Margaret Emily Wheeler (née Jakobson; born August 7, 1961) is an
American actress. She is best known for her role as Janice on the
sitcom Friends where she was a recurring character most notable for
being in a relationship with Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry). She was
also a recurring character on Everybody Loves Raymond as Linda as well
as Anita Warrell on the sitcom Ellen.Wheeler was born and raised in
New York City, the daughter of Barbara, a writer, and John Jakobson,
who began his career on Wall Street as one of the youngest members of
the New York Stock Exchange. She was raised in a secular Jewish
household and graduated from The Calhoun School in New York City. She
married Daniel Borden Wheeler in 1990. They have two children.In the
1980s, Wheeler (under her maiden name of Jakobson) briefly dabbled in
voice acting on the animated series SilverHawks, where she provided
all the female voices, specifically the villainess Melodia and the
heroine Steelheart/Emily Hart, and on the Karate Kat and Mini-Monsters
segments of The Comic Strip.After she became Maggie Wheeler, she
auditioned for the role of Monica Geller. After many interviews she
confirmed the same, she was however invited to play Janice Goralnik, a
recurring character who was a frequent love interest of main character
Chandler Bing. She appeared at least once in each season; her 19
episodes tie her with Christina Pickles for Friends’ third most
frequent guest actor, behind only Elliott Gould's 20 episodes, and
James Michael Tyler's 150 episodes.
American actress. She is best known for her role as Janice on the
sitcom Friends where she was a recurring character most notable for
being in a relationship with Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry). She was
also a recurring character on Everybody Loves Raymond as Linda as well
as Anita Warrell on the sitcom Ellen.Wheeler was born and raised in
New York City, the daughter of Barbara, a writer, and John Jakobson,
who began his career on Wall Street as one of the youngest members of
the New York Stock Exchange. She was raised in a secular Jewish
household and graduated from The Calhoun School in New York City. She
married Daniel Borden Wheeler in 1990. They have two children.In the
1980s, Wheeler (under her maiden name of Jakobson) briefly dabbled in
voice acting on the animated series SilverHawks, where she provided
all the female voices, specifically the villainess Melodia and the
heroine Steelheart/Emily Hart, and on the Karate Kat and Mini-Monsters
segments of The Comic Strip.After she became Maggie Wheeler, she
auditioned for the role of Monica Geller. After many interviews she
confirmed the same, she was however invited to play Janice Goralnik, a
recurring character who was a frequent love interest of main character
Chandler Bing. She appeared at least once in each season; her 19
episodes tie her with Christina Pickles for Friends’ third most
frequent guest actor, behind only Elliott Gould's 20 episodes, and
James Michael Tyler's 150 episodes.
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