Tedde Moore, Who Played Ralphie’s Teacher in ‘A Christmas Story,’ Dies at 79
Tedde Moore, the actress who is best known as playing young Ralphie Parker’s teacher in A Christmas Story, has died. Moore died Wednesday in Huntsville, Ontario, according to a post on her Facebook page. Moore played Miss Shields in the 1983 Christmas classic opposite Peter…
Tedde Moore, the actress who is best known as playing young Ralphie Parker’s teacher in A Christmas Story, has died. Moore died Wednesday in Huntsville, Ontario, according to a post on her Facebook page.
She memorably gives Ralphie a bad grade on his paper about wanting the Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas and also has to deal with Flick (Scott Schwartz)’s getting his tongue stuck on a ice-cold flagpole. Moore was nominated for a Genie Award, presented.
What Happened
Her other TV appearances include spots on Friday the 13th: The Series, RoboCop: Prime Directives, Odyssey 5 and This Is Wonderland. Her grandmother was Canadian theater pioneer Dora Mavor Moore.
Moore played Miss Shields in the 1983 Christmas classic opposite Peter Billingsley.
She reprised her role for 1994’s My Summer Story, which, like A Christmas Story, was based on Jean Shepherd’s semi-autobiographical stories.
Claus in the 2011 TV movie Mistletoe Over Manhattan and portrayed Nanny Shaw in the miniseries The Kennedys that year.
Key Details
After that, she starred opposite Christopher Walken in the Stratford Festival production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Their children are daughter Suzanna, a child actor (Are You Afraid of the Dark?) turned teacher, and Noah, a child actor (Goosebumps) turned Grammy-winning music.
According to IMDb.com, her final credit was the 2017 TV movie Magical Christmas Ornaments.
Born on April 11, 1947, Moore was the daughter of Darwina Faessler Moore and actor Mavor Moore, best known for playing the title role in a Canadian radio drama adaptation of Nero Wolfe in.
She attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, graduating in 1967 with the Principal’s Medal of Honor.
Why It Matters
Moore had two children with Canadian film and television director Donald Shebib, who directed many documentaries, including 1970’s Goin’ Down the Road and 1973’s Between Friends.
Moore has another daughter, Zoë, from a previous relationship with actor Patrick Christopher Carter, and she raised a foster daughter, Chaunce Drury.
What Reports Say
Coverage of the story so far points to:
Continued reporting by The Hollywood Reporter as more details emerge
