Julie Deborah Kavner is an American actress. She first attracted notice for her role as Brenda Morgenstern, the younger sister of Valerie Harper’s title character in the sitcom Rhoda (1974), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She is best known for her voice role as Marge Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons (1989). She also voices other characters for the show, including Marge’s mother, Jacqueline Bouvier, and sisters Patty and Selma Bouvier.
Julie Kavner
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Michael Newman (Sandler) is a hard working family man, who must please his boss (Hasselhoff), in order to get promoted. Problem is he gets less time with his family, and wishes for a remote in which he can control his life. This soon comes true for Newman, when he meets…
Fun Facts
Born at 6:45pm-PDT
Went in to audition for a guest spot on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970). They loved her, but felt she wasn't right for the part. When Rhoda (1974) was created, they knew they wanted her for the part of "Brenda"". The role was written with her in mind.
Graduated from San Diego State University
Quotes
I sound New York. I sound East Coast much more than a blonde person from L.A.
I was brought up not to be selfish or self-centered. So if you play somebody who isn't so lovable, you can play that person and no one will turn on you. I don't want to play that person in real life. Because then people won't like me so much.
Don't ask me about Beverly Hills High School. Everybody hated it. I hated it. Hated it. Hated it. Hated it.
I'm very, very private; I don't enjoy talking about myself to strangers. Particularly strangers with tapes going.
I have had friends for years who have never seen my house.
That's the joy of acting--you get to play people who are not you; you get to explore the dark, hidden sides of yourself.
When I was trying to come up with the voices for Patty and Selma I asked [James L. Brooks] what he wanted and he said, "They suck the joy out of everything""."