--- name: "Teresa Ganzel" canonical: "https://film.one/person/teresa-ganzel" fi1m_id: "teresa-ganzel" imdb_id: "nm0304679" tmdb_id: 117081 wikidata_id: "Q7702142" roles: ["Actor"] born: "23 March 1957" reviewed_on_fi1m: 6 average_fi1m_score: 78 average_as: "actor" average_over: 6 updated: "2026-10-04T18:01:28.354466+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Teresa Ganzel ## Identity Teresa Ganzel - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/teresa-ganzel - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** teresa-ganzel - **IMDb ID:** nm0304679 - **TMDB ID:** 117081 - **Wikidata ID:** Q7702142 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Ganzel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7702142, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0304679/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/117081 Actor. Born 23 March 1957 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 23 March 1957, Toledo, Ohio, USA - **Active:** 1982–2013 - **Also known as:** Theresa Ganzell - **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 6 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 46 (1), 2000s 89 (3), 2010s 80 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 85 to 81 across 5 titles - **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Family 6, Animation 5, Comedy 5, Fantasy 2, Adventure 1, Science Fiction 1 - **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $3,694m across 6 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Ganzel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7702142, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0304679/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/117081 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Toy*](https://film.one/film/the-toy.md) (46) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Teresa Ganzel is an American actress and comedian. Born on 23 March 1957 in Toledo, Ohio, she trained at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles. She began her career in the early 1980s with supporting roles in comedy films. She played Fancy Bates in *The Toy* (1982) alongside Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason. Ganzel appeared in other 1980s comedies including *My Favorite Year* (1982) and *National Lampoon's Movie Madness* (1982). She was a recurring performer on *The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson* as the Matinee Lady in the "Tea Time Movie" sketches and had series regular roles in *Teachers Only* (1983) and *The Duck Factory* (1984). Ganzel has provided additional voices for numerous animated films, including Pixar productions such as *Monsters, Inc.* (2001), *WALL·E* (2008), *Up* (2009) and *Toy Story 3* (2010). She has also worked in television guest roles and stage productions. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, rottentomatoes.com.* ## On Fi1m (6) - *Monsters University* (2013), Fi1m 72, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-university.md) - *Toy Story 3* (2010), Fi1m 87, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-3.md) - *Up* (2009), Fi1m 88, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/up.md) - *WALL·E* (2008), Fi1m 92, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/walle.md) - *Monsters, Inc.* (2001), Fi1m 86, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-inc.md) - *The Toy* (1982), Fi1m 46, as Fancy Bates — [page](https://film.one/film/the-toy.md) ## Complete filmography (67) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Home Economics* (2021), series, as Georgia - *A Beauty & the Beast Christmas* (2019), as Sister Carol Anne - *Black Monday* (2019), series, as Trisha - *Rent-an-Elf* (2018), as Olive - *Despicable Me 3* (2017), as Additional Voice (voice) - *Chicanery* (2017), as Brandy Thorndyke - *The Shickles* (2016), as Ohara Shickles - *Spare Change* (2015), as Jane's Mom - *Monsters University* (2013), as Additional Voices (voice) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-university.md) - *Toy Story 3* (2010), as Additional Voices (voice) — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-3.md) - *Up* (2009), as Additional Voices (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/up.md) - *Random! Cartoons* (2008), series, as Lulu (voice) - *WALL·E* (2008), as Additional Voices (voice) — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/walle.md) - *Horton Hears a Who!* (2008), as Additional Voices (voice) - *Surf's Up* (2007), as Additional Voices (voice) - *Cougar Club* (2007), as Alimony Woman - *Cars* (2006), as Additional Voices (voice) - *A Lousy 10 Grand* (2004), as Kathy - *Clifford's Really Big Movie* (2004), as Liza (voice) - *Monsters, Inc.* (2001), as Additional Voices (voice) — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-inc.md) - *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), series, as Crystal - *The New Woody Woodpecker Show* (1999), series, as Inga Smorgasbord (voice) - *Board Heads* (1998), as Patti - *Cow and Chicken* (1997), series, as Loulabelle (voice) - *Good Burger* (1997), as Woman Customer - *I Am Weasel* (1997), series, as Loulabelle (voice) - *Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie* (1997), as (voice) (archive footage) - *Quack Pack* (1996), series, as Cassandra Mergancer (voice) - *The Granny* (1995), as Leanne - *Summertime Switch* (1994), as Victoria Sykes - *Droopy, Master Detective* (1993), series, as Miss Vavoom / Misty Mouse (voice) - *Hexed* (1993), as Reporter #3, 3rd Reporter - *Goof Troop* (1992), series, as Duke's Girlfriend (voice) - *Fish Police* (1992), series, as Beauty Contestant (voice) - *Darkwing Duck* (1991), series, as Preena Lot (voice), Flygirl (voice) - *Rugrats* (1991), series, as Colleen McNulty (voice) - *They Came from Outer Space* (1990), series, as Laura Travis - *Bobby's World* (1990), series, Actor - *Tom & Jerry Kids Show* (1990), series, as Miss Vavoom (voice) - *The Dave Thomas Comedy Show* (1990), series, Actor - *Monsters* (1988), series, as Debbie - *Empty Nest* (1988), series, as Sharon - *Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats* (1988), as Kitty Glitter (voice) - *Married... with Children* (1987), series, as Heather - *Roxie* (1987), series, as Marcie McKinley - *The Charmings* (1987), series, Actor - *Fresno* (1986), series, as Bobbi Jo Bobb - *Shadow Chasers* (1985), series, as Christy - *Transylvania 6-5000* (1985), as Elizabeth Ellison - *The Twilight Zone* (1985), series, as (segment "Tooth and Consequences") - *The Comedy Factory* (1985), series, as Lorraine Lemelle - *Dirty Work* (1985), as Cheryl Burke - *Hunter* (1984), series, as Lois Lord - *The Duck Factory* (1984), series, as Mrs. Sheree Winkler - *Night Court* (1984), series, as Roberta La Page - *Mama's Family* (1983), series, Actor - *The Toy* (1982), as Fancy Bates — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/the-toy.md) - *Newhart* (1982), series, as Kathy Newman - *Remington Steele* (1982), series, as Rita del Rio - *My Favorite Year* (1982), as Dumpling / Featured Player - *Hotel* (1982), series, Actor - *National Lampoon's Movie Madness* (1982), as Diana ("Growing Yourself") - *Teachers Only* (1982), series, as Samantha Keating - *C.O.D.* (1981), as Lisa Foster - *Three's Company* (1977), series, as Greedy Gretchen - *Columbo* (1971), series, as Dede Perkins — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md) - *Fence Sitter*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Teresa Ganzel](https://film.one/media/person/430645/gallery-a1ae029780f2.jpg) Teresa Ganzel — ComicBible, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Teresa_Ganzel_on_Comic_Bible.jpg/1280px-Teresa_Ganzel_on_Comic_Bible.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Teresa Ganzel](https://film.one/media/person/430645/gallery-a2402c7bbe7b.jpg) Teresa Ganzel — Image via TMDB - ![Teresa Ganzel](https://film.one/media/person/430645/gallery-bc93ec038ed8.jpg) Teresa Ganzel — Image via TMDB - ![Teresa Ganzel](https://film.one/media/person/430645/gallery-0dd0ffe52e65.jpg) Teresa Ganzel — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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