Emily Hobbs is a character of Elf. She is Walter Hobbs' wife, Michael Hobbs' mother, Buddy Hobbs' stepmother, Jovie's stepmother-in-law and Susie and Buddy Jr's paternal step-grandmother. She was portrayed by Mary Steenburgen in Elf. She was voiced by Rachael MacFarlane in Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas.