Mrs. Claus
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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.
[edit] Live-Action
| Picture | Performer | Feature | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doris Rich | Santa Claus Conquers the Martians | 1964 | First known representation of Santa's wife. | |
| Rita Tuckett | One Magic Christmas | 1985 | Mrs. Claus plays a minor part, and can be seen breifly answering the door for Abigail 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. | |
| 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. Also portrayed 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, named Annette in this movie. |
[edit] Animation
| Picture | Voice Actress | 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 | 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. She also appeared in a slightly different form in A Miser Brothers Christmas in 2008, and is voiced by Canadian voice actress Catherine Disher. | |
| June Foray | A Chipmunk Christmas | 1981 | After Alvin gives his prized golden harmonica away to a sick child, she buys a new one as a gift. |

