Rebecca Toolan

Rebecca Toolan (born September 1943) is an American television actress best known for playing Teena Mulder, Fox Mulder's mother, on The X-Files.

Early life and career Although she has lived and worked in Canada for years, Toolan was actually born in the United States and grew up in the U.S. state of Iowa. After teaching in Brazil, she got her master's degree at the University of Iowa and then taught theater at the Universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba. She married Paul Toolan in 1968 before marrying Max Sucharov.

Her feature film credits include Little Women, Knight Moves, and The Accused.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1988 The Accused 911 Operator 1989 Immediate Family Real Estate Woman 1992 Knight Moves Mayor 1992 Stay Tuned Crying Widow 1994 Little Women Mrs. Gardiner 1994 Exquisite Tenderness Mittlesbay's Secretary 1995 Hideaway Female Doctor 1995 Urban Safari Louise Winkler 1996 Maternal Instincts Hospital Administrator 2000 Once Upon a Christmas Clara Claus 2007 Shooter Mrs. Rate 2018 Bad Times at the El Royale Helen Gandy