Tedde Moore
Born
Dorothea Moore

(1947-04-11) April 11, 1947
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1959–2017
PartnerDonald Shebib
Children4, including Noah Shebib
Websitehttps://www.teddemoore.com/home.html

Tedde Moore (born April 11, 1947) is a Canadian actress.

Early life

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.[1]

Career

Moore is best known for playing Gretchen Gallaya Shields in the 1983 film A Christmas Story.[2] She reprised her role in the 1994 film My Summer Story and is the only actor to have appeared in both films.

Her film credits include Second Wind (1976),[3] Murder by Decree (1979), Overnight (1985), Rolling Vengeance (1987) and Down the Road Again (2011).

In 2011, Moore starred as Mrs. Claus in the TV movie Mistletoe Over Manhattan.

Personal life

Moore and her life partner, filmmaker Donald Shebib,[4] have two children — Noah, with whom she was pregnant while filming A Christmas Story[5] and Suzanna — along with Moore's daughter, Zoë, from an earlier relationship with actor Patrick Christopher Carter. Moore also raised an adopted daughter named Chaunce from the age of three.[6]

Zoë is a writer and Suzanna is a teacher, while Noah, better known as 40, is a music engineer, producer, and a frequent collaborator with the artist Drake.[6]

Moore has five grandchildren.[6]

Health

In 2007, Moore was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1971Rip-OffNancy
1976Second WindPaula
1979Murder by DecreeMrs. Lees
1981The AmateurNewscaster
1983A Christmas StoryMiss Shields
1985OvernightLeslie
1987Rolling VengeanceMisty's Mother
Taking Care of TerrificMrs. CameronTV movie
Mr. NobodyNarratorShort film
1992Terror on Track 9Bank ManagerTV movie
1994My Summer StoryMiss Shields
1995The Man in the AtticAnother wifeTV movie
1996The Deliverance of ElaineMary AnnTV movie
GottiJudgeTV movie
Undue InfluenceCorrections OfficerTV movie
1999God's New PlanKate YoungTV movie
2001FocusWoman #1 in Theater
2002Torso: The Evelyn Dick StoryNurse GowtandTV movie
The Scream TeamFriendly WomanTV movie
2003Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot ChasePolie-AnnaTV movie
2008A Christmas Story Documentary: Road Trip for Ralphie Herself
The Untold Christmas StoryHerself
2009ClarkworldHerself
2011Down the Road AgainAnnie Burns
Mistletoe Over ManhattanRebecca ClausTV movie
2012The Cast of a Christmas Story: Where Are They Now?HerselfTV movie
2014The AnniversaryEvelyn
2017High-Rise RescueMaxine Smith
Magical Christmas OrnamentsDaisyTV movie

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1961EncounterEpisode: "Breaking Point"
1972-1975Police SurgeonRuth/Mary/Wilma/Marta Morgan/Amy5 episodes
1977SidestreetEleanor SlaterEpisode: "Stakeout"
1980The Littlest HoboMrs. BaxterEpisode: "Snapshot"
For the RecordEpisode: "Lyon's Den"
1988T. and T.Mrs. LewelynEpisode: "And Baby Makes Nine"
1989-1990Friday the 13th: The SeriesNurse Dana/Dr. Meade2 episodes
1992E.N.G.Dr. HoltfieldEpisode: "Harvest"
1995AvonleaGuest #2Episode: "What a Tangled Web We Weave"
1996PSI Factor: Chronicles of the ParanormalSarah KilmartinEpisode: "The Transient/Two Lost Old Men"
2001RoboCop: Prime DirectivesThe Old Woman (CEO)2 episodes
2002Odyssey 5Video ShrinkEpisode: "L.D.U. 7"
2003-2004Rolie Polie OliePolie-Anna6 episodes
2005This Is Wonderland1 episode
Little EinsteinsEpisode: "The Christmas Wish"
2011The KennedysMrs. Shaw3 episodes

Awards

In 1976, Moore won Best Supporting Actress for her role as Paula in the film Second Wind at the 27th Canadian Film Awards.[8]

In 1984, Moore was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Miss Shields in the film A Christmas Story at the 5th Genie Awards, but lost to Jackie Burroughs for The Wars.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ CBC Radio (August 10, 2018). "OVO producer Noah '40' Shebib and his sister Suzanna empower youth through hip hop". CBC Radio.
  2. ↑ Woulfe, Molly (December 4, 2009). "'Christmas Story's' Miss Shields schools us". nwi.com. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ Wise, Wyndam, ed. (2001). Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. Toronto, Ont.: University of Toronto Press. p. 263.
  4. ↑ Jonathan (July 10, 2019). "Tedde Moore Net Worth, Movies, Married, Children, Facts, Wiki-Bio". Bio Age Who. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. ↑ Pirnia, Garin (September 15, 2015). "10 Things You Didn't Know About A Christmas Story". Esquire. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 Scott, Cece M. (November 8, 2018). "Tedde Morre strongly rooted in Canadian theatre". Active Life. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Noah Shebib". National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  8. ↑ "The Winners: The Canadian Film Awards 1976". Cinema Canada. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Tedde Moore: Genie Awards". IMDb. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  10. ↑ Scott, Jay (March 22, 1984). "Terry Fox Story wins best picture Genie Eric Fryer, Martha Henry take top acting awards". The Globe and Mail.
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