Marcia Wallace
Acting
1942-11-01 · Creston, Iowa, USA
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
Cook-Off!
2017 · Movie
Muffin Top: A Love Story
2014 · Movie
Monsters University
2013 · Movie
Big Stan
2007 · Movie
The Simpsons Movie
2007 · Movie
The Real Match Game Story: Behind The Blank
2006 · Movie
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2003 · Movie
O2Be
2002 · Series
That's My Bush!
2001 · Series
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
1999 · Movie
Providence
1999 · Series
Hollywood Squares
1998 · Series
The Christmas Path
1998 · Movie
Teen Angel
1997 · Series
Cow and Chicken
1997 · Series
George & Leo
1997 · Series
I Am Weasel
1997 · Series
The Angry Beavers
1997 · Series
7th Heaven
1996 · Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Series
Batman: The Animated Series
1992 · Series
The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special
1991 · Movie
Darkwing Duck
1991 · Series
Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns The Duck
1991 · Movie
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990 · Series
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College
1990 · Movie
The Simpsons
1989 · Series
My Mom's a Werewolf
1989 · Movie
Teen Witch
1989 · Movie
Murphy Brown
1988 · Series
A Different World
1987 · Series
Full House
1987 · Series
Mathnet
1987 · Series
ALF
1986 · Series
Charles in Charge
1984 · Series
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
Finder of Lost Loves
1984 · Series
Body Language
1984 · Series
Night Court
1984 · Series
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · Series
Gridlock
1980 · Movie
Pray TV
1980 · Movie
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
1979 · Movie
Taxi
1978 · Series
Flying High
1978 · Movie
The Love Boat
1977 · Series
CHiPs
1977 · Series
Battle of the Network Stars
1976 · Series
The Bob Newhart Show
1972 · Series
Columbo
1971 · Series
Love, American Style
1969 · Series
The Brady Bunch
1969 · Series
The Invaders
1967 · Series
Bewitched
1964 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Series
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series