Maggie Roswell

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 networks 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 breakthrough 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