpisode: "Renee Joy"
2020 Dino Dana Grandma17 episodes
2021 Big Blue Krelly2 episodes
2021–2022Something UndoneAunt Hannah3 episodes
2022 The Kids in the Hall Winnie1 episode

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Naoko Takeuchi</span> Japanese manga artist

Naoko Takeuchi is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known as the author of Sailor Moon, one of the most popular manga series of all time.

<i>Sailor Moon</i> Manga series by Naoko Takeuchi

Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi from 1991 to 1997; the 60 individual chapters, along with several side stories, were compiled in 18 volumes. The series follows the adventures of a schoolgirl named Usagi Tsukino as she transforms into the eponymous character to search for a magical artifact, the "Legendary Silver Crystal". She leads a group of comrades, the Sailor Soldiers, called Sailor Guardians in later editions, as they battle against villains to prevent the theft of the Silver Crystal and the destruction of the Solar System.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sailor Moon (character)</span> Japanese superheroine

Usagi Tsukino, better known as Sailor Moon, is a Japanese superheroine and the protagonist of the Sailor Moon franchise created by Naoko Takeuchi. She is introduced in chapter No. 1 of the manga, "Usagi – Sailor Moon", as a carefree Japanese schoolgirl who can transform into the magical "Guardian of Love and Justice", Sailor Moon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sailor Venus</span> Fictional character in Sailor Moon and Codename: Sailor V

Minako Aino, better known as Sailor Venus, is a fictional character in the Sailor Moon and Codename: Sailor V manga series written by Naoko Takeuchi. Minako is her sailor form's alternative human identity as part of the Sailor Guardians, female supernatural fighters who protect the Solar System from evil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sailor Mars</span> Character from Sailor Moon

Rei Hino, better known as Sailor Mars, is a fictional character in the Sailor Moon manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. In the series, Rei is her sailor form's alternative human identity as part of the Sailor Guardians, female supernatural fighters who protect the Solar System from evil.

<i>Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon</i> (2003 TV series) Japanese television program

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series based on the Sailor Moon manga created by Naoko Takeuchi & Kodansha. It was produced by Toei Company.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sailor Neptune</span> Character from Sailor Moon

Sailor Neptune is a fictional lead character in the Sailor Moon media franchise. Her alternate identity is Michiru Kaiou, a teenage Japanese schoolgirl and violinist. Michiru is a member of the Sailor Soldiers, female supernatural fighters who protect the Solar System from evil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dark Kingdom</span> Group of fictional antagonists in the Sailor Moon franchise

The Dark Kingdom is a group of fictional characters in the Sailor Moon manga series by Naoko Takeuchi. They are the chief villains of the first story arc in every version of the series, and were first introduced in the first chapter of the manga, "Usagi – Sailor Moon", originally published in Japan's Nakayoshi on 28 December 1991. In the DIC English adaptation, the Dark Kingdom's title was changed to "Negaverse".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Susan Roman</span> Canadian voice actress

Susan Roman is a Canadian television and voice actress and voice director, best known for voice acting the role of Lita/Sailor Jupiter in the Canada DiC dub of the anime Sailor Moon. She is one of the few voice actors to remain throughout the entire run of the Sailor Moon series.

Susan Flores Aceron was a Canadian actress and businesswoman who appeared in several film and television roles. She was best known for voicing Sailor Pluto in the Cloverway English adaptation of Sailor Moon. She also voiced a number of roles in Beyblades.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Katie Griffin</span> Canadian actress

Katie Griffin is a Canadian actress and singer who has appeared on television, films and voiced animations. Her roles include the voices of Sailor Mars in the original English Canadian dub of Sailor Moon, Alex in Totally Spies!, Laugh-a-Lot Bear in Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot and Farmer Shire in Corn & Peg. She currently voices Ma Barker in Go, Dog. Go!.

Tracey Hoyt born in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada is a Canadian voice actress and alumna of York University and the Second City National Touring Company (Toronto), possessing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance. She played the first North American voice of Rini in the Sailor Moon R series and the three Sailor Moon movies. Hoyt played the voice of Me Bear in 2005's The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie. Currently, she appears as Ms. Deeds in Delilah & Julius and as Guinivere in Bob and Margaret.. Tracey is a double Gemini nominee for her work on CBC TV's comedy series The Tournament. She has voiced hundreds of radio and TV commercials.

