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 worked primarily as a stage actor, most notably as painter Anne Langton in Molly Thom's The Bush-Ladies.[3]

Hoover is the mother of writer Gemma Files, through her marriage to Australian actor Gary Files.[1]

Selected filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
1977 Equus Miss Raintree
1980 Superman II Mother
1982 Murder by Phone Phone woman
Class of 1984 Ellen Corrigan
1990 Stella Mrs. Hough
1996 Losing Chase Margaret Thompson
1997 Pippi Longstocking Mrs. Kling (voice)
Time to Say Goodbye? Counsellor
Hayseed Auntie Charity
1999 A Map of the World Superintendent
2008 Toronto Stories Dog walker lady
2011 Down the Road Again Housekeeper
2013 Mama Dr. Dreyfuss' secretary

Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
1974 Police Surgeon Clara Episode: "Borrowed Trouble"
1976 King of Kensington Marian Martinique Episode: "Cathy's Hobby"
1980, 1984 The Littlest Hobo Margaret "Marge" 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
1986 The Judge Episode: "Just Leave Me Alone"
The Truth About Alex Mrs. Prager TV film
1987 Danger Bay Gail Episode: "Time Out"
Starcom: The U.S. Space Force Malvanna Wilde (voice) Main role
1987, 1989 Friday the 13th: The Series Jean Flappen, Joanne Episodes: "Doctor Jack", "The Sweetest Sting"
1988 Diamonds Episode: "Sweetheart Deal"
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"
1990–1994 Road to Avonlea Elvira Lawson Recurring role (seasons 1–5)
1993 Class of '96 Faculty member Episode: "Pilot"
Tales from the Cryptkeeper Dr. Mahdi (voice) Episode: "This Wraps It Up"
1994 Hello Kitty and Friends (voice) Episodes: "The Circus Comes to Town", "Mom Loves Me After All"
1995 A Vow to Kill Ida Lambert TV film
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story NY librarian TV film
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
Queer as Folk Mrs. Schmidt Episode: "Ted's Not Dead"
2001 Our Hero Dora Episode: "The Last Laugh Issue"
The Familiar Stranger Sheila TV film
Midwives Ob-gyn doctor TV film
2002 The Ripping Friends (voice) Episode: "The Infernal Wedding"
2010 Rookie Blue Store owner Episode: "Mercury Retrograde"
2011 Flashpoint Carol Episode: "Terror"
Murdoch Mysteries Mrs. Shanley Episode: "Confederate Treasure"
2015–16 Odd Squad Rita Episodes: "Training Day", "The O Team/Show Me the Money"
2018 The Romanoffs June Episode: "The Royal We"

References

  1. 1 2 Seskevich, Elaine (November 4, 1970). "Elva Mai Finally Escapes Ingenue Roles". Calgary Herald. p. 69.
  2. ↑ "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1984.
  3. ↑ "Bush-Ladies reveal once-hidden history". Toronto Star, March 21, 1999.


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