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Miriam Flynn

Acting

Born June 18, 1952 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Biography

Miriam Flynn (born June 18, 1952) is an American voice actress and character actress. She is best known as Cousin Catherine in the National Lampoon's Vacation franchise. As a voice artist, she has been featured in The Land Before Time series, Taz-Mania as the title character's mother, Jean, Poil in The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper, and Family Guy. She also played Sister Helen on the TV sitcom Grounded for Life and Coop's mom in Megas XLR. She also starred in her own Sitcom Maggie on ABC in 1981.

Filmography50+ titles

Malcolm in the Middle

2000as Cooking Teacher

9-1-1

2018as Suzanne Caldwell

Bones

2005as Fancie Von Mertens

Ben 10

2005as Aunt Vera (voice)

Grey's Anatomy

2005as Gretchen Bitzer

Batman Beyond

1999as T.V. Newscaster (voice)

Ozzy & Drix

2002as Drixeen (voice)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1997as Mrs. Frank

The Nanny

1993as Country Club Manager

Liv and Maddie

2013as Mrs. Snodgrass

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000as Margaret

Static Shock

2000as Ms. Pettibone (voice)

The Simpsons

1989as Miss Barr (voice)

Good Luck Charlie

2010as Jane

Boston Legal

2004as Gretchen Winters

Desperate Housewives

2004as Dr. Berman

Shrinking

2023as Pam

The Lincoln Lawyer

2022as Donna

The Practice

1997as Mary Stokes

Malcolm & Eddie

1996as Kelly

Murder One

1995as Robin Zeitlan

DuckTales

1987as Gandra Dee (voice)

The Tim Conway Show

as Self

The Middle

2009as Female Clerk

The Emperor's New Groove

2000as Additional Voices (voice)

Cheers

1982as Phyllis Henshaw

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009as Marilyn

George Lopez

2002as Brenda

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996as Suzie Martin

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Vi

Mom

2013as Arlene

ChalkZone

1998as Millie Tabootie (voice)

Night Court

1984as Helen Liptz

The Carmichael Show

2015as Monica

Scandal

2012as Mrs. Ambruso

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

1989as Cousin Catherine

Family Ties

1982as Mrs. Carpenter

Las Vegas

2003as Betty

L.A. Law

1986as Edie Moffit

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983as Cousin Catherine

Monsters

as Luann

Waiting for Guffman

1996as Costume Dresser

Taz-Mania

1991as Jean (voice)

Big Love

2006as Aunt Dot

Grounded for Life

2001as Sister Helen

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman

2000as Principal Milliken (voice)

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

1995as Evelyn Kincaid

The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave

2016as Grandma (voice)

Suburgatory

2011as Helen

All Stars

2014as Miriam Carson