Marcia Wallace

Marcia Wallace
Marcia Wallace

at the 47th Emmy Awards, 1996
Born Marcia Karen Wallace
November 1, 1942 (1942-11-01) (age 69)
Creston, Iowa, U.S.
Occupation Actress/Comedienne
Years active 1968–present
Spouse Dennis Hawley
(May 18, 1986–June 7, 1992; his death)
Website
http://www.MarciaWallace.com

Marcia Karen Wallace (born November 1, 1942) is an American character actress, comedienne and game show panelist, primarily known for her roles in television situation comedies. She is perhaps best known for her roles as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s sitcom, The Bob Newhart Show, and as the voice of Edna Krabappel on the animated series The Simpsons, for which she won an Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992.

Contents

Career

Wallace moved from Iowa to New York the day that she graduated from college.[1] After performing in summer stock and teaching English as a substitute teacher in the Bronx,[1] she began her performing career in 1968, appearing for a year Off-Broadway with the improvisational group, The Fourth Wall. Afterwards, she made several other appearances in improvisational shows,[2] and, after losing 100 pounds (45 kg) from her previous weight of 230,[1] appeared in a nude[1] production of Dark of the Moon at the avant-garde Mercer Arts Center.[3] She also did commercials and studied with renowned acting teacher Uta Hagen.

Wallace was a semi-regular on The Merv Griffin Show, appearing over 50 times, and moved to Hollywood at Griffin's request.[1] One of these appearances in March 1972 led to a supporting role on The Bob Newhart Show as Carol Kester (later Carol Kester Bondurant), receptionist to Bob Newhart.[1]

When that series ended its six-season run in 1978, Wallace began three decades of television appearances as a game show panelist, on shows such as Hollywood Squares, Password Plus and its 1980s spin-off Super Password, Whew!, the 1980s version of Crosswits, Hot Potato, Body Language, The $25,000 Pyramid, Double Talk, Win, Lose or Draw, To Tell the Truth and Match Game. She was also on special celebrity episodes of the Ray Combs version of Family Feud and the Jim Perry version of Card Sharks. In April 2008, Wallace appeared on the interactive show GSN Live.

In addition to her game show appearances, Wallace was seen on television as a school principal in two episodes of ALF, played "Mrs. Caruthers" in a few episodes of Full House, and appeared in episode #227 of Bewitched ("Laugh, Clown, Laugh") as Darrin's secretary in 1971. She and Bob Newhart both reprised their signature roles from The Bob Newhart Show in episode #147 of Murphy Brown ("Anything But Cured"). She also appeared on The Brady Bunch twice, once as Marcia's teacher and once as the woman who sold Jan a Mod New Wig in "Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up". Wallace also had guest appearances on Murder, She Wrote, Magnum, P.I., and A Different World,[1] On Taxi, she portrayed herself, chosen as the ideal date of Rev. Jim Ignatowski. Later, Wallace played the maid on the satirical series That's My Bush!, and in 2009, appeared on the daytime soap The Young and the Restless where she played an inefficient assistant kidnapper, Annie Wilkes. She currently has a recurring role on The Simpsons as Edna Krabappel, which earned her an Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992 and she has appeared in over 100 episodes.

On film, Wallace appeared in such features as My Mother the Werewolf, Teen Witch and Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College.[1] She also played a high school drama teacher who sponsors a Gay Straight Alliance in the 2008 film Tru Loved.

Wallace's work onstage includes An Almost Perfect Person in Los Angeles, which she also produced, a tour of the female version of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, and productions of Same Time Next Year, Twigs, It Had to Be You, Supporting Cast, Prisoner of Second Avenue, Plaza Suite, Gypsy, Promises, Promises, Born Yesterday, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Steel Magnolias and Last of the Red Hot Lovers – in which she played all three roles at various times.[1] She also performed in The Vagina Monologues in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and San Diego.[1]

Personal life

Wallace was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1985,[4] after which she became an activist and lecturer on the subject.[5] On January 27, 2007, Wallace won the Gilda Radner Courage Award from Roswell Park Cancer Institute for helping educate Americans about the importance of early cancer detection and inspiring others through her 20 years as a breast cancer survivor.

In addition, Wallace is a member of Delta Zeta sorority and was named the Delta Zeta 2010 Woman of the Year at the 2010 Biennial National Convention in Tucson, Arizona.

Her autobiography, Don't Look Back, We're Not Going That Way, which was published in 2004, recounts the early detection of her breast cancer, the loss of her husband Dennis to pancreatic cancer, her nervous breakdown, her single motherhood and other experiences.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Biography from MarciaWallace.com
  2. ^ Marcia Wallace at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
  3. ^ Dark of the Moon at the Internet off-Broadway Database
  4. ^ "Marcia Wallace". The Speak Well Being Group. http://www.speakwellbeing.com/marcia-wallace.php. Retrieved 2008-12-23. 
  5. ^ Marcia Wallace at Corporate Artists

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Marcia Wallace — en la entrega de los Emmy. Nombre real Marcia Wallace Nacimiento 1 de noviembre de 1942 (69 años) …   Wikipedia Español

  • Marcia Wallace — à la 47ème cérémonie des Emmy Awards Données clés Nom de naissance …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Marcia Wallace — bei den 47. Emmy Awards (1994) Marcia Wallace (* 1. November 1942 in Creston, Iowa) ist eine US amerikanische Schauspielerin und Synchronsprecherin. Zu ihren bekanntesten Rollen gehören Carol Kester Bondurant in The Bob Newhart Show ( …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Marcia (first name) — Marcia (usually pronEng|ˈmɑrʃə in English, though a few bearers of the name prefer IPA|/mɑrˈsiːə/), often shortened to Marcie (IPA|/ˈmɑrsi/), is a female given name derived from Latin meaning dedicated to Mars . Bearers of this name… …   Wikipedia

  • Marcia (given name) — Marcia (  /ˈmɑrʃ …   Wikipedia

  • Marcia Mitzman Gaven — Born Marcia Mitzman February 28, 1959 (1959 02 28) (age 52) New York City …   Wikipedia

  • Wallace (surname) — NOTOC Wallace is a surname, of Scottish origin (see Clan Wallace), and may refer to:People* Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist and biologist, who identified the Wallace Line and co discovered natural selection * Andy Wallace (producer) *… …   Wikipedia

  • Wallace — El término Wallace puede hacer referencia a: Contenido 1 Personas 1.1 Ciencia y tecnología 1.2 Nobles y políticos 1.3 Periodismo y Literatura …   Wikipedia Español

  • Marcia Trimble — (1965 ndash; 1975) was nine years old when she left her family s Green Hills home in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 25, 1975. Marcia was delivering a neighbor some Girl Scout cookies. Her body was found 33 days later on Easter Sunday (March… …   Wikipedia

  • Liste des célébrités apparaissant dans Les Simpson — Sommaire 1 Saison 1 2 Saison 2 3 Saison 3 4 Saison 4 5 Saison 5 …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”