| This article is incomplete and may require expansion or cleanup. Please help to improve the article, or discuss the issue on the talk page. | Maggie Wheeler (born August 7, 1961) is an American actress, best known for her role on the hit TV show Friends. Career In the 1980s, Wheeler (under her maiden name of Jakobson) briefly dabbled in voice acting on the animated series SilverHawks, where she provided all the female voices, specifically the high pitched villainess Melodia and the steadfast heroine Steelheart/Emily Hart. She auditioned for the role of Monica Geller, on the American sitcom Friends. Although she did not land that role, she was invited to play fan-favourite Janice Litman, a recurring character who was a frequent love interest of main character Chandler Bing. She also auditioned for the role of Debra Barone, on the American sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. Although she was the producers' choice, CBS ended up selecting Patricia Heaton. Instead, Wheeler played the recurring role of Debra's friend, Linda. She had a star billing in the first season of Ellen. She appeared on the hit comedy Seinfeld, as one of Elaine's friends who is set up with George. She has appeared in many other TV roles, including Drake & Josh, ER, The X Files, The War at Home, Will & Grace, Jack and Jill, and How I Met Your Mother. In 1997, Maggie voiced Harley Quinn's replacement, 'Fake Harley' in an episode entitled Joker's Millions, on the Emmy Award winning Batman: The Animated Series. In 1998, she appeared in the remake of Disney's The Parent Trap, playing the younger of a mother-daughter pair of camp counselors. In 2005, Wheeler starred opposite David DeLuise on the NBC pilot The Sperm Donor. Wheeler also provided the voice of Odile in Barbie of Swan Lake. Personal life Maggie was born Margaret Emily Jakobson in New York City. At age 15, she was a babysitter for Nim Chimpsky, the famous chimpanzee who was raised as a human child in the 1970s. She was David Duchovny's long-time girlfriend before he married Tea Leoni. [1] She and her husband Daniel Wheeler have two daughters. Filmography Film and television (partial list) | Year | Title | Role | | | 1982 | Soup for One | Nurse | | | 1983 | Portfolio | Assistant choreographer | | | 1989 | New Year's Day | Lucy | | | 1990 | Mortal Sins | Marie | | | 1993 | Sexual Healing | Suzanne | | | 1998 | The Parent Trap | Marva Kulp, Jr. | | | Year | Title | Episode | Role | | | 1990 | L.A. Law | "The Good Human Bar" | Paula Lights | | | 1991 | Dream On | "So Funny I Forgot to Laugh" | Bonnie Decker | | | 1992 | Seinfeld | "The Fix-Up" | Cynthia | | | 1992 | Civil Wars | "Mob Psychology" | N/A | | | 1992 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | "The Patient in Spite of Himself" | Elena Spencer | | | 1993 | Danger Theatre | "Phantom of Fashion" | Charlotte Rave | | | 1994 | Friends | "The One With The Candy Hearts" | Janice | | | 1994 | The X-Files | "Born Again" | Detective Sharon Lazard | | | 1995 | Pride & Joy | "Terror at 30,000 Feet" | Flight attendant | | | 1996 | Everybody Loves Raymond | "I Love You" | Linda | | | 1996 | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Standard Deviation" | Linda | | | 1997 | Everybody Loves Raymond | "The Letter" | Linda | | | 1997 | The New Batman Adventures | "Joker's Millions" | Fake Harley | | | 1998 | Friends | "The One with All the Rugby" | Janice | | | 1998 | The Love Boat: The Next Wave | "True Course" | Cindy | | | 1999 | Friends | "The One with Chandler's Work Laugh" | Janice | | | 1999 | Everybody Loves Raymond | "The Will" | Linda | | | 2000 | Everybody Loves Raymond | "The Tenth Anniversary" | Linda | | | 2000 | Friends | "The One with Ross's Library Book" | Janice | | | 2000 | Friends | "The One with Unagi" | Voice of Janice | | | 2000 | Pepper Ann | "The Great Beyond" | Voices of Lady Astor and veterinarian | | | 2001 | Jack & Jill | "Crazy Like a Fox, Hungry Like the Wolf" | Kirsten Moss | | | 2001 | Jack & Jill | "Bag Full of Love" | Kirsten Moss | | | 2002 | Will & Grace | "Dyeing Is Easy, Comedy Is Hard" | Polly | | | 2002 | Justice League | "Fury: Part 1" | Voice of Antiope | | | 2002 | Friends | "The One With the Fertility Test" | Janice | | | 2002 | Justice League | "Fury: Part 2" | Voice of firefighter | | | 2002 | Friends | "The One Where Rachel Has a Baby: Parts 1 & 2" | Janice | | | 2002 | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Counseling" | Linda | | | 2002 | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Who Am I?" | Linda | | | 2004 | Friends | "The One Where Estelle Dies" | Janice | | | 2006 | The War at Home | "A Lower Middle Upper Middle Class Problem" | Mindy | | | 2007 | How I Met Your Mother | "Dowisetrepla" | Margaret | | | 2010 | Archer | "Training Day" | Voice of Trinette | | References - ^ http://www.tv.com/maggie-wheeler/person/1650/summary.html TV.com profile
External links - Maggie Wheeler at the Internet Movie Database
- Maggie Wheeler's personal site
- Maggie Wheeler at filmreference.com
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