Maggie Wheeler

Maggie Wheeler: Biography in Details

Who is Maggie Wheeler?

Maggie Wheeler is an American actress and she is known for her role as Janice on the sitcom ‘Friends and her recurring character on ‘Everybody Loves Raymond as Linda.

She has won LA Femme Filmmaker for the category Comedic Actress in Television Award in 2010.

Maggie Wheeler: Age, Parents, Birth facts, Family and Childhood

She was born on August 7, 1961, in Manhatten, New York, USA. She was given a birth name as Margaret Emily Jakobson and she has a birth sign of Leo.

Her father’s name is John Jakobson and her mother’s name is Barbara who began his career on Wall Street and is the youngest member of the New York Stock Exchange her mother is a Writer. Her family belongs to secular Jewish.

Maggie spent her childhood at a summer camp in Vermont and she developed her love of music at that time. Later she became interested in gospel music, spirituals, and the music of Africa. She holds American citizenship and her ethnicity is  Ashkenazi Jewish.

In which school did Maggie Wheeler attend?

She was a graduate of the Community Choir Leadership Training in Victora, BC. Other information regarding her education history is under review.

Maggie Wheeler: Professional Life and Career

Maggie debuted her voice acting career in the animated series ‘SilverHawks’ in the 1980s where she provided the voice of the villainess Melodia and the heroine ‘Steelheart/Emily Hart.

She was called for the audition for the role of Monica Geller but she was offered to play the role of Janice Garolnik and she made her appearance at least once in each season of ‘Friends’.

maggie gave the audition for the role of Debra Barone for the American sitcom ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ but she was offered another role of Debra’s friend, Linda by CBS.

She made her presence in the comedy show ‘Seinfeld’ in the episode ‘The Fix-Up’ and she acted in various television programs like  ‘Drake & Josh’, ‘ER’, ‘The X-Files’, ‘The War at Home’, ‘Will and Grace’, Jack and Jill’, etc.

Maggie gave the voice in ‘Batman: The Animated Series episode “Joker’s Millions” in 1997 and she made her appearance in the remake of Disney’s ‘TheParent Trap’ in 1998 where she portrayed the role of the younger a mother-daughter pair of camp counselors.

She gave the voice of the character Odile in ‘Barbie of Swan Lake’ and also showed her voice talent for the character Trinette in four episodes of ‘Archer’ on FX. Maggie made a guest-starred as Dina’s Mom in the Disney Channel Original Series ‘Shake It Up’ in 2011.

Lifetime Achievement and Awards

She has been awarded Jury Prize for the category Best Ensemble for the movie ‘Holiday Hostage’ in 2018 and LA Femme Filmmaker for the category Comedic Actress in Television Award in 2010.

What is Maggie Wheeler’s net worth?

Wheeler has a net worth of around $2 million as of 2022 and her main source of earnings is from her acting and voice acting career.

Maggie Wheeler: Rumors and Controversies

There was a rumor of her death on Wednesday, 12 August, and the reason was said to be a heart attack but it has now been confirmed that she is not dead and the news was just a hoax.

Body Measurements

She has a height of 5 ft. 5 inches and she weighs 54 kg. She has got dark brown colored hair and has dark brown eyes. Other information regarding her waist, breast, shoe size, and dress size is unavailable and is under review.

Social Media Profile

She has around 1.4k followers on Instagram and around 530 followers on Twitter but she does not seem to use Facebook.

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