Tedde Moore (born October 28, 1945) is a Canadian actress who is
perhaps best known as Miss Shields in the 1983 film A Christmas Story.
She was nominated for a Genie Award at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984
for her acting in the film.[1] She reprised her role in the 1994 film
My Summer Story and is the only actor to appear in both films. She
also starred in the 2011 film Mistletoe Over Manhattan as Mrs.
Claus.[2]Tedde Moore is the daughter of Darwina (née Faessler) and
actor and educator Mavor Moore, the granddaughter of Canadian theatre
figure Dora Mavor Moore, and the great-granddaughter of Scottish-born
economist James Mavor.[3]Moore's film credits include Second Wind
(1976), for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the Canadian Film
Awards,[4][5] Murder by Decree (1979), The Amateur (1981), Overnight
(1985), Rolling Vengeance (1987) and Down the Road Again (2011). She
won the Canadian Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1976 for
Second Wind.Moore is married to Canadian filmmaker Donald Shebib, whom
she met through a mutual friend.[6] They had two children (Noah and
Suzanna) plus Moore's daughter from an earlier relationship (Zoë
Carter). Moore later accepted responsibility for Chaunce, a
three-year-old girl.[7]
perhaps best known as Miss Shields in the 1983 film A Christmas Story.
She was nominated for a Genie Award at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984
for her acting in the film.[1] She reprised her role in the 1994 film
My Summer Story and is the only actor to appear in both films. She
also starred in the 2011 film Mistletoe Over Manhattan as Mrs.
Claus.[2]Tedde Moore is the daughter of Darwina (née Faessler) and
actor and educator Mavor Moore, the granddaughter of Canadian theatre
figure Dora Mavor Moore, and the great-granddaughter of Scottish-born
economist James Mavor.[3]Moore's film credits include Second Wind
(1976), for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the Canadian Film
Awards,[4][5] Murder by Decree (1979), The Amateur (1981), Overnight
(1985), Rolling Vengeance (1987) and Down the Road Again (2011). She
won the Canadian Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1976 for
Second Wind.Moore is married to Canadian filmmaker Donald Shebib, whom
she met through a mutual friend.[6] They had two children (Noah and
Suzanna) plus Moore's daughter from an earlier relationship (Zoë
Carter). Moore later accepted responsibility for Chaunce, a
three-year-old girl.[7]
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