Tedde Moore, Dead at 79
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Tedde Moore was the actress best known for playing Miss Shields in A Christmas Story.
Tedde Moore Shebib (April 11, 1947-August 5, 2026) was a
retired Canadian actress, script editor, creative consultant and acting
instructor.
Moore was the daughter of Darwina (née Faessler) and actor and cultural icon Mavor Moore, the granddaughter of Canadian theatre legend Dora Mavor Moore, and the great-granddaughter of Scottish-born economist James Mavor.
She attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London,
England and graduated in 1967 with the Principal's Medal of Honor.
Upon leaving RADA, she returned to Canada to star opposite Christopher Walken in the Stratford Festival's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Moore was best known for playing Miss Shields in the 1983 film A Christmas Story. 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), Murder by Decree (1979), Overnight (1985), and Down the Road Again (2011).
In 2011, Moore starred as Mrs. Claus in the TV movie
Mistletoe over Manhattan and as Nanny Shaw in the mini-series The Kennedys.
Moore and her life partner, filmmaker Donald Shebib, have two children — Noah and Suzanna — along with Moore's daughter, Zoë, from an earlier relationship with actor Patrick Christopher Carter. Moore also raised a foster daughter, Chaunce Drury.
Zoë is a writer/producer and Suzanna is a teacher. Noah, better known as 40, is the music engineer, producer, for the recording artist Drake.
Moore has five grandchildren.
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1971 Rip-Off Nancy
1976 Second Wind Paula
1979 Murder by
Decree Mrs. Lees
1981 The Amateur Newscaster
1983 A Christmas
Story Miss Shields
1985 Overnight Leslie
1987 Rolling
Vengeance Misty's Mother
Taking Care of Terrific Mrs.
Cameron TV movie
Mr. Nobody Narrator Short film
1992 Terror on Track
9 Bank Manager TV movie
1994 My Summer Story Miss Shields
1995 The Man in the
Attic Another wife TV movie
1996 The Deliverance
of Elaine Mary Ann TV movie
Gotti Judge TV movie
Undue Influence Corrections
Officer TV movie
1999 God's New Plan Kate Young TV movie
2001 Focus Woman #1 in Theater
2002 Torso: The
Evelyn Dick Story Nurse Gowtand TV movie
The Scream Team Friendly
Woman TV movie
2003 Rolie Polie
Olie: The Baby Bot Chase Polie-Anna TV movie
2008 A Christmas
Story Documentary: Road Trip for Ralphie Herself
The Untold Christmas Story Herself
2009 Clarkworld Herself
2011 Down the Road
Again Annie Burns
2012 The Cast of a
Christmas Story: Where Are They Now? Herself TV movie
2014 The Anniversary Evelyn
2017 High-Rise
Rescue Maxine Smith
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1961 Encounter Episode: "Breaking
Point"
1972-1975 Police
Surgeon Ruth/Mary/Wilma/Marta
Morgan/Amy 5 episodes
1977 Sidestreet Eleanor Slater Episode: "Stakeout"
1980 The Littlest
Hobo Mrs. Baxter Episode: "Snapshot"
For the Record Episode:
"Lyon's Den"
1988 T. and T. Mrs. Lewelyn Episode: "And Baby Makes Nine"
1989-1990 Friday
the 13th: The Series Nurse Dana/Dr.
Meade 2 episodes
1992 E.N.G. Dr. Holtfield Episode:
"Harvest"
1995 Avonlea Guest #2 Episode: "What a Tangled Web We Weave"
1996 PSI Factor:
Chronicles of the Paranormal Sarah
Kilmartin Episode: "The
Transient/Two Lost Old Men"
2001 RoboCop: Prime
Directives The Old Woman (CEO) 2 episodes
2002 Odyssey 5 Video Shrink Episode: "L.D.U. 7"
2003-2004 Rolie
Polie Olie Polie-Anna 6 episodes
2005 This Is
Wonderland 1 episode
Little Einsteins Episode:
"The Christmas Wish"
2011 The Kennedys Mrs. Shaw 3
episodes
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