Nancy Jean Cartwright (born October 25, 1957) is an American actress and voice actress. She is known for her long-running role as Bart Simpson on the animated television series "The Simpsons". Cartwright also voices other characters for the show, including Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Kearney, Database, and Maggie (previously voiced by fellow co-star, Yeardley Smith). Cartwright was born in Dayton, Ohio. Cartwright moved to Hollywood in 1978 and trained alongside voice actor Daws Butler. Her first professional role was voicing Gloria in the animated series "Richie Rich", which she followed with a starring role in the television movie "Marian Rose White" (1982) and her first feature film, "" (1983).
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Nancy Cartwright | Introduction
She moved to Hollywood in 1978 and trained alongside voice actor Daws Butler. Her first professional role was voicing Gloria in the animated series "Richie Rich". Her first professional role was voicing Gloria in the animated series "Richie Rich" In 1976
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For her subsequent work as Bart, Cartwright received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992 and an Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in the Field of Animation in 1995.
Nancy Cartwright | Introduction
After continuing to search for acting work, in 1987, Cartwright auditioned for a role in a series of animated shorts about a dysfunctional family that was to appear on "The Tracey Ullman Show". Cartwright intended to audition for the role of Lisa Simpson, the middle child; when she arrived at the audition, she found the role of Bart—Lisa's brother—to be more interesting. Matt Groening, the series' creator, allowed her to audition for Bart and offered her the role on the spot. She voiced Bart for three seasons on "The Tracey Ullman Show", and in 1989, the shorts were spun off into a half-hour show called "The Simpsons".
Nancy Cartwright | Introduction
Nancy Jean Cartwright (born October 25, 1957) is an American actress and voice actress. She is known for her long-running role as Bart Simpson on the animated television series "The Simpsons". Cartwright also voices other characters for the show, including Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Kearney, Database, and Maggie (previously voiced by fellow co-star, Yeardley Smith). Cartwright was born in Dayton, Ohio. Cartwright moved to Hollywood in 1978 and trained alongside voice actor Daws Butler. Her first professional role was voicing Gloria in the animated series "Richie Rich", which she followed with a starring role in the television movie "Marian Rose White" (1982) and her first feature film, "" (1983).
Nancy Cartwright | Introduction
During the first season of "The Simpsons", Fox ordered Cartwright not to give interviews, because they did not want to publicize the fact that Bart was voiced by a woman. Cartwright's normal speaking voice is said to have "no obvious traces of Bart", and she believes her role is "the best acting job in the world" since she is rarely recognized in public. When she is recognized and asked to perform Bart's voice in front of children, Cartwright refuses because it "freaks [them] out". Bart's catchphrase "Eat My Shorts" was an ad-lib by Cartwright in one of the original table readings, referring to an incident from her high school days.
Nancy Cartwright | "The Simpsons"
Creator Matt Groening let her try out for Bart and gave her the job on the spot. Bart's voice came naturally to Cartwright, as she had previously used elements of it in "My Little Pony", "Snorks", and "Pound Puppies". Cartwright describes Bart's voice as easy to perform compared with other characters. The recording of the shorts was often primitive; the dialog was recorded on a portable tape deck in a makeshift studio above the bleachers on the set of "The Tracey Ullman Show". Cartwright, the only cast member to have been professionally trained in voice acting, described the sessions as "great fun".
Nancy Cartwright | "The Simpsons"
Cartwright is best known for her role as Bart Simpson on the long-running animated television show "The Simpsons". On March 13, 1987, she auditioned for a series of animated shorts about a dysfunctional family that was to appear on "The Tracey Ullman Show", a sketch comedy program. Cartwright originally intended to audition for the role of Lisa Simpson, the elder daughter. After arriving at the audition, she found that Lisa was simply described as the middle child and at the time did not have much personality. Cartwright became more interested in the role of Bart, described as "devious, underachieving, school-hating, irreverent, [and] clever".
