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Miriam Flynn

Biography

Born in Cleveland on June 18, 1952, Miriam Flynn is an American actress known for voice and character work. In 1975 she was part of Second City, appearing with Shelley Long, George Wendt and Catherine O'Hara. She was a regular on The Tim Conway Show, starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom Maggie, played Phyllis Henshaw on Cheers, and co-starred in Raising Miranda in 1988. She voiced Maa the Ewe in Babe (1995) and played Kelly in the first season of Malcolm & Eddie. Her recurring roles include Sister Helen on Grounded for Life from 2001 to 2005, and she voiced Grandma Longneck in The Land Before Time series, as well as parts on Taz-Mania, Family Guy, and ChalkZone. Her film roles include Cousin Catherine in National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Vegas Vacation (1997), and Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011).

74years old

Turns 75 on June 18in 220 days

  • Born Cleveland
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films
25
Career span
42 years1982 to 2024

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  1. Early training

    In 1975, before she moved into television work, Flynn joined the Second City improv troupe. She shared the stage there with Shelley Long, George Wendt, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara and James Belushi.

Miriam Flynn movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Babe1995 Comedy, Drama, Familyas Maavoice

    IMDb rating 6.9144K votes

  2. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation1989 Comedyas Cousin Catherine Johnson

    IMDb rating 7.5249K votes

  3. Vegas Vacation1997as Cousin Catherine

    IMDb rating 6.057K votes

  4. National Lampoon's Vacation1983as Cousin Catherine

    IMDb rating 7.3130K votes

  5. The Emperor's New Groove2000as Additional Voicesvoice

    IMDb rating 7.4253K votes

  6. Self Reliance2024as Becky Ann

    IMDb rating 6.024K votes

  7. For Keeps?1988as Donna Elliot

    IMDb rating 6.05.6K votes

  8. 18 Again!1988as Betty Watson

    IMDb rating 5.85.6K votes

Most often with

Charles Grosvenor directed nine of these films. Four actors appear in ten of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Miriam Flynn's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$691 million

10 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 25 films: 10 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 11 figure not found.

  • 10Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 11Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Babe1995as Maa (voice)
    $254M36.8% of the total
  2. 2
    The Emperor's New Groove2000as Additional Voices (voice)
    $169M24.5% of the total
  3. 3
    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation1989as Cousin Catherine Johnson
    $75M10.8% of the total
  4. 4
    Mr. Mom1983as Annette
    $65M9.4% of the total
  5. 5
    National Lampoon's Vacation1983as Cousin Catherine
    $61M8.9% of the total
  6. 6
    Vegas Vacation1997as Cousin Catherine
    $36M5.3% of the total
  7. 7
    For Keeps?1988as Donna Elliot
    $18M2.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Stealing Home1988as Mrs. Parks
    $7.5M1.1% of the total
18 Again! (1988), $2.6 millionBucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011), $2.5 million

$5.1 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total