Maria Vacratsis
{{short description|Canadian actress}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/sailor-moon/cast/|title=Sailor Moon Cast|accessdate=2014-07-26|publisher=TV.com}}{{Cite book |last=Parliament |first=Roland |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N8JTBAAAQBAJ&dq=Maria+Vacratsis&pg=PA55 |title=Sailor Moon Reflections: The inside story of the original recordings of the English version of Sailor Moon |date=2014 |publisher=FriesenPress |isbn=978-1-4602-4164-6 |language=en}}
Filmography
= Film =
class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |
1989
|Destiny to Order |Lisa | |
rowspan="2"| 1995
|Helen | |
data-sort-value="Michelle Apartments, The" | The Michelle Apartments
|Hotel Manager | |
1997
|Auntie Prudence | |
1999
|Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story |Driver's Public Defender | |
2002
|Aunt Freida | |
2007
|Pawnshop Owner | |
2009
|Saturday |Maria | |
2014
|Mrs. Kim | |
rowspan="3"| 2015
|88 |Sally | |
data-sort-value="Date with Miss Fortune, A" | A Date with Miss Fortune
|Señora Maria | |
data-sort-value="Rainbow Kid, The" | The Rainbow Kid
|Meredith | |
2016
|Aunt Freida | |
2018
|Sofia | |
rowspan="2"| 2019
|Heavy |Grandmother | |
Canadian Strain
|Barbara Banting | |
2023
|Aunt Frieda | |
= Television =
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!Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |
1984
|Mrs. Kaplan |Episode: "Oy Vey, Mike's Going Away" |
rowspan="3"| 1985
|Union Goon |Episode: "Poison" |
Turning to Stone
|Inmate | rowspan="2" |Television film |
data-sort-value="Boys from Syracuse, The" | The Boys from Syracuse
|Corporal |
1986
|Various roles |10 episodes |
1987
|Judge Feldman |Episode: "Desperate Alibi" |
1988
|Woman |Episode: "Hostages" |
1991
|Patty |Episode: "Tyger, Tyger" |
1993
|Candles, Snow and Mistletoe |Wife |Television film |
rowspan="3"| 1994
|Dan Redican Comedy Hour |Various roles |Television film |
data-sort-value="Mighty Jungle, The" | The Mighty Jungle
|Jerry |2 episodes |
Sodbusters
|Beth Poulet |Television film |
1994–1995
|Ms. Kozmuchka |3 episodes |
rowspan="4"| 1995
|data-sort-value="Great Defender, The" | The Great Defender |Dimitria |Episode: "Pilot" |
data-sort-value="Shamrock Conspiracy, The" | The Shamrock Conspiracy
|Mrs. Lombardo | rowspan="2" |Television film |
Choices of the Heart |
Side Effects
|Magda Pantazzi |Episode: "Rust Proof" |
1995–2000
|Various roles |16 episodes |
1996
|Radiant City |Sylvia |Television film |
rowspan="3"| 1997
|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
|Janet / Big Edna |3 episodes |
1998
|Giving Up the Ghost |Maria |Television film |
1998-1999
|Atropos / Hecate |2 episodes |
1998; 2001
|J.W. Anderson |2 episodes |
1999
|Sealed with a Kiss |Mrs. Papaportiliou |Television film |
2000
|data-sort-value="Zack Files, The" | The Zack Files |Queen of Hearts |Episode: "Library of No Return" |
2001
|Aunt Blanca |Episode #1.18 |
rowspan="3"| 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
|Various roles |2 episodes |
2003
|Profoundly Normal |Hemlock Nurse |Television film |
rowspan="2"| 2004
|Doc |Riker's Landlady |Episode: "Modelrageous" |
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
|Aunt Hattie Roland |Episode: "Concrete Evidence" |
rowspan="3"| 2005
|Witch #1 |3 episodes |
Odd Job Jack
| rowspan="2" |Various roles |Episode: "A Christmas Coma" |
Sons of Butcher
|5 episodes |
2006–2008
|Firstman |12 episodes |
2007
|Mother Hamoudi |Episode: "Mother-in-Law" |
2008
|Hot Dog Lady |Episode: "Herfume" |
rowspan="2"| 2010
|Ms. Sizemore |Episode: "Dead Lucky" |
Being Erica
|Joan |Episode: "Jenny from the Block" |
rowspan="2"| 2011
|Brown Paw |Episode: "Abbud" |
Salem Falls
|Delilah | rowspan="2" |Television film |
rowspan="4"| 2014
|data-sort-value="Day Late and a Dollar Short, A" | 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" |
rowspan="2"| 2015
|Warden Justine Ordower |Episode: "Uprising" |
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
|Animal Shelter Employee |Television film |
rowspan="2"| 2016
|data-sort-value="ZhuZhus, The" | The ZhuZhus |Secretary |Episode: "Walter-Gate/Janitor Day" |
data-sort-value="Beaverton, The" | The Beaverton
|Regina Thompson |Episode #1.2 |
2016–2018
|The Boss |4 episodes |
rowspan="3"| 2017
|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 |
rowspan="3"| 2019
|Nana Banana |Episode: "Odds and Ends" |
Boombats
|Mrs. Scrota |2 episodes |
Diggstown
|Olympia Laertes |Episode: "Renee Joy" |
2020
|Grandma |17 episodes |
2021
|Krelly |2 episodes |
2021–2022
|Something Undone |Aunt Hannah |3 episodes |
2022
|data-sort-value="Kids in the Hall, The" | The Kids in the Hall |Winnie |1 episode |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0882968|Maria Vacratsis}}
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Category:Canadian film actresses
Category:Canadian television actresses
Category:Canadian voice actresses
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Canadian people of Greek descent
Category:20th-century Canadian actresses
Category:21st-century Canadian actresses
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