Julie Kavner
Comedian, TV Actor
1950 –
Who is Julie Kavner?
Julie Deborah Kavner is an American film and television actress, comedian and voice artist. Noted for her role as Marge Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, she also voices other characters for the show, including Jacqueline Bouvier, and Patty and Selma Bouvier.
Born in Los Angeles, Kavner grew up in Southern California, attending Beverly Hills High School and later San Diego State University. Known for her improvisation and distinctive "honeyed gravel voice," Kavner was cast in her first professional acting role as Brenda Morgenstern in Rhoda in 1974. She received a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award in 1978 and several more award nominations for playing the character. Following Rhoda, Kavner was cast in The Tracey Ullman Show, which debuted in 1987. The Tracey Ullman Show included a series of animated shorts about a dysfunctional family. Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Kavner to voice Marge. The shorts would eventually be spun off into The Simpsons.
Kavner has been described as "nearly reclusive"; part of her contract says that she will never have to promote The Simpsons on video.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Sep 7, 1950
Los Angeles - Also known as
- Julie Deborah Kavner
- Julia Deborah Kavner
- Ghouls Kavner
- Julie Kadavener
- Drooly Kavner
- Ghoulie Kavner
- Gloulie Kavner
- Julie D Carver
- Jucifer Kavner
- Julie Kadaver Kavner
- Parents
- Spouses
- David Davis
(1976 - )
- David Davis
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- San Diego State University
Drama
( - 1971) - Beverly Hills High School
- San Diego State University
- Employment
- Typist, UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture
- Lived in
- Los Angeles
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Julie Kavner." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 20 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/julie_kavner>.
Discuss this Julie Kavner biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In