Tedde Moore, an actress recognized primarily for her role as Miss Shields in the 1983 holiday film A Christmas Story, passed away on August 5th in Huntsville, Ontario. She was 79. No cause of death was disclosed, though a Facebook post indicated she was surrounded by family at the time.
Moore’s portrayal of Ralphie Parker’s stern teacher became iconic in the Christmas classic, in which she delivered memorable scenes including giving the young protagonist a poor grade on his essay and managing the incident involving another student’s tongue freezing to a flagpole. Her performance earned a Genie Award nomination for best supporting actress from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. She reprised the character in 1994’s My Summer Story, another adaptation of Jean Shepherd’s semi-autobiographical material.
Beyond her famous role, Moore accumulated credits across numerous television productions spanning several decades. Her television work included appearances on Friday the 13th: The Series, RoboCop: Prime Directives, Odyssey 5, and This Is Wonderland. She took on additional holiday-themed roles, including portraying Mrs. Claus in the 2011 television movie Mistletoe Over Manhattan and Nanny Shaw in the miniseries The Kennedys that same year. Her final credited performance came in the 2017 television movie Magical Christmas Ornaments.
Born on April 11, 1947, Moore came from a prominent Canadian theatrical family. Her father was actor Mavor Moore, and her grandmother was Dora Mavor Moore, a Canadian theater pioneer. She studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, graduating in 1967 with the Principal’s Medal of Honor, and subsequently performed opposite Christopher Walken in a Stratford Festival production.
Moore had three daughters and raised a foster daughter. She shared two children with Canadian director Donald Shebib, including Grammy Award-winning music producer Noah Shebib, known professionally as “40,” who has collaborated extensively with recording artist Drake. In 2009, Moore was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a condition her son had been diagnosed with in 2007.
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