Maria Vacratsis is a Canadian actress. Among her appearances on TV is the role of Sheila the lunch lady on the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation and the Lebanese Islamic overbearing mother of main character Yasir in "Mother in law" episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie. She also appeared in 12 episodes of Canadian television comedy Rent-a-Goalie over the three season run as Councilor Firstman. She also appeared with Chris Farley and David Spade in the movie Tommy Boy, in which she plays Helen the Waitress. She also voiced Queen Metaria in the English dub of Sailor Moon.