Editing Marcia Wallace

'''Marcia Wallace''' (born [[November 1]], [[1942]]) is an [[Emmy]]-winning [[actor|actress]] from [[Creston, Iowa|Creston]], [[Iowa]], [[United States]]. She is a [[Delta Zeta]] alumna.

Wallace is best known for her roles as Carol Kester Bondurant, the receptionist for [[Bob Newhart]] (and dentist Jerry) on the [[1972]] television series ''[[The Bob Newhart Show]]'', and as the voice of [[Edna Krabappel]] on the animated series ''[[The Simpsons]]'', for which she won an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance|Outstanding Voice-Over Performance]] in [[1992]].

She was an occasional celebrity panelist on ''[[Match Game]]'' and played "Mrs. Carruthers" in a few episodes of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[Full House]]''. She also played the maid on the short-lived TV series ''[[That's My Bush!]]'', and appeared in episode #227 of ''[[Bewitched]]''("Laugh, Clown, Laugh"), as Darrin's secretary, in 1971.

Wallace is a [[breast cancer]] survivor and activist who lectures on the subject [http://www.corporateartists.com/speaker_marcia_wallace.html]. On [[January 27]], [[2007]], Marcia 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. 

Her book, ''Don't Look Back We're Not Going That Way'', is a biography that recounts the early detection of her breast cancer, the loss of her husband Denny to cancer, her nervous breakdown, her single motherhood and other experiences. 

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