Nancy Cartwright | "The Simpsons"
I read two lines as Bart and they said, 'Thanks for coming!'" Smith was given the role of Lisa instead. On March 13, 1987, Nancy Cartwright went in to audition for the role of Lisa. After arriving at the audition, she found that Lisa was simply described as the "middle child" and at the time did not have much personality. Cartwright became more interested in the role of Bart, who was described as "devious, underachieving, school-hating, irreverent, [and] clever". Matt Groening let her try out for the part instead, and upon hearing her read, gave her the job on the spot.
Bart Simpson | Voice
The segment was based on "The Twilight Zone" television series episode "It's a Good Life", which was later parodied in "The Simpsons" episode "Treehouse of Horror II" (1991). Cartwright continued to do voice work for projects including "Pound Puppies", "Popeye and Son", "Snorks", "My Little Pony" and "Saturday Supercade". She joined a "loop group", and recorded vocals for characters in the background of films, although in most cases the sound was turned down so that very little of her voice was heard. She did minor voice-over work for several films, including "The Clan of the Cave Bear" (1986), "Silverado" (1985), "Sixteen Candles" (1984), "Back to the Future Part II" (1989), and "The Color Purple" (1985).
Nancy Cartwright | Early career
Cartwright was born in Dayton, Ohio, on October 25, 1957, Frank and Miriam Cartwright's fourth of six children. She grew up in Kettering, Ohio, and discovered her talent for voices at an early age. While in the fourth grade at the school of St. Charles Borromeo, she won a school-wide speech competition with her performance of Rudyard Kipling's "How the Camel Got His Hump". Cartwright attended Fairmont West High School, and participated in the school's theater and marching band. She regularly entered public speaking competitions, placing first in the "Humorous Interpretation" category at the National District Tournament two years running.
Nancy Cartwright | Early life
The judges often suggested to her that she should perform cartoon voices. Cartwright graduated from high school in 1976 and accepted a scholarship from Ohio University. She continued to compete in public speaking competitions; during her sophomore year, she placed fifth in the National Speech Tournament's exposition category with her speech "The Art of Animation". In 1976, Cartwright landed a part-time job doing voice-overs for commercials on WING radio in Dayton. A representative from Warner Bros. Records visited WING and later sent Cartwright a list of contacts in the animation industry. One of these was Daws Butler, known for voicing characters such as Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Elroy Jetson, Spike the Bulldog and Yogi Bear.
Nancy Cartwright | Early life
Chuckie because ... he's an asthmatic with five personalities rolled into one—plus I have to do the voice the way [Cavanaugh] did it for 10 years." Other television shows that have used her voice work include "Galaxy High," "God, the Devil and Bob," "Goof Troop," "Mike, Lu & Og," "The Replacements," "Pinky and the Brain" and "Timberwolf". Cartwright has appeared on camera in numerous television shows and films, including "Fame", "Empty Nest", "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", "Flesh and Blood", "Godzilla," and "24". In 2000, Cartwright published her autobiography, "My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy". The book details her career (particularly her experiences as the voice of Bart) and contains stories about life behind the scenes of "The Simpsons".
Nancy Cartwright | Further career
Once while performing, members of the Fairmont West High School marching band switched their chant from the usual "Fairmont West! Fairmont West!" to the irreverent "Eat my shorts!" Cartwright felt it appropriate for Bart, and improvised the line; it became a popular catchphrase on the show. Cartwright voices several other characters on the show, including Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Kearney, and Database. She first voiced Nelson in the episode "Bart the General" (season one, 1990). The character was to be voiced by Dana Hill, but Hill missed the recording session and Cartwright was given the role. She developed Nelson's voice on the spot and describes him as "a throat-ripper".
Nancy Cartwright | "The Simpsons"
Cartwright also voiced a shoe that was "dipped" in acid in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988), describing it as her first "off-screen death scene", and worked to correctly convey the emotion involved.
Nancy Cartwright | Early career
"The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening named Nelson after the wrestling hold of the same name. Cast member Nancy Cartwright voices the character, which first appeared in the fifth episode of the first season, "Bart the General" (1990). American voice actress Dana Hill was first supposed to provide Nelson's voice, and attended the read-through of the episode. However, as Cartwright wrote in her autobiography "My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy", "the producers were still putting together this ensemble of [actors] and, come Monday, at the recording, she was nowhere to be found and the part was assigned to me. I didn't have time to ask why and I still don't have a clue." Cartwright also commented that when she first found out she would be voicing Nelson, "I asked myself, 'What does a bully sound like?' Well...
