Elva Mai Hoover
Elva Mai Hoover is a Canadian actress.[1] She is best known for her performance as Betty Fox in The Terry Fox Story, for which she garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984,[2] and her television roles as Mrs. Edison in The Edison Twins and Mrs. Lawson in Road to Avonlea.
She has also had guest and supporting roles in other films and television series, but was active primarily as a stage actor, most notably as painter Anne Langton in Molly Thom's The Bush-Ladies.[3]
She is the mother of writer Gemma Files, through her marriage to Australian actor Gary Files.[1]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Equus | Miss Raintree | |
| 1980 | Superman II | Mother | |
| 1982 | Murder by Phone | Phone Woman | |
| 1982 | Class of 1984 | Ellen Corrigan | |
| 1990 | Stella | Mrs. Hough | |
| 1990 | Gate 2: The Trespassers | Doctor | |
| 1997 | Pippi Longstocking | Mrs. Kling (voice) | |
| 1997 | Time to Say Goodbye? | Counsellor | |
| 1997 | Hayseed | Auntie Charity | |
| 1999 | Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story | Driver's Mother | |
| 1999 | A Map of the World | Superintendent | |
| 2001 | Dual Citizen | Susie | Short |
| 2008 | Toronto Stories | Dog Walker Lady | |
| 2011 | Down the Road Again | Housekeeper | |
| 2013 | Mama | Dr. Dreyfuss' Secretary | |
| 2018 | Committed-ish | Short |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Police Surgeon | Clara | Episode: "Borrowed Trouble" |
| 1974 | Deedee | TV film | |
| 1976 | King of Kensington | Marian Martinique | Episode: "Cathy's Hobby" |
| 1980, 1984 | The Littlest Hobo | Marge, Margaret Carrano | Episodes: "Willy and Kate", "One Door Closes" |
| 1981 | The Great Detective | Catherine Emerston | Episodes: "Murder by Proxy: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1982 | Seeing Things | Episode: "Through the Looking Glass" | |
| 1983 | The Terry Fox Story | Betty Fox | TV film |
| 1984–1986 | The Edison Twins | Mrs. Edison | Recurring role |
| 1985 | Workin' for Peanuts | Mrs. Riley | TV film |
| 1986 | Alex: The Life of a Child | Alice Grady | TV film |
| 1986 | The Judge | Episode: "Just Leave Me Alone" | |
| 1986 | The Truth About Alex | Mrs. Prager | TV film |
| 1987 | Danger Bay | Gail | Episode: "Time Out" |
| 1987, 1989 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Jean Flappen, Joanne | Episodes: "Doctor Jack", "The Sweetest Sting" |
| 1987 | Starcom: The U.S. Space Force | Malvanna Wilde (voice) | Main role |
| 1988 | Diamonds | Episode: "Sweetheart Deal" | |
| 1988 | T. and T. | Judge | Episodes: "Junkyard Blues", "Mickey's Choice" |
| 1989, 1993 | E.N.G. | Mrs. X, Judy Heinrich | Episodes: "Dirty Trick", "Love and Marriage" |
| 1990, 1992 | Street Legal | Nancy Cross, Janis Barnett | Episodes: "The Bracelet", "Affairs of the Heart" |
| 1990 | C.B.C.'s Magic Hour | Ms. Endersham | Episode: "The Prom" |
| 1990–1994 | Road to Avonlea | Elvira Lawson | Recurring role (seasons 1–5) |
| 1991, 1995 | Hello Kitty and Friends | (voice) | Episodes: "The Circus Comes to Town", "Mom Loves Me After All" |
| 1993 | Class of '96 | Faculty Member | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1993 | Tales from the Cryptkeeper | Dr. Mahdi (voice) | Episode: "This Wraps It Up" |
| 1994 | Lives of Girls & Women | Maize French | TV film |
| 1995 | A Vow to Kill | Ida Lambert | TV film |
| 1995 | Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story | NY Librarian | TV film |
| 1995 | Picture Windows | Candice | Episode: "Soir Bleu" |
| 1996 | Losing Chase | Margaret Thompson | TV film |
| 1998 | Escape: Human Cargo | State Department Woman | TV film |
| 2000 | Rated X | Principal's Secretary | TV film |
| 2000 | Queer as Folk | Mrs. Schmidt | Episode: "Ted's Not Dead" |
| 2001 | Our Hero | Dora | Episode: "The Last Laugh Issue" |
| 2001 | The Familiar Stranger | Sheila | TV film |
| 2001 | For Love of Olivia | Alice | TV film |
| 2001 | Midwives | OB Gyn Doctor | TV film |
| 2001 | Stolen Miracle | Meg | TV film |
| 2002 | The Ripping Friends | (voice) | Episode: "The Infernal Wedding" |
| 2006 | An American Girl on the Home Front | Ms. Shaw | TV film |
| 2007 | They Come Back | Margaret | TV film |
| 2010 | Rookie Blue | Store Owner | Episode: "Mercury Retrograde" |
| 2011 | Flashpoint | Carol | Episode: "Terror" |
| 2011 | Murdoch Mysteries | Mrs. Shanley | Episode: "Confederate Treasure" |
| 2014 | The Penumbra | The Woman Who Doesn't Want Help | Episodes: "Inner Evil", "A Stupid Dream" |
| 2015–16 | Odd Squad | Rita | Episodes: "Training Day", "The O Team/Show Me the Money" |
| 2018 | The Romanoffs | June | Episode: "The Royal We" |
| 2018 | Entertaining Christmas | Martha | TV film |
References
- Seskevich, Elaine (4 November 1970). "Elva Mai Finally Escapes Ingenue Roles". Calgary Herald. p. 69.
- "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1984.
- "Bush-Ladies reveal once-hidden history". Toronto Star, March 21, 1999.
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