Marcia Wallace
Born: 1942-11-01 in Creston, Iowa, USA
Died: 2013-10-25
Known For: Acting
Biography
Marcia Karen Wallace (November 1, 1942 – October 25, 2013) was an American actress and comedian, primarily known for her roles on sitcoms. She is best known for her roles as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show, Mrs. Carruthers on Full House, and as the voice of elementary school teacher Edna Krabappel on the animated series The Simpsons, for which she won an Emmy in 1992. The character was retired after her death but sporadically appears through archive recording. Wallace was known for her tall frame, red hair, and distinctive laugh. She had a career spanning five decades on TV, film, and stage. She was a frequent guest on The Merv Griffin Show, which led to her receiving a personal request to appear on The Bob Newhart Show in a role created especially for her. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1985, she became a cancer activist, and remained so throughout her life.
Filmography
2017
- Cook-Off! as Marcia Wallace
2013
- Monsters University as Additional Voices (voice)
2007
- The Simpsons Movie as Edna Krabappel (voice)
- Big Stan as Alma
2006
- The Real Match Game Story: Behind The Blank as Herself
2003
- The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror as Edna Krabappel (voice)
2002
2001
- That's My Bush! as Maggie Hawley
1999
- Providence as Gelinda
- The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
1998
- Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
1997
- Cow and Chicken
- The Angry Beavers as Mrs. Beaver (voice)
- Teen Angel as Angela
- George & Leo
1996
- 7th Heaven as Nurse
- E! True Hollywood Story
1992
- Batman: The Animated Series as 'Dark Interlude' Actress (voice)
1991
- Darkwing Duck as Clovis / Mrs. Cavanaugh (voice)
- Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns The Duck as Clovis / Mrs. Cavanaugh (voice)
- The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special as Carol Kester Bondurant
1990
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Mrs. Wheeler (voice)
- Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College as Miss Boggs
1989
- The Simpsons as Edna Krabappel (voice)
- My Mom's a Werewolf as Peggy
- Teen Witch as Mrs. Malloy
1988
- Murphy Brown as Molly
1987
- Full House
- A Different World as Waitress
- Mathnet as Mrs. Wynn
1986
- ALF as Mrs. Lyman
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Polly Barth
- Night Court as Miss Phillips
- Charles in Charge as Dodo
- Finder of Lost Loves as Friend at Surprise Party
- Body Language as Self
1980
- Magnum, P.I. as Barbara Terranova
- Pray TV as Alice Kidd
- Gridlock as Boom Boom Shavelson
1979
- The Castaways on Gilligan's Island as Myra Elliott
1978
- Taxi as Marcia Wallace
- Flying High as Connie Martin
1977
- The Love Boat as Ms. O'Roarke
- CHiPs as Marcia Wallace (uncredited)
1972
- The Bob Newhart Show as Carol Kester
1971
- Columbo as Women
1969
- Love, American Style as Bertha
- The Brady Bunch as Mrs. Robbins
1967
- The Invaders as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1964
- Bewitched as Betty
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self