Maxine Miller | |
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Years active | 1954–present |
Spouse | John Gerrard (m. 1955;died 1963) |
Children | 2 |
Maxine Miller (born June 18, 1928 [1] ) is a Canadian actress who appeared in the first three seasons of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood . In the 1980s, she voiced True Heart Bear in The Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986) and appeared on the animated series My Pet Monster .
More recently, she guest starred in Showtime's The Chris Isaak Show and Dead Like Me , and had a role in CinéGroupe's Lion of Oz in 2000.
In 2010, she played the Wallace's neighbor Ms. Lesley McKane in the Christmas movie Battle of the Bulbs.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | Rip-Off | Mrs. Duncan | |
1977 | Outrageous! | Peggy O'Brien | |
1985 | Head Office | Stedman's Secretary | |
1986 | Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation | True Heart Bear (voice) | |
1987 | Mr. Nice Guy | Lise's Mom | |
1988 | Night Friend | Housekeeper | |
1989 | The Dream Team | Newald's Secretary | |
1991 | Second Début | (voice) | Short film |
1997 | Lapitch the Little Shoemaker | Additional Voices | English Version |
1998 | Snowden: Raggedy Ann and Andy's Adventure | Grandma (voice) | |
2000 | Lion of Oz | Seamstress (voice) | |
2007 | Code Name: The Cleaner | Old Lady | |
2008 | The Ambassador | Gypsy Rose | Short film |
2009 | The Shortcut | Grandma | |
2009 | Dr. Dolittle Million Dollar Mutts | Little Old Lady | Video |
2009 | Love Happens | Barbara | |
2010 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Elderly Woman | |
2013 | Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | Parcel Store Customer | |
2014 | The Timekeeper | Mavis | |
2014 | Hattie's Heist |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1954 | Howdy Doody | Princess Pan of the Forest | TV series |
1952-1957 | Encounter | Juliet / Ethel Clark | Episode: "The Little Sweep", "Nothing But the Truth" |
1962 | Playdate | Gloria | Episode: "The Gimmick" |
1962-1963 | Scarlett Hill | Donna | Episode: "Hannah", "The Luck of Amos Currey: Part 1" |
1968-1971 | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood | Nurse Miller | TV series |
1972 | Norman Corwin Presents | Episode: "Letters from an Only Child" | |
1975 | The Canary | Rita Keller | TV film |
1977 | Write On (TV series) | Matilda Voyeur | TV film |
1982 | The Littlest Hobo | Mrs. Johnson | Episode: "Happy Birthday Mom" |
1984 | He's Fired, She's Hired | Bergdorf's Saleslady | TV film |
1985 | Hangin' In | Episode: "The Dusty Queens" | |
1985 | Night Heat | Helen | Episode: "Deadlock" |
1987 | My Pet Monster | Additional Voices | TV series |
1987 | Seeing Things | Woman in Greenhouse | Episode: "The Naked Eye" |
1987 | Anne of Avonlea | Mrs. Albert Pringle | TV film |
1987 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Birdie | Episode: "A Cup of Time" |
1988 | Diamonds | Episode: "Family Plot" | |
1988 | Night Heat | Ellen | Episodes: "None Shall Sleep", "Bless Me Father" |
1988 | Double Standard | TV film | |
1988 | Starting from Scratch | Miriam | Episode: "Helen's Parents" |
1988 | War of the Worlds | Matron #2 | Episode: "The Good Samaritan" |
1988-1995 | Join In! | Emmelina | |
1989 | Babycakes | Lingerie saleslady | TV film |
1989 | Bridge to Silence | Saleswoman | TV film |
1989 | Small Sacrifices | Verla Mae Wells | TV film |
1989 | Babar | Additional Voices | TV series |
1990 | Mom P.I. | Episode: "Blue Christmas" | |
1990 | Sanity Clause | Woman Shopper | TV film |
1990 | Street Legal | Mrs. Kafka | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
