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.

### 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|||
|rowspan="2"|1987|_Radio Days_|Mother||
|_Surrender_|Ronnie||||
|1989|_New York Stories_|Treva|||
|rowspan="2"|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|||
|rowspan="3"|1999|_Judy Berlin_|Marie||
|_A Walk on the Moon_|P.A. Announcer||||
|_Story of a Bad Boy_|Elaine||||
|2001|_Someone Like You_|Furry animal|||
|rowspan="3"|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||
|rowspan="3"|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||
|rowspan="2"|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||
|rowspan="3"|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|||
|rowspan="2"|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

## Infobox (actor)

- **name**: Julie Kavner
- **image**: Julie Kavner.jpg
- **birth place**: Los Angeles, California
- **birthname**: Julie Deborah Kavner
- **occupation**: Actress, comedienne
- **yearsactive**: 1974–present
- **known for**: Acting roles:
**Brenda Morgenstern** in _Rhoda_
**Marge Simpson** in _The Simpsons_