Margaret Emily Wheeler (née Jakobson) is an American actress. She is best known for her recurring role as Janice on the sitcom Friends (1994–2004).

Filmography

• 2025Being Dead Should Be Easy — Donna Spellman
• 2025Dog Man — Nurse (voice)
• 2025Teen Mary — Annie Cohen
• 2021Mark, Mary + Some Other People — Lisa
• 2019The Addams Family — Trudy Pickering (voice)
• 2018Holiday Hostage — Mom
• The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants — Ms. Yewh / TP Mummy (voice), Lunch Lady (voice)
• 2015Genie in a Bikini — Esther
• 2015The3Tails: A Mermaid Adventure — Maria
• 2014Dwegons and Leprechauns — Sophia-So-Dwegon / Argalite / Juno Luno
• I Didn't Do It — Fortune Teller
• 2013It's Not You, It's Me — Dr. Clark
• Maron — Steph
• 2012Moon — Narrator (voice)
• Perception — Barbara Bruckner
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — Small Town Newscaster (voice)
• Unsupervised — Lisa / Tina (voice)
• Bob's Burgers — Shirley (voice)
• Shameless — Fiona's Attorney
• Hot in Cleveland — Rachel
• Shake It Up — Mrs. Garcia
• Archer — Trinette (voice), Receptionist (voice)
• Californication — Ophelia
• 2006Dr. Dolittle 3 — Brown Hen / Fluffy Hen (voice)
• Friday Night Lights — Teacher
• E-Ring
• Fat Actress — Woman Diapering Baby
• How I Met Your Mother — Margaret
• The Closer — Gail's Friend
• The War at Home — Mindy
• Drake & Josh — Denise
• 2003Barbie of Swan Lake — Odile (voice)
• Lilo & Stitch: The Series — (voice)
• Kim Possible — Dr. Renton (voice)
• Without a Trace — Gail Menken
• Justice League — Antiope / Perfume Lady (voice), Firefighter / Pilot (voice)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Stand-Up Comedian
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Ilene Solotaroff
• Get Real — Jennifer
• Jack & Jill — Kristen Moss
• 1998The Parent Trap — Marva Kulp, Jr.
• Will & Grace — Polly
• The New Batman Adventures — Fake Harley (voice)
• E! True Hollywood Story
• Everybody Loves Raymond — Linda Gruenfelder
• Pride & Joy — Flight Attendant
• Ellen — Anita Warwell
• Friends — Janice
• 1993Sexual Healing — Suzanne
• The X-Files — Det. Sharon Lazard
• Dream On — Bonnie Decker
• 1990New Year's Day — Lucy (as Maggie Jakobson)
• Doogie Howser, M.D. — Elena Spencer
• 1989Mortal Sins — Marie (as Maggie Jakobson)
• Seinfeld — Cynthia
• 1987Someone to Love — Attendee (as Maggie Jakobson)
• TigerSharks — Angela (voice)
• L.A. Law — Paula Lights
• SilverHawks — Steelheart / Melodia (voice)
• 1986SilverHawks: The Origin Story
• The New Show
• 1982Soup for One — Nurse

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2021Friends: The Reunion — Self