1991 | Funky Fables | Old Hag/Aladdin's Mother (voice) | Episode: "Aladdin" (English Dub) |
1991-1992 | Scene of the Crime | Various Characters | TV series |
1993 | Street Justice | Mrs. Tyler | Episode: "Bitter Fruit" |
1993 | The Commish | Mrs. Sussman | Episode: "All That Glitters" |
1994 | My Name Is Kate | Doreen | TV film |
1994 | This Can't Be Love | Wilma | TV film |
1994 | Party of Five | Mrs. Kelleher | Episode: "Pilot" |
1994 | The Baby Huey Show | Mama (voice) | Recurring role (13 episodes) |
1994 | Hurricanes | Additional Voices | TV series |
1995 | Broken Trust | Hillary Nash | TV film |
1995 | Stories from My Childhood | (voice) | Episode: The Snow Queen |
1995 | The Surrogate | Mrs. Harris | TV film |
1996 | The Outer Limits | Helen | Episode: "Paradise" |
1997 | The Littlest Angel | Understanding Angel (voice) | Video short |
1997 | Tales from the Far Side 2 | (voice) | TV film |
1997-1999 | Millennium | Justine Miller | Recurring role (5 episodes) |
1998 | Fat Dog Mendoza | Lady Liberty (voice) | |
1999 | The Net | Minnie Moscovich | Episode: "In Dreams" |
1999 | Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century | Additional Voices | TV series |
1999 | Road Rage | Mrs. Tate | TV film |
1999 | Miracle on the 17th Green | Velda Gibson | TV film |
2000 | Caitlin's Way | Frieda | Episode: "Stray: Part 2" |
2000 | Seven Days | Mrs. Claypool | Episode: "Stairway to Heaven" |
2000 | First Wave | Old Lady | Episode: "Eyes of the Gua" |
2000 | What About Mimi? | Additional Voices | TV series |
2000 | The New Adventures of Madeline | Additional Voices | TV series |
2001 | Alienators: Evolution Continues | Additional Voices | TV series |
2001 | So Weird | Margaret | Episode: "Grave Mistake" |
2001 | Ladies and the Champ | Iris | TV film |
2001 | The Outer Limits | Mrs. Fitzgerald | Episode: "Alien Shop" |
2002 | Glory Days | Woman | Episode: "Grim Ferrytale" |
2002 | Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! | (voice) | Episodes: "In a Lather", "Bad Hair Day" |
2003 | Dead Like Me | Quinn Todd | Episode: "A Cook" |
2005 | Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy | Elizabeth Kerr | TV film |
2005 | Robson Arms | Beatrice Dubois | Recurring role (5 episodes) |
2005 | Masters of Horror | Dog Lady | Episode: "Deer Woman" |
2006 | Class of the Titans | Stheno (voice) | Episode: "1.9" |
2006 | Tom and Jerry Tales | Green Witch (voice) | Episode: "Which Witch" |
2006 | Smallville | Mrs. McKnight | Episode: "Fragile" |
2006 | Kyle XY | Secretary | Episode: "Memory Serves" |
2007 | Supernatural | Attacked woman | Episode: "Bedtime Stories" |
2008 | Reaper | Mrs. Carmona | Episode: "Hungry for Fame" |
2008 | Martha Speaks | (voice) | 2 episodes |
2009 | Corner Gas | Mrs. Carmichael | Episode: "Reader Pride" |
2009 | Harper's Island | Julia | Episodes: "Bang", "Thwack", "Sploosh" |
2010 | Battle of the Bulbs | Lesley McKane | TV film |
2011 | InSecurity | Granny | Episode: "View to a Nursing Home" |
2011 | And Baby Will Fall | Mrs. Bindel | TV film |
2012 | Supernatural | Sheila Tate | Episode: "Hunteri Heroici" |
2013 | Psych | Mrs. Lauderbach | 1 episode |
2013 | King & Maxwell | Betty Camden | 1 episode |
2014 | Primary | Mrs. Sweitzer (Voice) | 1 episode |
2015 | Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery | Mrs. Pinter | 1 episode |
2015 | UnREAL | Gran | Episode: "Truth" |
2017 | Beyond | Gladys | Episode: "Last Action Herio" |
2013-2018 | Superbook | Grandma / Rebekah (voice) | Episode: "How Do You Pray", "Jacob and Esau" |
2020 | Molly of Denali | Betsy Higginbottom | Episode: " Picking Cloudberries/Puzzled" |
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