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Doris Grau

 
Actor: Doris Grau
  • Born: 1924
  • Died: Dec 30, 1995
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '80s-'90s
  • Major Genres: Comedy

Biography

Doris Grau spent most of her career as a script consultant on feature films and television series, but she also worked as both an actress and a voice artist. In the latter capacity, Grau's talents can be heard on episodes of the animated series The Simpsons and The Critic. She also provided additional voices on the movie Babe (1995). As an actress, Grau appeared in The Distinguished Gentleman (1992). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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Doris Grau
Born October 12, 1924(1924-10-12)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died December 30, 1995 (aged 71)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation Script supervisor, voice actress, actress

Doris Grau (October 12, 1924 - December 30, 1995) was an American actress, script supervisor and voice artist, perhaps most famous for her work in later life on The Simpsons, where she provided the voice for Lunchlady Doris and other characters.

Like Selma Diamond, Grau played gravel-voiced, chain smoking women on TV shows like The Simpsons and The Critic. She also had a few guest appearances on The Tracey Ullman Show and provided additional voices for the movie Babe (1995). Grau appeared on camera in The Distinguished Gentleman (1992).

She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Springfield Elementary School cafeteria worker Lunchlady Doris, on the animated series The Simpsons, as well as Doris in The Critic. She also had a recurring role as The Hungry Heifer waitress Corrinne on Cheers.

Following Grau's death from lung disease in 1995,[1] the characters she voiced were retired out of respect (similar to the retirement of Phil Hartman's characters), with the exception of Lunchlady Doris, who returned to The Simpsons after a decade-long absence in 2006 (voiced by Tress MacNeille) in Season 18.

References

  1. ^ Dean Robinson (1996-01-08). "TBS Premieres 'Survivors of the Holocaust'". The Journal Gazette: p. 4D. 

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