Tedde Moore

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Tedde Moore
Born
Dorothea Mavor Moore

(1947-04-11) April 11, 1947 (age 77)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1959–2017
Partner(s) Donald Shebib
(1976-2023) (his death)
Children4, including Noah Shebib
Website https://www.teddemoore.com/home.html

Tedde Moore (born April 11, 1947) is a retired Canadian actress, script editor, creative consultant and acting instructor.

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Early life

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.

Career

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 Manhattan and as Nanny Shaw in the mini-series The Kennedys .

Personal life

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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
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 TerrificMrs. CameronTV movie
Mr. NobodyNarratorShort film
1992Terror on Track 9Bank ManagerTV movie
1994 My Summer Story Miss Shields
1995The Man in the AtticAnother wifeTV movie
1996The Deliverance of ElaineMary AnnTV movie
Gotti JudgeTV movie
Undue InfluenceCorrections OfficerTV movie
1999God's New PlanKate YoungTV movie
2001 Focus Woman #1 in Theater
2002 Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story Nurse GowtandTV movie
The Scream Team Friendly WomanTV movie
2003 Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot Chase Polie-AnnaTV movie
2008A Christmas Story Documentary: Road Trip for RalphieHerself
The Untold Christmas StoryHerself
2009ClarkworldHerself
2011 Down the Road Again Annie Burns
2012The Cast of a Christmas Story: Where Are They Now?HerselfTV movie
2014The AnniversaryEvelyn
2017High-Rise RescueMaxine Smith

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1961 Encounter Episode: "Breaking Point"
1972-1975Police SurgeonRuth/Mary/Wilma/Marta Morgan/Amy5 episodes
1977SidestreetEleanor SlaterEpisode: "Stakeout"
1980 The Littlest Hobo Mrs. BaxterEpisode: "Snapshot"
For the Record Episode: "Lyon's Den"
1988 T. and T. Mrs. LewelynEpisode: "And Baby Makes Nine"
1989-1990 Friday the 13th: The Series Nurse Dana/Dr. Meade2 episodes
1992 E.N.G. Dr. HoltfieldEpisode: "Harvest"
1995 Avonlea Guest #2Episode: "What a Tangled Web We Weave"
1996 PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Sarah KilmartinEpisode: "The Transient/Two Lost Old Men"
2001 RoboCop: Prime Directives The Old Woman (CEO)2 episodes
2002 Odyssey 5 Video ShrinkEpisode: "L.D.U. 7"
2003-2004 Rolie Polie Olie Polie-Anna6 episodes
2005 This Is Wonderland 1 episode
Little Einsteins Episode: "The Christmas Wish"
2011 The Kennedys Mrs. Shaw3 episodes

Awards

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.

References

  1. CBC Radio (August 10, 2018). "OVO producer Noah '40' Shebib and his sister Suzanna empower youth through hip hop". CBC Radio .
  2. Woulfe, Molly (December 4, 2009). "'Christmas Story's' Miss Shields schools us". nwi.com. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  3. Wise, Wyndam, ed. (2001). Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. Toronto, Ont.: University of Toronto Press. p. 263.
  4. Jonathan (July 10, 2019). "Tedde Moore Net Worth, Movies, Married, Children, Facts, Wiki-Bio". Bio Age Who. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. Pirnia, Garin (September 15, 2015). "10 Things You Didn't Know About A Christmas Story". Esquire . Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 Scott, Cece M. (November 8, 2018). "Tedde Morre strongly rooted in Canadian theatre". Active Life. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  7. "The Winners: The Canadian Film Awards 1976". Cinema Canada. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  8. "Tedde Moore: Genie Awards". IMDb . Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  9. Scott, Jay (March 22, 1984). "Terry Fox Story wins best picture Genie Eric Fryer, Martha Henry take top acting awards". The Globe and Mail .