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Maria Vacratsis

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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

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Film

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Sailor Moon Cast". TV.com. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  2. ^ 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.
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