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]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Destiny to Order | Lisa | |
| 1995 | Tommy Boy | Helen | |
| The Michelle Apartments | Hotel Manager | ||
| 1997 | Hayseed | Auntie Prudence | |
| 1999 | Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story | Driver's Public Defender | |
| 2002 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Aunt Freida | |
| 2007 | Shoot 'Em Up | Pawnshop Owner | |
| 2009 | Saturday | Maria | |
| 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 | |
| 2019 | Heavy | Grandmother | |
| Canadian Strain | Barbara Banting | ||
| 2023 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 | Aunt Frieda |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Hangin' In | Mrs. Kaplan | Episode: "Oy Vey, Mike's Going Away" |
| 1985 | Night Heat | Union Goon | Episode: "Poison" |
| Turning to Stone | Inmate | Television film | |
| The Boys from Syracuse | Corporal | ||
| 1986 | Four on the Floor | Various roles | 10 episodes |
| 1987 | Street Legal | Judge Feldman | Episode: "Desperate Alibi" |
| 1988 | Katts and Dog | Woman | Episode: "Hostages" |
| 1991 | E.N.G. | Patty | Episode: "Tyger, Tyger" |
| 1993 | Candles, Snow and Mistletoe | Wife | Television film |
| 1994 | Dan Redican Comedy Hour | Various roles | Television film |
| The Mighty Jungle | Jerry | 2 episodes | |
| Sodbusters | Beth Poulet | Television film | |
| 1994–1995 | Ready or Not | Ms. Kozmuchka | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | The Great Defender | Dimitria | Episode: "Pilot" |
| The Shamrock Conspiracy | Mrs. Lombardo | Television film | |
| Choices of the Heart | Emma Goldman | ||
| Side Effects | Magda Pantazzi | Episode: "Rust Proof" | |
| 1995–2000 | Sailor Moon | Various roles | 16 episodes |
| 1996 | Radiant City | Sylvia | Television film |
| 1997 | Due South | Charmain | Episode: "Eclipse" |
| Wind at My Back | Mrs. Foster | Episode: "Never Sleep Three in a Bed" | |
| Major Crime | Mary Ann McInnis | Television film | |
| 1997-1998 | Goosebumps | Janet / Big Edna | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Giving Up the Ghost | Maria | Television film |
| 1998-1999 | Mythic Warriors | Atropos / Hecate | 2 episodes |
| 1998; 2001 | Made in Canada | J.W. Anderson | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Sealed with a Kiss | Mrs. Papaportiliou | Television film |
| 2000 | The Zack Files | Queen of Hearts | Episode: "Library of No Return" |
| 2001 | Leap Years | Aunt Blanca | Episode #1.18 |
| 2002 | Guilt by Association | Old Lucy | Television film |
| Odyssey 5 | Elaine Wilkerson | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Street Time | Receptionist | 2 episodes | |
| 2002–2003 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Sheila | 7 episodes |
| 2002, 2004 | Puppets Who Kill | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Profoundly Normal | Hemlock Nurse | Television film |
| 2004 | Doc | Riker's Landlady | Episode: "Modelrageous" |
| Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | Aunt Hattie Roland | Episode: "Concrete Evidence" | |
| 2005 | Slings & Arrows | Witch #1 | 3 episodes |
| Odd Job Jack | Various roles | Episode: "A Christmas Coma" | |
| Sons of Butcher | 5 episodes | ||
| 2006–2008 | Rent-a-Goalie | Firstman | 12 episodes |
| 2007 | Little Mosque on the Prairie | Mother Hamoudi | Episode: "Mother-in-Law" |
| 2008 | Testees | Hot Dog Lady | Episode: "Herfume" |
| 2010 | Lost Girl | Ms. Sizemore | Episode: "Dead Lucky" |
| Being Erica | Joan | Episode: "Jenny from the Block" | |
| 2011 | Skins | Brown Paw | Episode: "Abbud" |
| Salem Falls | Delilah | Television film | |
| 2014 | A Day Late and a Dollar Short | Esther | |
| Rick Mercer Report | Old Lady | Episode #12.3 | |
| Murdoch Mysteries | Miss Glenys Moore | Episode: "The Keystone Constables" | |
| Guidestones | Olga Tarski | Episode: "A Small Tragedy" | |
| 2015 | Rookie Blue | Warden Justine Ordower | Episode: "Uprising" |
| Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise | Animal Shelter Employee | Television film | |
| 2016 | The ZhuZhus | Secretary | Episode: "Walter-Gate/Janitor Day" |
| The Beaverton | Regina Thompson | Episode #1.2 | |
| 2016–2018 | Tactical Girls | The Boss | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Running with Violet | Daddy | 5 episodes |
| Schitt's Creek | Darlene's Cousin | Episode: "Friends & Family" | |
| Save Me | Luana | Episode: "Neck Trauma" | |
| 2017–2019 | Hotel Transylvania: The Series | Additional voices | 14 episodes |
| 2019 | Odd Squad | Nana Banana | Episode: "Odds and Ends" |
| Boombats | Mrs. Scrota | 2 episodes | |
| Diggstown | Olympia Laertes | Episode: "Renee Joy" | |
| 2020 | Dino Dana | Grandma | 17 episodes |
| 2021 | Big Blue | Krelly | 2 episodes |
| 2021–2022 | Something Undone | Aunt Hannah | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | The Kids in the Hall | Winnie | 1 episode |
References
edit- ^ "Sailor Moon Cast". TV.com. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- ^ 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.
External links
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