Tedde Moore, Ralphie’s Teacher in ‘A Christmas Story,’ Dead at 79

The actress famously portrayed Miss Shields to Peter Billingsley’s Ralphie Parker’s character

Tedde Moore, who played Ralphie’s teacher Miss Shields in the holiday classic A Christmas Story as part of a long screen and stage career, has died. She was 79. Her family wrote on social media that she died August 5 in Huntsville, Ontario, but did not reveal a cause of death. “On Wednesday August 5th…

Tedde Moore, the actress who portrayed Miss Shields in the holiday classic A Christmas Story, has died at age 79.

A Christmas Story icon Tedde Moore has died aged 79, her heartbroken family have announced.

The Canadian-born actress, who battled multiple sclerosis, died on Wednesday “surrounded by family physically and spiritually."

Tedde Moore, Ralphie’s Teacher In ‘A Christmas Story,’ Dies At 79  Forbes

The actress, the mother of Grammy-winning music producer 40, portrayed Miss Shields in the 1983 Christmas classic opposite Peter Billingsley.