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.
Portrayals
Live-Action
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Doris Rich | Santa Claus Conquers the Martians | 1964 | First known representation of Santa's wife in film. |
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Rita Tuckett | One Magic Christmas | 1985 | Mrs. Claus plays a minor part, and can be seen breifly answering the door for Abbie and helping her husband put a sweater on. |
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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. |
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Jeanne Cairns | Barney: Waiting for Santa | 1990 | Barney and the Backyard Gang greet Mrs. Claus. She shows Derek his new address on Santa's computer, called "123 Hickory Street". |
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Barbara Logan | We Wish You a Merry Christmas | 1992 | The Kidsongs Kids and Ms. Morganstern visit Santa and Mrs. Claus at the North Pole. |
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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. |
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Elizabeth Mitchell | The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause | 2002 | Mild-mannered principal Carol Newman marries Scott Calvin and becomes Santa's wife. She reappears in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause in 2006. |
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Miranda Richardson | Fred Claus | 2007 | The British actress plays the wife of Paul Giamatti's Santa. She is named Annette in this movie. |
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Patrika Darbo | The Search for Santa Paws | 2009 | |
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Marcia Bennett | The Night Before the Night Before Christmas | 2010 | |
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Tedde Moore | Mistletoe Over Manhattan | 2011 | After sensing her husband is losing his Christmas spirit, Rebecca Claus travels to a place where she knows the spirit of Christmas still exists: New York City. |
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Shelley Long | Merry-In-Laws | 2012 | Shelley Long appears alongside George Wendt (whom she previously starred with on Cheers) as Santa. |
Animated
| Picture | Performer | Feature | Year | Notes |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. This version of Mrs. Claus can also be seen in the opening shot from Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey. |
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A Flintstone Christmas | 1977 | ||
| Darlene Conley | Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July | 1979 | This version of Mrs. Claus is meant to be the same version from Santa Claus is Comin' to Town. | |
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June Foray | A Chipmunk Christmas | 1981 | After Alvin gives his prized golden harmonica away to a sick child, she buys a new one for him as a gift. |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas | 1993 | Mrs. Claus makes a cameo appearance. | |
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Betty White | The Story of Santa Claus | 1996 | In this special, her first name is Gretchen. |
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Tress MacNeille | Olive, the Other Reindeer | 1998 | |
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The Fairly OddParents: "Christmas Every Day!" | 2001 | Unlike most depictions, this version is a thin and attractive woman who acts as a secretary to her husband's toy factory in the North Pole. | |
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Carol Kane | Billy & Mandy Save Christmas | 2005 | |
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Tress MacNeille | Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: "Mickey Saves Santa" | 2006 | |
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Edie McClurg | Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen | 2006 | Mrs. Claus hosts a cooking show where Rusty attempts to help. |
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Shirley Jones | Christmas is Here Again | 2007 | In this movie, her name is Victoria. |
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Grey DeLisle | The Fairly OddParents: "Merry Wishmas" | 2008 | In a stark contrast to the previous Fairly OddParents Christmas special, Mrs. Claus is now depicted in her traditional design. |
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Catherine Disher | A Miser Brothers' Christmas | 2008 | As this special is a sequel to The Year Without a Santa Claus, this version of Mrs. Claus is meant to be the same as the above-mentioned version from that special (albeit with a slightly different design). |
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Betty White | "Operation: Secret Santa" | 2010 | In this Prep & Landing short, the wife of the the Big Red One, with the help of Magee, enlists Wayne and Lanny to retrieve a special gift hidden inside Santa's office. Like her husband, her face is never shown onscreen. In addition, she makes a cameo at the end of Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice. |
| Imelda Staunton | Arthur Christmas | 2011 |