Our favorite Mrs. Clauses Miss Jessica

As the popular saying goes, “behind every great man is a great woman;” and that is just as true of Santa Claus, as it is any other man. She’s gone by many names over the years but these are some of our favorite Mrs. Clauses.

“Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” (1970)

While not the first representation of Mrs. Claus in film or television, this stop-motion Christmas classic features Miss Jessica (voiced by Robie Lester, “The Funny Company”), a school teacher in the town of Somberville, whom many consider to be the original Mrs. Claus. Although her role is fairly minimal, Miss Jessica is crucial to the film as the person who informs Kris Kringle (voiced by Mickey Rooney, “Night at the Museum,” 2006) that the evil Burgermeister (voiced by Paul Frees, “Frosty the Snowman,” 1969) has taken the children’s toys away and in helping the Winter Warlock (voiced by Keenan Wynn, “Call to Glory”) to come up with the idea of using his magic to make the reindeer fly.

Carol Newman “The Santa Clause 2” (2002)

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In 2002, the popular Tim Allen-led trilogy “The

Santa Clause” dedicated its second film to a muchneeded Mrs. Claus. The film saw Santa aka Scott

Calvin (Allen) faced with an unexpected sub-clause in his Santa contract: he must find himself a wife by

Christmas Eve or give up being Santa forever. Leaving the

North Pole to try to find a wife while also handling a sudden streak of bad behavior from his now-teenage son, Scott meets Carol Newman (Elizabeth Mitchell, “Lost”), the principal of his son’s high school. Their initial meeting is far from a love connection, as she comes off as a cold woman with no interest in anything related to Christmas. Carol’s cold exterior seems to thaw, however, as she reveals that Christmas was once her favorite time of year but that, after being mocked for her belief in Santa, she became disillusioned by the holiday. After a magical date (literally), Carol begins to believe in the spirit of Christmas once again.