CANADA – JUNE 11: Actress Tedde Moore at stratford. Another daughter following in father’s footsteps (Photo by Reg Innell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
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Tedde Moore, the actress who played Miss Shields, the teacher of Peter Billingsley’s Ralphie Parker in the holiday classic A Christmas Story, has died.
Moore died on Aug. 5, according to a post on her Facebook page. She was 79.
“On Wednesday August 5th under sunny skies overlooking Fairy Lake, Tedde passed away surrounded by family physically and spiritually in her beloved Huntsville Muskoka,” the Facebook post reads. “Her bravery in this choice was almost overwhelming, beyond beautiful and also difficult. Forever the teacher, she had a quote for every occasion and a special way of touching the lives and hearts of everyone she met.
“Her magic and love will be remembered by all she took under her generous and welcoming wings.”
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