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Marcia Karen Wallace (November 1, 1942 – October 25, 2013) was an American actress and comedian. She voiced Edna Krabappel among other minor characters on The Simpsons. Wallace died of a combination of breast cancer, pneumonia, and sepsis after 25 seasons on the show.[1][2][3][4]
She also performed for the special live show The Simpsons Take the Bowl.
Biography
Wallace was 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 Simpsons, for which she won an Emmy for Primetime Emmy Award for 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 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 was a breast cancer survivor and activist who lectures on the subject. 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.
Death
Marcia Wallace died from complications of a combination of breast cancer, pneumonia, and sepsis on October 25, 2013, aged 70. She died at 9 p.m. at her house in Los Angeles.[5] Executive producer and showrunner Al Jean has stated that he plans to retire Edna Krabappel as Wallace is "irreplaceable".[6]
Following her death on the 25th, Frank DeCaro tweeted "Our dear sweet friend Marcia Wallace has died. A walking lesson in comedy. Long live Carol Kester & Edna Krabappel!". This was later backed up with a tweet from Yeardley Smith and Ricky Gervais, along with many more tweets from people showing their condolences. "Four Regrettings and a Funeral", the first episode to air following her death, was dedicated to her memory. In addition, the episode's chalkboard gag was "We'll really miss you Mrs. K."
Marcia Wallace was posthumously credited for the season 29 episode "Left Behind", where archive audio of her from "Bart Gets a "Z"" was used, for the season 31 episode "Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?", where an archive audio of her "Ha!" was used, and for the upcoming season 32 episode "Diary Queen" as guest cast.
Credits
Special guest voice
 Episode – "Beyond Blunderdome" - Episode – "Brother's Little Helper"
- Episode – "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?"
- Episode – "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)"
- Episode – "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder"
- Episode – "Eight Misbehavin'"
- Episode – "Take My Wife, Sleaze"
- Episode – "Grift of the Magi"
- Episode – "Little Big Mom"
- Episode – "Faith Off"
- Episode – "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily"
- Episode – "Pygmoelian"
- Episode – "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses"
- Episode – "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge"
 THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XI" (uncredited)- Episode – "A Tale of Two Springfields"
- Episode – "Homer vs. Dignity"
- Episode – "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes"
- Episode – "Skinner's Sense of Snow"
- Episode – "Pokey Mom"
- Episode – "Tennis the Menace"
- Episode – "Hungry, Hungry Homer"
- Episode – "Bye, Bye, Nerdie"
- Episode – "I'm Goin' to Praiseland"
- Episode – "Simpsons Tall Tales"
- THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XII"
- Episode – "The Parent Rap"
- Episode – "A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love"
- Episode – "Half-Decent Proposal"
- Episode – "I Am Furious (Yellow)"
- Episode – "Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge"
- Episode – "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation"
- Episode – "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade"
- Episode – "Large Marge"
- Episode – "Special Edna"
- Episode – "Barting Over"
- Episode – "A Star Is Born Again"
- Episode – "'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky"
- Episode – "Brake My Wife, Please"
- Episode – "The President Wore Pearls"
- Episode – "Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens and Gays"
- Episode – "Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
- Episode – "Co-Dependent's Day"
- Episode – "The Wandering Juvie"
- Episode – "My Big Fat Geek Wedding"
- Episode – "Bart-Mangled Banner"
- Episode – "All's Fair in Oven War"
- Episode – "Sleeping with the Enemy"
- Episode – "There's Something About Marrying"
- Episode – "On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister"
- Episode – "Future-Drama"
- Episode – "The Heartbroke Kid"
- Episode – "The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star"
- Episode – "The Italian Bob"
- Episode – "We're on the Road to D'ohwhere"
- Episode – "My Fair Laddy"
- Episode – "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story"
- Episode – "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife"
- Episode – "Girls Just Want to Have Sums"
- Episode – "Regarding Margie"
- THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XVII"
- Episode – "Yokel Chords"
- Episode – "Marge Gamer"
- Episode – "Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!"
- Episode – "The Debarted"
- Episode – "Dial "N" for Nerder"
- THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XIX" (as Macabre Marcia Wallace)
- Episode – "Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words"
- Episode – "Take My Life, Please"
- Episode – "How the Test Was Won"
- Episode – "No Loan Again, Naturally"
- Episode – "In the Name of the Grandfather"
- Episode – "Father Knows Worst"
- Episode – "Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh"
- Episode – "Bart Gets a "Z""
- Episode – "The Great Wife Hope"
- THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XX" (as Macabre Marcia Wallace)
- Episode – "The Devil Wears Nada"
- Episode – "Pranks and Greens"
- Episode – "Thursdays with Abie"
- Episode – "Million Dollar Maybe"
- Episode – "Postcards from the Wedge"
- Episode – "To Surveil with Love"
- Episode – "How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window?"
- Episode – "Moms I'd Like to Forget"
- Episode – "The Blue and the Gray"
- Episode – "Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing"
- Episode – "Homer Scissorhands"
- Episode – "The Ned-liest Catch"
- Episode – "The Falcon and the D'ohman"
- Episode – "Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts"
- Episode – "The Spy Who Learned Me"
- Episode – "Ned 'n Edna's Blend Agenda"
- Episode – "Moonshine River"
- THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXIII" (as Macabre Marcia Wallace)
- Episode – "A Tree Grows in Springfield"
- Episode – "The Day the Earth Stood Cool"
- Episode – "A Test Before Trying"
- Episode – "Black-Eyed, Please"
- Episode – "What Animated Women Want"
- THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" (as Macabre Marcia Wallace)
- Episode – "Four Regrettings and a Funeral" (uncredited)
- Episode – "YOLO"
- Episode – "The Man Who Grew Too Much"
- Episode – "Left Behind" (archive footage)
- Episode – "Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?" (archive footage)
- Episode – "Diary Queen" (archive footage)
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Also starring
Voice
A big special thank you
References
External links
– The Simpsons Movie 
Video game – The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield 
Album – Songs in the Key of Springfield 
Marcia Wallace at the Internet Movie Database
Marcia Wallace at Wikipedia
Marcia Wallace at MobyGames
