History Creator / JulieKavner

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (1989–present): [[Characters/TheSimpsonsMargeSimpson Marge Simpson]]/Patty Bouvier/Selma Bouvier/Jacqueline Bouvier (voices)

* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Kavner deserves special mention for her performance in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'', [[spoiler:during the tape Marge records over their wedding video, telling him they’re leaving him for good]]. Never has Marge sounded so tired and heartbroken at her husband’s stupidity.

* HeReallyCanAct: Kavner deserves special mention for her performance in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'', [[spoiler:during the tape Marge records over their wedding video, telling him they’re leaving him for good]]. Never has Marge sounded so tired and heartbroken at her husband’s stupidity.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (1989–present): Marge Simpson/Patty Bouvier/Selma Bouvier/Jacqueline Bouvier (voices)

* ReclusiveArtist: Kavner is a very private person and does not allow herself to be photographed while working. She also has a clause in her ''Simpsons'' contract that says she does not have to promote the show, making the few times she agrees to do so very momentous occasions. Her relatively rare public appearances include an episode of ''Series/InsideTheActorsStudio'' alongside her ''Simpsons'' co-stars[[note]]It was one of the few times she agreed to do the Marge voice in public, although she refused to let herself actually be shown doing it on TV (clips of Marge covered the segments where she was interviewed as the character). The episode is also notorious because Kavner suddenly disappears halfway through, without anyone mentioning it. It was because she had to catch a plane and they erroneously told her it would only take an hour to tape, when it was really more like two hours.[[/note]] and ''Woody Allen: A Documentary''.

* ''Series/LouGrant'' (1977): Alice Merrin

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (1989–present): Marge Simpson/Patty Bouvier/Selma Bouvier/Jacqueline Bouvier
** ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' (2007): Marge/Patty/Selma

* ''Film/DrDolittle'' (1998): Female Pigeon

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf'' (2004): Timon's Ma

* ReviewerStockPhrases: It's practically a requirement for anyone writing about her to use the phrase "honeyed gravel" to describe her unique voice.

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Kavner has lived with television writer and producer David Davis since 1976. They have no children.

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Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1950 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress best known for her voice work. Although she first became known for her role as Brenda Morgenstern in the sitcom ''Series/{{Rhoda}}'', she is most famous as the voice of Marge Simpson on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. On that show she also plays most of the women on Marge's side of the family, such as the cynical, chain-smoking twin sisters Patty and Selma[[note]]or, as Homer calls them, "The Gruesome Twosome"[[/note]], Jackie[[note]]Marge's mom[[/note]], Great Aunt Gladys[[note]]the relative who died in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E13SelmasChoice "Selma's Choice"]][[/note]], and some unnamed relatives who had minor roles on the season six episode, [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E11FearOfFlying "Fear of Flying"]][[note]]the one where Marge goes to therapy about her aerophobia while Homer gets banned from Moe's for playing a lame prank on him[[/note]].

She has also appeared in six of Creator/WoodyAllen's films.

* ''Film/{{Alice}}'' (1990): Decorator

'''Julie Deborah Kavner''' (born September 7, 1950 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress best known for her voice work. Although she first became known for her role as Brenda Morgenstern in the sitcom ''Series/{{Rhoda}}'', she is most famous as the voice of Marge Simpson on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. On that show she also plays most of the women on Marge's side of the family, such as the cynical, chain-smoking twin sisters Patty and Selma[[note]]or, as Homer calls them, "The Gruesome Twosome"[[/note]], Jackie[[note]]Marge's mom[[/note]], Great Aunt Gladys[[note]]the relative who died in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E13SelmasChoice "Selma's Choice"]][[/note]], and some unnamed relatives who had minor roles on the season six episode, [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E11FearOfFlying "Fear of Flying"]][[note]]the one where Marge goes to therapy about her aerophobia while Homer gets banned from Moe's for playing a lame prank on him[[/note]].

* ''Series/{{Rhoda}}'' (1974-1978): Brenda Morgenstern.
* ''Series/LouGrant'' (1977): Alice Merrin.
* ''Film/HannahAndHerSisters'' (1986): Gail.
* ''Film/NewYorkStories'' (1989): Treva.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (1989-present): Marge Simpson/Patty Bouvier/Selma Bouvier/Jacqueline Bouvier.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' (2007): Marge/Patty/Selma.
* ''Film/{{Awakenings}}'' (1990): Eleanor Costello.
* ''Shadows and Fog'' (1991): Alma.
* ''Forget Paris'' (1995): Lucy.
* ''Film/DeconstructingHarry'' (1997): Grace.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf'' (2004): Timon's Ma.
* ''Film/{{Click}}'' (2006): Trudy Newman.

Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1950 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. Although she first became known for her role as Brenda Morgenstern in the sitcom ''Series/{{Rhoda}}'', she is most famous as the voice of Marge Simpson (and the women on Marge's side of the family, such as cynical, chain-smoking twin sisters Patty and Selma[[note]]or, as Homer calls them, "The Gruesome Twosome"[[/note]], Jackie[[note]]Marge's mom[[/note]], Great Aunt Gladys[[note]]the relative who died in "Selma's Choice"[[/note]], and some unnamed relatives who had minor roles on the season six episode, [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E11FearOfFlying "Fear of Flying"]][[note]]the one where Marge goes to therapy about her aerophobia while Homer gets banned from Moe's for playing a lame prank on him[[/note]]) in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.

Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1950 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. Although she first became known for her role as Brenda Morgenstern in the sitcom ''Series/{{Rhoda}}'', she is most famous as the voice of Marge Simpson (and the women on Marge's side of the family, such as cynical, chain-smoking twin sisters Patty and Selma[[note]]or, as Homer calls them, "The Gruesome Twosome"[[/note]], Jackie[[note]]Marge's mom[[/note]], Great Aunt Gladys[[note]]the relative who died in "Selma's Choice"[[/note]], and some unnamed relatives who had minor roles on the season six episode, "Fear of Flying"[[note]]the one where Marge goes to therapy about her aerophobia while Homer gets banned from Moe's for playing a lame prank on him[[/note]]) in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.

Julie Deborah Kavner is an American actress. Although she first became known for her role as Brenda Morgenstern in the sitcom ''Series/{{Rhoda}}'', she is most famous as the voice of Marge Simpson (and the women on Marge's side of the family, such as cynical, chain-smoking twin sisters Patty and Selma[[note]]or, as Homer calls them, "The Gruesome Twosome"[[/note]], Jackie[[note]]Marge's mom[[/note]], Great Aunt Gladys[[note]]the relative who died in "Selma's Choice"[[/note]], and some unnamed relatives who had minor roles on the season six episode, "Fear of Flying"[[note]]the one where Marge goes to therapy about her aerophobia while Homer gets banned from Moe's for playing a lame prank on him[[/note]]) in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.

Julie Deborah Kavner is an American actress. Although she first became known for her role in the sitcom ''Series/{{Rhoda}}'', she is most famous as the voice of Marge Simpson (and the women on Marge's side of the family, such as cynical, chain-smoking twin sisters Patty and Selma[[note]]or, as Homer calls them, "The Gruesome Twosome"[[/note]], Jackie[[note]]Marge's mom[[/note]], Great Aunt Gladys[[note]]the relative who died in "Selma's Choice"[[/note]], and some unnamed relatives who had minor roles on the season six episode, "Fear of Flying"[[note]]the one where Marge goes to therapy about her aerophobia while Homer gets banned from Moe's for playing a lame prank on him[[/note]]) in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.

Julie Deborah Kavner is an American actress. Although she first became known for her role in the sitcom ''Series/{{Rhoda}}'', she is most famous as the voice of Marge Simpson (and the women on Marge's side of the family, such as cynical, chain-smoking twin sisters Patty and Selma[[note]]or, as Homer calls them, "The Gruesome Twosome"[[/note]], Jackie[[note]]Marge's mom[[/note]], Great Aunt Gladys[[note]]the relative who died on "Selma's Choice"[[/note]], and some unnamed relatives who had minor roles on the season six episode, "Fear of Flying"[[note]]the one where Marge goes to therapy about her aerophobia while Homer gets banned from Moe's for playing a lame prank on him[[/note]]) in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.

Julie Deborah Kavner is an American actress. Although she first became known for her role in the sitcom ''Series/{{Rhoda}}'', she is most famous as the voice of Marge Simpson (and the women on Marge's side of the family, such as cynical, chain-smoking twin sisters Patty and Selma[[note]]or, as Homer calls them, "The Gruesome Twosome"[[/note]], Jackie[[note]]Marge's mom[[/note]], Great Aunt Gladys[[note]]the relative who died on "Selma's Choice"[[/note]], and some unnamed relatives who had minor roles on the season six episode, "Fear of Flying"[[note]]the one where Marge goes to therapy about her aerophobia while Homer gets banned from Moe's for playing a lame prank on him[[/note]] in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.

Julie Deborah Kavner is an American actress. Although she first became known for her role in the sitcom ''Series/{{Rhoda}}'', she is most famous as the voice of Marge Simpson in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. She has also appeared in six of Creator/WoodyAllen's films.

* ReclusiveArtist: Kavner is a very private person and does not allow herself to be photographed while working. She also has a clause in her ''Simpsons'' contract that says she does not have to promote the show, making the few times she agrees to do so very momentous occasions. Her relatively rare public appearances include an episode of ''Series/InsideTheActorsStudio'' alongside her ''Simpsons'' co-stars[[note]]It was one of the few times she agreed to do the Marge voice in public, although she refused to let herself be actually be shown doing it on TV (clips of Marge covered the segments where she was interviewed as the character). The episode is also notorious because Kavner suddenly disappears halfway through, without anyone mentioning it. It was because she had to catch a plane and they erroneously told her it would only take an hour to tape, when it was really more like two hours.[[/note]] and ''Woody Allen: A Documentary''.

* ReclusiveArtist: Kavner is a very private person and does not allow herself to be photographed while working. She also has a clause in her ''Simpsons'' contract that says she does not have to promote the show. Her relatively rare public appearances include an episode of ''Series/InsideTheActorsStudio'' alongside her ''Simpsons'' co-stars[[note]]The episode is notorious because Kavner suddenly disappears halfway through, without anyone mentioning it. It was because she had to catch a plane and they erroneously told her it would only take an hour to tape, when it was really more like two hours.[[/note]] and ''Woody Allen: A Documentary''.

* ReclusiveArtist: Kavner is a very private person and does not allow herself to be photographed while working. She also has a clause in her ''Simpsons'' contract that says she does not have to promote the show. Her relatively rare public appearances include an episode of ''Series/InsideTheActorsStudio'' alongside her ''Simpsons'' co-stars[[note]]The episode is notorious because Kavner suddenly disappears halfway through, without anyone mentioning it. It was because she had to catch a plane and they erroneously told her it would only take an hour to tape, when it was really more like two hours[[/note]] and ''Woody Allen: A Documentary''.

* ReclusiveArtist: Kavner is a very private person and does not allow herself to be photographed while working. She also has a clause in her ''Simpsons'' contract that says she does not have to promote the show. Her relatively rare public appearances include an episode of ''Series/InsideTheActorsStudio'' alongside her ''Simpsons'' co-stars and ''Woody Allen: A Documentary''.

* ''Film/DeconstructingHarry'' (1997): Grace.