Every loyal wife gives support to her husband, and Santa's wife is his one true supporter. Here is a list of the actresses who have played Mrs. Claus.

PortrayalsEdit

Live-ActionEdit

Picture	Performer	Feature	Year	Notes
	Doris Rich	Santa Claus Conquers the Martians	1964	First known representation of Santa's wife in film.
	Rita Tuckett	One Magic Christmas	1985	Mrs. Claus plays a minor part, and can be seen breifly answering the door for Abbie and helping her husband put a sweater on.
	Judy Cornwell	Santa Claus: The Movie	1985	The story of Anya Claus is told as she takes a role in such workshop endeavors as approving of the construction of Santa's suit.
	Jeanne Cairns	Barney: Waiting for Santa	1990	Barney and the Backyard Gang greet Mrs. Claus. She shows Derek his new address on Santa's computer called "123 Hickory Street".
	Barbara Logan	We Wish You a Merry Christmas	1992	The Kidsongs Kids and Ms. Morganstern visit Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus at the North Pole.
	Angela Lansbury	Mrs. Santa Claus	1996	Feeling neglected, Mrs. Claus goes to New York City in 1910 for women's rights and against child labor in toy making.
	Elizabeth Mitchell	The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause	2002	Mild-mannered principal Carol Newman marries Scott Calvin and becomes Santa's wife. She also appears in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause in 2006.
	Miranda Richardson	Fred Claus	2007	The British actress plays the wife of Paul Giamatti's Santa. She is named Annette in this movie.
	Patrika Darbo	The Search for Santa Paws	2009
	Marcia Bennett	The Night Before the Night Before Christmas	2010
	Shelley Long	Merry-In-Laws	2012	Shelley Long appears alongside George Wendt (with whom she previously starred alongside on Cheers) as Santa.

AnimatedEdit

Picture	Performer	Feature	Year	Notes
	Peg Dixon	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	1964	Married to a skinny Santa, Mrs. Claus is charged with fattening her husband up for the big ride on Christmas Eve.
	Robie Lester	Santa Claus is Comin' to Town	1970	Main article: Jessica Claus Jessica, Somber Town's school teacher, marries Kris Kringle (then considered an outlaw by the Burgermeister Meisterburger) in the forest because no church would marry them on Christmas Eve.
	Shirley Booth	The Year Without a Santa Claus	1974	Mrs. Claus orchestrates a plan to get Santa back into the spirit of Christmas by enlisting the help of a couple of elves and the elements of nature. This version of Mrs. Claus can also be seen in the opening shot from Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey.
		A Flintstone Christmas	1977
	Darlene Conley	Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July	1979	This version of Mrs. Claus is meant to be the same version from Santa Claus is Comin' to Town.
	June Foray	A Chipmunk Christmas	1981	After Alvin gives his prized golden harmonica away to a sick child, she buys a new one for him as a gift.
		The Nightmare Before Christmas	1993	Mrs. Claus makes a cameo appearance.
	Betty White	The Story of Santa Claus	1996	In this special, her first name is Gretchen.
	Tress MacNeille	Olive, the Other Reindeer	1998
		The Fairly OddParents: "Christmas Every Day!"	2001	Unlike most depictions, this version is a thin and attractive woman who acts as a secretary to her husband's toy factory in the North Pole.
	Carol Kane	Billy & Mandy Save Christmas	2005
	Tress MacNeille	Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: "Mickey Saves Santa"	2006
	Edie McClurg	Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen	2006	Mrs. Claus hosts a cooking show where Rusty attempts to help.
	Shirley Jones	Christmas is Here Again	2007	In this movie, her name is Victoria.
	Grey DeLisle	The Fairly OddParents: "Merry Wishmas"	2008	In a stark contrast to the previous Fairly OddParents Christmas special, Mrs. Claus is now depicted in a traditional design.
	Catherine Disher	A Miser Brothers' Christmas	2008	As this special is a sequel to The Year Without a Santa Claus, this version of Mrs. Claus is meant to be the same as the above-mentioned version from that special (albeit with a slightly different design).
	Betty White	"Operation: Secret Santa"	2010	In this Prep & Landing short, the wife of the the Big Red One, with the help of Magee, enlists Wayne and Lanny to retrieve a special gift hidden inside Santa's office. Like her husband, her face is never shown onscreen. In addition, she makes a cameo at the end of Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice.
	Imelda Staunton	Arthur Christmas	2011

See alsoEdit

• Santa Claus
• Santa Claus Impersonators