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.

Filmography

• Stranger Things: Tales from '85 — Flo (voice)
• 2024Self Reliance — Becky Ann
• Shrinking — Pam
• The Lincoln Lawyer — Donna
• 2019Extracurricular Activities — Mrs. Reed
• 9-1-1 — Suzanne Caldwell
• 2016The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave — Grandma (voice)
• The Carmichael Show — Monica
• 2014All-Stars — Miriam Carson
• Summer with Cimorelli — Mrs. Cimorelli
• Liv and Maddie — Mrs. Snodgrass
• Mom — Arlene
• Scandal — Mrs. Ambruso
• 2011Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star — Debbie Larson
• Suburgatory — Helen
• Good Luck Charlie — Jane
• NCIS: Los Angeles — Marilyn
• 2009Nowhere to Hide — Priscella
• The Middle — Female Clerk
• 2008A Cranberry Christmas — Granny Sister Whiskers
• 2008Wieners — Ben's Mom
• The Land Before Time — Grandma Longneck (voice)
• 2007The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends — Grandma (voice)
• 'Til Death — Bonnie Woodcock
• Big Love — Aunt Dot
• Pepper Dennis — Personal Passion Consultant
• 2006The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers — Grandma (voice) (uncredited)
• Ben 10 — Aunt Vera (voice)
• Bones — Fancie Von Mertens
• 2005Fielder's Choice — Rose
• Grey's Anatomy — Gretchen Bitzer
• 2005The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses — Grandma (voice)
• Boston Legal — Gretchen Winters
• Century City — Judge
• Desperate Housewives — Dr. Berman
• Second Time Around — Belinda
• 2003Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure — Catherine Johnson
• Happy Family — Barb
• Las Vegas — Betty
• 2003The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration — Grandma (voice)
• ChalkZone — Millie Tabootie (voice)
• George Lopez — Brenda
• Ozzy & Drix — Drixeen (voice)
• 2002The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water — Diplodocus Mom / Grandma (voice)
• 2001A Kitty Bobo Show — Mrs. Bobo/Official Voice
• Grounded for Life — Sister Helen
• 2001Man and Cat — Man's Grandma
• 2001The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze — Grandma (voice)
• 2000Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman — Principal Milliken (voice)
• Bull
• 2000Chump Change — Bussler Waitress
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Margaret
• Malcolm in the Middle — Cooking Teacher
• Static Shock — Ms. Pettibone (voice)
• 2000The Emperor's New Groove — Additional Voices (voice)
• 2000The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire — Grandma (voice)
• Batman Beyond — T.V. Newscaster (voice)
• 1999Batman Beyond: Tech Wars and Disappearing Inque — T.V. Newscaster
• Judging Amy — Winkie
• Once and Again
• Providence — Mrs. Hartford
• 1998The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock — Grandma (voice)
• Ally McBeal — Karen Koolie
• 1997Bad Baby — (voice)
• Brooklyn South — Dee / Alison Williams
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Mrs. Frank
• Dharma & Greg — Jasmine
• Jenny — Mother Superior
• 1997The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island — Grandma (voice)
• The Legend of Calamity Jane — Lonely Sue (voice), Additional Voices (voice)
• The New Batman Adventures — Zaltig Lady (voice)
• The Practice — Mary Stokes
• 1997Vegas Vacation — Cousin Catherine
• 1997Waiting for Guffman — Costume Dresser
• 3rd Rock from the Sun — Suzie Martin
• 1996Carpool — Franklin's Mom (voice)
• Malcolm & Eddie — Kelly
• Quack Pack — Mrs. Roborson
• The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper — Poil (voice)
• 1995Babe — Maa (voice)
• 1995From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler — Evelyn Kincaid
• Hope and Gloria — Dr. Rose
• Life with Louie
• Monster Mania — Olive McKenzie / Coin #1
• Murder One — Robin Zeitlan
• Partners
• The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries — Greta (voice)
• Madman of the People — Lorraine
• The Tick — Charles' Mother (voice)
• The Nanny — Country Club Manager
• The Second Half — Rachel
• Stand By Your Man — Adrienne Stone
• Darkwing Duck — Customers (voice)
• Herman's Head — Dr. Nina Bergstrom
• 1991Lonely Hearts — Helen
• Rugrats — Customer / Voice / Party Goer (voice)
• Taz-Mania — Jean (voice)
• Bobby's World
• 1990The Flockens — Patricia Flocken
• Doogie Howser, M.D. — Real Estate Agent
• 1989Hound Town — Sasha (voice)
• 1989National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation — Cousin Catherine
• 1989Super Ducktales — Gandra Dee (voice)
• 1989The Butter Battle Book — Yookie-Ann Sue /Teacher /Various Yooks (voice)
• The Simpsons — Miss Barr (voice)
• 198818 Again! — Betty Watson
• Dear John — Penny
• 1988For Keeps — Donna Elliot
• Monsters — Luann
• Raising Miranda
• 1988Stealing Home — Mrs. Parks
• CBS Summer Playhouse — Betty
• DuckTales — Gandra Dee (voice)
• 1986Christmas Every Day — Helen / Franny / Will (voice)
• 1986Help Wanted: Kids — Helen
• L.A. Law — Madeleine, Edie Moffit
• 1984Her Life as a Man — Sheila
• Murder, She Wrote — Vi
• Night Court — Phyllis Simon, Helen Liptz
• 1983Mr. Mom — Annette
• 1983National Lampoon's Vacation — Cousin Catherine
• American Playhouse — Mom (segment 'Homesick')
• Cheers — Phyllis Henshaw
• 1982Class Reunion — Bunny Packard
• Family Ties — Mrs. Carpenter
• Silver Spoons — Myrna Lippincottleman
• Maggie — Maggie Weston
• 1980First Family — Feebleman's Secretary
• Who's Watching the Kids?

Appearances as themselves (1)

• The Tim Conway Show — Self