<i>Sailor Moon R: The Movie</i> 1993 film by Kunihiko Ikuhara

Sailor Moon R: The Movie is a 1993 Japanese animated superhero fantasy film directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara and written by Sukehiro Tomita based on the Sailor Moon manga series by Naoko Takeuchi. Produced by Toei Animation, it takes its name from the second season of the anime series, as Toei Company distributed it around the same time. It centers on the arrival of an alien named Fiore on Earth, who has a past with Mamoru and wishes to reunite with him, but is being controlled by an evil flower called Xenian Flower, forcing the Sailor Guardians to save Mamoru and the Earth from Fiore's destruction. The film stars Kotono Mitsuishi as the voice of Sailor Moon, alongside Aya Hisakawa, Michie Tomizawa, Emi Shinohara, Rika Fukami, Tōru Furuya and Hikaru Midorikawa. It was released in Japan on December 5, 1993, alongside a 15-minute short recap episode titled Make Up! Sailor Soldier.

<i>Sailor Moon S: The Movie</i> 1994 film by Hiroki Shibata

Sailor Moon S: The Movie is a 1994 Japanese animated superhero fantasy film directed by Hiroki Shibata and written by Sukehiro Tomita based on the Sailor Moon manga series by Naoko Takeuchi. Produced by Toei Animation, it takes its name from the third season of the anime series, as Toei Company distributed it around the same time, and the second film installment for the series, following Sailor Moon R: The Movie (1993). Loosely adapting The Lover of Princess Kaguya side story from the manga, it centers the Sailor Guardians stopping the invasion of the snow queen named Kaguya, while Luna falls in love with a human astronomer named Kakeru. The film stars Kotono Mitsuishi as the voice of Sailor Moon, alongside Aya Hisakawa, Michie Tomizawa, Emi Shinohara, Rika Fukami, Megumi Ogata, Masako Katsuki, Chiyoko Kawashima, Keiko Han, Kae Araki and Tōru Furuya. It was released in Japan on December 4, 1994, as part of the Winter '94 Toei Anime Fair.

Sailor Moon, originally released in Japan as Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon and later as Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, is a Japanese superhero anime television series produced by Toei Animation using Super Sentai motifs. It is based on the manga of the same title written by Naoko Takeuchi that was published from 1991 to 1997 in Nakayoshi. Sailor Moon first aired in Japan on TV Asahi from March 7, 1992, to February 8, 1997, and was dubbed for release in various regions around the world, including North America, Southeast Asia, Greater China, Australia, Europe, and Latin America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emilie-Claire Barlow</span> Canadian singer and voice actress

Emilie-Claire Barlow is a Canadian singer, arranger, record producer, and voice actress. She has released several albums on her label, Empress Music Group, and has voiced characters for animated television series. She performs in English, French, and Portuguese.

<i>Sailor Moon</i> season 1 First season of the Sailor Moon anime series

The first season of the Sailor Moon anime television series was produced by Toei Animation and directed by Junichi Sato. It was broadcast from March 7, 1992, to February 27, 1993, on TV Asahi. The first season of the classic anime series version of Sailor Moon adapts the first arc of the Sailor Moon manga series by Naoko Takeuchi, the "Dark Kingdom" arc.

<i>Sailor Moon Crystal</i> 2014 Japanese anime series

Sailor Moon Crystal, known in Japan as Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal, is a Japanese anime series based on the shōjo manga series Sailor Moon written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi, produced in commemoration of the original series' 20th anniversary. Produced by Toei Animation and directed by Munehisa Sakai and Chiaki Kon, the series was streamed worldwide on Niconico from July 5, 2014, to July 18, 2015. Season 1 and 2's episodes were released twice a month. Instead of remaking the 1990s anime series preceding it, Toei Animation produced Crystal as a reboot of Sailor Moon and as a more faithful adaptation of the original manga by omitting much of the original material from the first series. The story focuses on Usagi Tsukino, who is a young girl that obtains the power to become the titular character. Other Sailor Guardians join her in the search for Princess Serenity and the Silver Crystal.

References

  1. "Sailor Moon Cast". TV.com. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  2. Parliament, Roland (2014). Sailor Moon Reflections: The inside story of the original recordings of the English version of Sailor Moon. FriesenPress. ISBN   978-1-4602-4164-6.