Julie Kavner

Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1950) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress and comedienne, best known for playing Brenda Morgenstern on Rhoda in the 1970s, as an actress in several Woody Allen-directed films and playing the voice of Marge Simpson on the animated television show The Simpsons. She also voices Marge's sisters Patty and Selma.

Julie Kavner
Born	Julie Deborah Kavner (1950-09-07) September 7, 1950 (age 74) Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)	Actress, comedienne
Years active	1974–present
Known for	Acting roles: Brenda Morgenstern in Rhoda Marge Simpson in The Simpsons

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1982	National Lampoon Goes to the Movies	Mrs. Falcone
1985	Bad Medicine	Cookie Katz
1986	Hannah and Her Sisters	Gail
1987	Radio Days	Mother
	Surrender	Ronnie
1989	New York Stories	Treva
1990	Awakenings	Eleanor Costello
	Alice	Decorator
1991	Shadows and Fog	Alma
1992	This Is My Life	Dottie Ingels
1994	I'll Do Anything	Nan Mulhanney
1995	Forget Paris	Lucy
1997	Deconstructing Harry	Grace
1998	Dr. Dolittle	Female pigeon
1999	Judy Berlin	Marie
	A Walk on the Moon	P.A. Announcer
	Story of a Bad Boy	Elaine
2001	Someone Like You	Furry animal
2004	Barn Red	Unnamed character
	The Lion King 1½	Ma	Direct-to-DVD release
	Behind the Legend: Timon	Ma	Direct-to-DVD release; uncredited
2006	Click	Trudy Newman
2007	The Simpsons Movie	Marge Simpson Patty and Selma Bouvier

Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
1974–1978	Rhoda	Brenda Morgenstern	Appeared in all 110 episodes; Won one Primetime Emmy Award; nominated for three more Nominated for four Golden Globes
1975	The ABC Afternoon Playbreak	Jane Darwin	Episode 3.4: "The Girl Who Couldn't Lose"
	Katherine	Margot Weiss Goldman	TV film
	Petrocelli	Unnamed character	Episode 2.6: "To See No Evil"
1976	Bert D'Angelo/Superstar	Unnamed character	Episode 1.4: "The Brown Horse Connection"
1977	Lou Grant	Alice	Episode 1.11: "Housewarming"
1979	No Other Love	Janet Michaels	TV film
1980	Revenge of the Stepford Wives	Megan Brady	TV film
	Taxi	Monica Banta Douglas	Episode 3.2: "Tony's Sister and Jim"
1983	A Fine Romance	Laura Prescott	TV film
1987–1989	The Tracey Ullman Show	Various characters	Nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards
1989–present	The Simpsons	Marge Simpson Patty and Selma Bouvier Additional voices	Longest-running role; Won Primetime Emmy Award
1990	42nd Primetime Emmy Awards	Marge Simpson	TV special
1991	Sibs	Unnamed character	Episode 1.13: "Honey, I Shrunk My Head"
	To the Moon, Alice	Sitcom Producer	TV film
	Sesame Street	Marge Simpson	Big Bird's Birthday Celebration in Celebrity Monster in the Mirror segment
1994	Birdland	Madeline Diamond	Episode 1.5: "Grand Delusion"
	Don't Drink the Water	Marion Hollander	TV film
1996	Jake's Women	Karen	TV film
1996–1999	Tracey Takes On...	Various characters	Appeared in numerous episodes
2010	The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!	Herself Marge Simpson	TV special
2012	FOX 25th Anniversary Special	Marge Simpson	TV special
2014	Family Guy	Marge Simpson	Episode 13.1: "The Simpsons Guy"

Video games

• The Simpsons (1991) – Marge Simpson
• Storybook Weaver (1994) - Mayzie Bird
• The Simpsons Cartoon Studio (1996) – Marge Simpson
• Virtual Springfield (1997) – Marge Simpson, Patty and Selma Bouvier
• Simpsons Bowling (1999) – Marge Simpson, Patty and Selma Bouvier
• The Simpsons Wrestling (2001) – Marge Simpson
• The Simpsons: Road Rage (2001) – Marge Simpson
• The Simpsons Skateboarding (2002) – Marge Simpson
• The Simpsons: Hit & Run (2003) – Marge Simpson, Patty and Selma Bouvier
• Storybook Weaver Deluxe (2004) - Mayzie Bird
• The Simpsons Game (2007) –– Marge Simpson, Patty and Selma Bouvier
• The Simpsons: Tapped Out (2012) – Marge Simpson, Patty and Selma Bouvier

Music video

• "Do the Bartman" (1990) – Marge Simpson

Theme park

• The Simpsons Ride (2008) – Marge Simpson, Patty and Selma Bouvier

Other websites

• Julie Kavner on IMDb