Marcia Wallace
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Born Name:
Marcia Karen Wallace
Born Date: November 1, 1942
Born Place: Creston, Iowa
Died Date: October 25, 2013
Died Place: Los Angeles, California
Occupations: Actress, comedian, game show panelist
Brief Biography: Marcia Wallace is best remembered for her sarcastic, quick-witted television roles, notably as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s The Bob Newhart Show and as the cynical voice of teacher Edna Krabappel on The Simpsons.
Career Highlights:
Game Shows: Made frequent appearances on game shows like Match Game and Super Password.
The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978): Played the brash and sharp-tongued receptionist Carol Kester, a role created specifically for her after she was discovered as a guest on The Merv Griffin Show.
The Simpsons (1990–2013): Voiced the chain-smoking, often-exasperated elementary school teacher Edna Krabappel. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992 for the episode "Bart the Lover".
Other Roles: Appeared as Mrs. Carruthers on Full House, Maggie the housekeeper in That's My Bush!, and voiced the Librarian in the 2013 Pixar film Monsters University.
Personal Life & Advocacy:
Cancer Activism: Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1985. She survived the disease and spent decades as a passionate breast cancer activist and early-detection advocate.
Author: Released a well-received 2004 autobiography, Don't Look Back, We're Not Going That Way!, detailing her life, career, and battles with illness.
Born Date: November 1, 1942
Born Place: Creston, Iowa
Died Date: October 25, 2013
Died Place: Los Angeles, California
Occupations: Actress, comedian, game show panelist
Brief Biography: Marcia Wallace is best remembered for her sarcastic, quick-witted television roles, notably as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s The Bob Newhart Show and as the cynical voice of teacher Edna Krabappel on The Simpsons.
Career Highlights:
Game Shows: Made frequent appearances on game shows like Match Game and Super Password.
The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978): Played the brash and sharp-tongued receptionist Carol Kester, a role created specifically for her after she was discovered as a guest on The Merv Griffin Show.
The Simpsons (1990–2013): Voiced the chain-smoking, often-exasperated elementary school teacher Edna Krabappel. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992 for the episode "Bart the Lover".
Other Roles: Appeared as Mrs. Carruthers on Full House, Maggie the housekeeper in That's My Bush!, and voiced the Librarian in the 2013 Pixar film Monsters University.
Personal Life & Advocacy:
Cancer Activism: Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1985. She survived the disease and spent decades as a passionate breast cancer activist and early-detection advocate.
Author: Released a well-received 2004 autobiography, Don't Look Back, We're Not Going That Way!, detailing her life, career, and battles with illness.