Elva Mai Hoover is a Canadian actress. 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,"11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1984. 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 worked primarily as a stage actor, most notably as painter Anne Langton in Molly Thom's The Bush-Ladies."Bush-Ladies reveal once-hidden history". Toronto Star, March 21, 1999.
Hoover is the mother of writer Gemma Files, through her marriage to Australian actor Gary Files.
Selected filmography
Film + Year Title Role Notes1977EquusMiss Raintree1980Superman IIMother 1982Murder by PhonePhone womanClass of 1984Ellen Corrigan1990StellaMrs. Hough1996Losing ChaseMargaret Thompson 1997Pippi LongstockingMrs. Kling (voice)Time to Say Goodbye?CounsellorHayseedAuntie Charity1999 A Map of the WorldSuperintendent2008Toronto StoriesDog walker lady2011Down the Road AgainHousekeeper2013MamaDr. Dreyfuss' secretary
Television + Year Title Role Notes1974Police SurgeonClaraEpisode: "Borrowed Trouble"1976King of KensingtonMarian MartiniqueEpisode: "Cathy's Hobby"1980, 1984 The Littlest HoboMargaret "Marge" CarranoEpisodes: "Willy and Kate", "One Door Closes"1981 The Great DetectiveCatherine EmerstonEpisodes: "Murder by Proxy: Parts 1 & 2"1982Seeing ThingsEpisode: "Through the Looking Glass"1983 The Terry Fox StoryBetty FoxTV film1984–1986 The Edison TwinsMrs. EdisonRecurring role 1986 The JudgeEpisode: "Just Leave Me Alone" The Truth About AlexMrs. PragerTV film 1987Danger BayGailEpisode: "Time Out"Starcom: The U.S. Space ForceMalvanna Wilde (voice)Main role1987, 1989Friday the 13th: The SeriesJean Flappen, JoanneEpisodes: "Doctor Jack", "The Sweetest Sting" 1988DiamondsEpisode: "Sweetheart Deal"T. and T.JudgeEpisodes: "Junkyard Blues", "Mickey's Choice"1989, 1993E.N.G.Mrs. X, Judy HeinrichEpisodes: "Dirty Trick", "Love and Marriage"1990, 1992Street LegalNancy Cross, Janis BarnettEpisodes: "The Bracelet", "Affairs of the Heart"1990–1994Road to AvonleaElvira LawsonRecurring role (seasons 1–5) 1993Class of '96Faculty memberEpisode: "Pilot"Tales from the CryptkeeperDr. Mahdi (voice)Episode: "This Wraps It Up"1994Hello Kitty and Friends(voice)Episodes: "The Circus Comes to Town", "Mom Loves Me After All" 1995 A Vow to KillIda LambertTV filmChoices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger StoryNY librarianTV filmPicture WindowsCandiceEpisode: "Soir Bleu"1996Losing ChaseMargaret ThompsonTV film1998Escape: Human CargoState Department womanTV film 2000Rated XPrincipal's secretaryTV filmQueer as FolkMrs. SchmidtEpisode: "Ted's Not Dead" 2001Our HeroDoraEpisode: "The Last Laugh Issue" The Familiar StrangerSheilaTV filmMidwivesOb-gyn doctorTV film2002 The Ripping Friends(voice)Episode: "The Infernal Wedding"2010Rookie BlueStore ownerEpisode: "Mercury Retrograde" 2011FlashpointCarolEpisode: "Terror"Murdoch MysteriesMrs. ShanleyEpisode: "Confederate Treasure"2015–16Odd SquadRitaEpisodes: "Training Day", "The O Team/Show Me the Money"2018 The RomanoffsJuneEpisode: "The Royal We"
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