Marcia Wallace
Biography
Marcia Wallace was an American actress and comedian whose five-decade career spanned television, film, and stage. Raised in Creston, Iowa, she was steered toward acting by a high school teacher, then studied English and theater at Parsons College before moving to New York, where she performed in improvisational shows and off-Broadway. Her many appearances on The Merv Griffin Show brought her to the attention of producer Grant Tinker, who cast her as the receptionist Carol Kester on The Bob Newhart Show, a part written for her, from 1972 to 1978. Beginning in 1989 she voiced the schoolteacher Edna Krabappel on The Simpsons, winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992. Her films included Teen Witch (1989), My Mom's a Werewolf (1989), and Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1990). She also appeared onstage in works such as Steel Magnolias and The Vagina Monologues, and died in 2013.
70years old at death
- Born Creston
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Marcia Karen Wallace
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 18 years1989 to 2007
Every film, newest first
- 2007Big StanIMDb rating 6.2
- 2007The Simpsons MovieIMDb rating 7.3
- 1990Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to CollegeIMDb rating 4.1
- 1989My Mom's a WerewolfIMDb rating 4.5
- 1989Teen WitchIMDb rating 6.0
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A change of course
Wallace appeared more than 75 times as a semiregular on The Merv Griffin Show. Merv Griffin asked her to move with the show when its production left New York for Los Angeles.
Big break
When production of her show shifted from New York to Los Angeles, Wallace relocated there because Merv Griffin asked her to. In March 1972, after one of her appearances, TV producer Grant Tinker phoned to offer her a supporting part on The Bob Newhart Show, on William S. Paley's recommendation.
Big break
In March 1972, after one of her appearances, TV producer Grant Tinker called Wallace and offered her a supporting role on The Bob Newhart Show, an MTM Enterprises production. Carol Kester, the sarcastic office receptionist to Bob Newhart's Dr. Robert Hartley, was written for her.
A first
In 1983, Marcia Wallace first took to the musical stage, appearing in Gypsy for the California Musical Theatre's Sacramento Music Circus production.
Early training
After a year performing in a Greenwich Village nightclub, Wallace started an improvisational troupe with four entertainer friends, The Fourth Wall. In 1968 she spent a year off-Broadway with the group.
Marcia Wallace movies on Netflix
Worked with
Marcia Wallace shares two films with Richard Kind, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Richard Kind's page
Tina Caspary's page
Richard Riehle's page
Tom Hanks's page
M. Emmet Walsh's page
Matthew Lillard's page
All films by David Silverman
All films by Rob Schneider
Dorian WalkerDirector, 1 film, 1989
All films by Dorian Walker
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1992 | Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.