Tedde Moore | |
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Born | Dorothea Mavor Moore April 11, 1947 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1959–present |
Partner(s) | Donald Shebib (1976-2023 (his death) |
Children | 4, including Noah Shebib |
Website | https://www.teddemoore.com/home.html |
Tedde Moore (born April 11, 1947) is a Canadian actress, script editor, creative consultant and acting instructor.
Tedde Moore is the daughter of Darwina (née Faessler) and actor and cultural icon Mavor Moore, the granddaughter of Canadian theatre legend Dora Mavor Moore, and the great-granddaughter of Scottish-born economist James Mavor. [1]
She attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England and graduated in 1967 with the Principal's Medal of Honor.
Upon leaving RADA, she returned to Canada to star opposite Christopher Walken in the Stratford Festival's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Moore is best known for playing Miss Shields in the 1983 film A Christmas Story . [2] She reprised her role in the 1994 film My Summer Story and is the only actor to have appeared in both films.
Her film credits include Second Wind (1976), [3] Murder by Decree (1979), Overnight (1985), and Down the Road Again (2011).
In 2011, Moore starred as Mrs. Claus in the TV movie Mistletoe Over Manhattanand as Nanny Shaw in the mini-series The Kennedys.
Moore and her life partner, filmmaker Donald Shebib, [4] have two children — Noah [5] and Suzanna — along with Moore's daughter, Zoë, from an earlier relationship with actor Patrick Christopher Carter. Moore also raised a foster daughter, Chaunce Drury. [6]
Zoë is a writer/producer and Suzanna is a teacher. Noah, better known as 40, is the music engineer, producer, for the recording artist Drake. [6]
Moore has five grandchildren. [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | Rip-Off | Nancy | |
1976 | Second Wind | Paula | |
1979 | Murder by Decree | Mrs. Lees | |
1981 | The Amateur | Newscaster | |
1983 | A Christmas Story | Miss Shields | |
1985 | Overnight | Leslie | |
1987 | Rolling Vengeance | Misty's Mother | |
Taking Care of Terrific | Mrs. Cameron | TV movie | |
Mr. Nobody | Narrator | Short film | |
1992 | Terror on Track 9 | Bank Manager | TV movie |
1994 | My Summer Story | Miss Shields | |
1995 | The Man in the Attic | Another wife | TV movie |
1996 | The Deliverance of Elaine | Mary Ann | TV movie |
Gotti | Judge | TV movie | |
Undue Influence | Corrections Officer | TV movie | |
1999 | God's New Plan | Kate Young | TV movie |
2001 | Focus | Woman #1 in Theater | |
2002 | Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story | Nurse Gowtand | TV movie |
The Scream Team | Friendly Woman | TV movie | |
2003 | Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot Chase | Polie-Anna | TV movie |
2008 | A Christmas Story Documentary: Road Trip for Ralphie | Herself | |
The Untold Christmas Story | Herself | ||
2009 | Clarkworld | Herself | |
2011 | Down the Road Again | Annie Burns | |
2012 | The Cast of a Christmas Story: Where Are They Now? | Herself | TV movie |
2014 | The Anniversary | Evelyn | |
2017 | High-Rise Rescue | Maxine Smith | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1961 | Encounter | Episode: "Breaking Point" | |
1972-1975 | Police Surgeon | Ruth/Mary/Wilma/Marta Morgan/Amy | 5 episodes |
1977 | Sidestreet | Eleanor Slater | Episode: "Stakeout" |
1980 | The Littlest Hobo | Mrs. Baxter | Episode: "Snapshot" |
For the Record | Episode: "Lyon's Den" | ||
1988 | T. and T. | Mrs. Lewelyn | Episode: "And Baby Makes Nine" |
1989-1990 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Nurse Dana/Dr. Meade | 2 episodes |
1992 | E.N.G. | Dr. Holtfield | Episode: "Harvest" |
1995 | Avonlea | Guest #2 | Episode: "What a Tangled Web We Weave" |
1996 | PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Sarah Kilmartin | Episode: "The Transient/Two Lost Old Men" |
2001 | RoboCop: Prime Directives | The Old Woman (CEO) | 2 episodes |
2002 | Odyssey 5 | Video Shrink | Episode: "L.D.U. 7" |
2003-2004 | Rolie Polie Olie | Polie-Anna | 6 episodes |
2005 | This Is Wonderland | 1 episode | |
Little Einsteins | Episode: "The Christmas Wish" | ||
2011 | The Kennedys | Mrs. Shaw | 3 episodes |
In 1976, Moore won Best Supporting Actress for her role as Paula in the film Second Wind at the 27th Canadian Film Awards. [7]
In 1984, Moore was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Miss Shields in the film A Christmas Story at the 5th Genie Awards. [8] [9]
In 2001, Moore won the Dora Mavor Moore Best Actress Award for her performance on stage in The Walls of Africa.
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