Elva Mai Hoover

Elva Mai Hoover is a Canadian actress known for her role as Betty Fox in The Terry Fox Story, which earned her a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1984. She has also appeared on television, playing Mrs. Edison in The Edison Twins and Mrs. Lawson in Road to Avonlea. While she has had guest and supporting roles in various films and TV series, Hoover has primarily worked as a stage actor, notably portraying painter Anne Langton in Molly Thom's The Bush-Ladies. She is also recognized as the mother of writer Gemma Files, from her marriage to Australian actor Gary Files.