Marcia Wallace
Acting • Born 1942-11-01 – Died 2013-10-25
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
59 credits
The Simpsons Movie
Movie • 2007
Edna Krabappel (voice)
Teen Witch
Movie • 1989
Mrs. Malloy
Big Stan
Movie • 2007
Alma
The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special
Movie • 1991
Carol Kester Bondurant
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Movie • 2003
Edna Krabappel (voice)
Flying High
Movie • 1978
Connie Martin
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College
Movie • 1990
Miss Boggs
Gridlock
Movie • 1980
Boom Boom Shavelson
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
Movie • 1979
Myra Elliott
The Real Match Game Story: Behind The Blank
Movie • 2006
Herself
Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns The Duck
Movie • 1991
Clovis / Mrs. Cavanaugh (voice)
Pray TV
Movie • 1980
Alice Kidd
Monsters University
Movie • 2013
Additional Voices (voice)
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
Movie • 1999
Cook-Off!
Movie • 2017
Marcia Wallace
My Mom's a Werewolf
Movie • 1989
Peggy
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Polly Barth
Magnum, P.I.
TV • 1980
Barbara Terranova
Night Court
TV • 1984
Miss Phillips
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Edna Krabappel (voice)
That's My Bush!
TV • 2001
Maggie Hawley
Charles in Charge
TV • 1984
Dodo
Providence
TV • 1999
Gelinda
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Ms. O'Roarke
The Brady Bunch
TV • 1969
Mrs. Robbins
The Bob Newhart Show
TV • 1972
Carol Kester
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Cow and Chicken
TV • 1997
Full House
TV • 1987
Bewitched
TV • 1964
Betty
ALF
TV • 1986
Mrs. Lyman
7th Heaven
TV • 1996
Nurse
Battle of the Network Stars
TV • 1976
O2Be
TV • 2002
Columbo
TV • 1971
Women
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Edna Krabappel / Ms. Melon (voice)
Hollywood Squares
TV • 1998
Self - Panelist
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Darkwing Duck
TV • 1991
Clovis / Mrs. Cavanaugh (voice)
Darkwing Duck
TV • 1991
Didi Lovelost (voice)
Darkwing Duck
TV • 1991
Murphy Brown
TV • 1988
Carol - Secretary #66
Murphy Brown
TV • 1988
Molly
Taxi
TV • 1978
Marcia Wallace
CHiPs
TV • 1977
Marcia Wallace (uncredited)
The Invaders
TV • 1967
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Love, American Style
TV • 1969
Bertha
A Different World
TV • 1987
Waitress
Teen Angel
TV • 1997
Angela
Finder of Lost Loves
TV • 1984
Friend at Surprise Party
George & Leo
TV • 1997
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Crowd (voice)
Body Language
TV • 1984
Self
The Angry Beavers
TV • 1997
Mrs. Beaver (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
TV • 1992
'Dark Interlude' Actress (voice)
Mathnet
TV • 1987
Mrs. Wynn
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
TV • 1990
Mrs. Wheeler (voice)