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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.
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