Margaret Emily "Maggie" Wheeler (ne Jakobson; born August 7, 1961) is an American actress.

She is best known for her role as Janice on the sitcom Friends. She was also a recurring character on
Everybody Loves Raymond as Linda and Anita Warrell on the sitcom Ellen.

Contents
1 Personal life
2 Career
3 Filmography
4 References
5 External links

Personal life
Wheeler was born in Manhattan, the daughter of Barbara, a writer, and John Jakobson, a member of the
New York Stock Exchange. She married Daniel Borden Wheeler in 1990.[1] They have two children.

Career
In the 1980s, Wheeler (under her maiden name of Jakobson) briefly dabbled in voice acting on the
animated series SilverHawks, where she provided all the female voices, specifically the villainess
Melodia and the heroine Steelheart/Emily Hart, and on the Karate Kat and Mini-Monsters segments of
The Comic Strip.
It was rumored that Wheeler auditioned for the role of Monica Geller, however after many interviews
she stated that it was a false rumour,[2] she was however invited to play Janice Goralnik, a recurring
character who was a frequent love interest of main character Chandler Bing. She appeared at least once
in each season; her 19 episodes tie her with Christina Pickles for Friends third most frequent guest
actor, behind only Elliott Gould's 20 episodes, and James Michael Tyler's 150 episodes.
She also auditioned for the role of Debra Barone, on the American sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond.
Although she was the producers' choice, CBS ended up selecting Patricia Heaton. Instead, Wheeler
played the recurring role of Debra's friend, Linda.
According to Kathy Griffin's autobiography, Official Book Club Selection, Wheeler was cast in the role
of Vicki for the pilot episode of Suddenly Susan and was eventually replaced by Griffin.[3]
She had a star billing in the first season of Ellen. She appeared on the hit comedy Seinfeld in the
episode "The Fix-Up", as one of Elaine's friends who is set up with George. She has appeared in many
other television programs, including Drake & Josh, ER, The X-Files, The War at Home, Will & Grace,
Jack and Jill, How I Met Your Mother and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
In 1997, Wheeler voiced Harley Quinn's replacement in the Batman: The Animated Series episode
"Joker's Millions". In 1998, she appeared in the remake of Disney's The Parent Trap, playing the
younger of a mother-daughter pair of camp counselors. She also guest starred in the Disney Channel
Original Series Shake It Up as Dina's Mom.
In 2005, Wheeler starred opposite David DeLuise on the NBC pilot The Sperm Donor. Wheeler
provided the voice of Odile in Barbie of Swan Lake, and in 2010 she voiced Trinette in four episodes of
Archer on FX.
Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
1982 Soup for One Nurse
1983 Portfolio Assistant Choreographer