Nelson Muntz | Character
Smith later recalled, "I always sounded too much like a girl. I read two lines as Bart and they said, 'Thanks for coming!'" Smith was given the role of Lisa instead. On March 13, 1987, Nancy Cartwright went in to audition for the role of Lisa. After arriving at the audition, she found that Lisa was simply described as the "middle child" and at the time did not have much personality. Cartwright became more interested in the role of Bart who she found more fascinating because he was described as "devious, underachieving, school-hating, irreverent, [and] clever." Matt Groening let her try out for the part instead, and upon hearing her read, gave her the job on the spot.
Simpson family | Casting
Ralph Wiggum had originally been voiced by Jo Ann Harris, but Cartwright was assigned to voice the character in "Bart the Murderer" (season three, 1991). Todd Flanders, the only voice for which Cartwright used another source, is based on Sherman (voiced by Walter Tetley), the boy from "Peabody's Improbable History", a series of shorts aired on "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show".
Nancy Cartwright | "The Simpsons"
While attending UCLA, which did not have a public speaking team, Cartwright continued training as a voice actress with Butler. She recalled, "every Sunday I'd take a 20-minute bus ride to his house in Beverly Hills for a one-hour lesson and be there for four hours ... They had four sons, they didn't have a daughter and I kind of fitted in as the baby of the family." Butler introduced her to many of the voice actors and directors at Hanna-Barbera. After she met the director Gordon Hunt, he asked her to audition for a recurring role as Gloria in "Richie Rich".
Nancy Cartwright | Early career
People feel these are real people." Kavner takes recording sessions seriously, and feels that voice acting is "a little more limiting than live acting. And I have nothing to do with my character's movement." Nancy Cartwright, who voices Bart Simpson, said in her book "My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy" that Kavner is "a workhorse of an actor" with "extraordinary professionalism and quiet work ethic", and notes that she is rarely late for recording sessions.
Julie Kavner | "The Simpsons"
My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy is an autobiography written by Nancy Cartwright. First published in September 2000 by Hyperion, it details Cartwright's career, particularly her experiences as the voice of Bart Simpson on "The Simpsons" and contains insights on the show, diary entries and anecdotes about her encounters with various guest stars. Critics commented that the book seemed to be aimed at fans of "The Simpsons" rather than a more general audience. Other criticisms included the simplicity of the writing and a lack of interesting stories. In 2004, Cartwright adapted the book into a one-woman show, which she has performed in the UK and North America, including at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy | Introduction
In addition to her work on "The Simpsons", Cartwright has voiced many other characters on several animated series, including Chuckie Finster in "Rugrats" and "All Grown Up!", Margo Sherman in "The Critic", Mindy in "Animaniacs," and Rufus the naked mole-rat in "Kim Possible". For the role of Rufus, Cartwright researched mole-rats extensively, and became "a font of useless trivia". She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program in 2004 for her work on the show. In 2001, Cartwright took over the "Rugrats" role of Chuckie Finster when Christine Cavanaugh retired. Cartwright describes Rufus and Chuckie as her two most difficult voices: "Rufus because my diaphragm gets a workout while trying to utilize the 18 vocal sounds a mole makes.
Nancy Cartwright | Further career
In flashforward episodes, Cartwright still provides the voice of Bart. For "Lisa's Wedding", (season six, 1995) Bart's voice was electronically lowered. Despite Bart's fame, Cartwright is rarely recognized in public. When she is recognized and asked to perform Bart's voice in front of children, Cartwright refuses as it "freaks [them] out". During the first season of "The Simpsons", the Fox Network did not allow Cartwright to give interviews because they did not want to publicize that Bart was voiced by a woman.
Bart Simpson | Voice
She received the part, and later worked with Hunt on several other projects. At the end of 1980, Cartwright signed with a talent agency and landed a lead role in a pilot for a sitcom called "In Trouble". Cartwright described the show as "forgettable, but it jump-started my on-camera career". She graduated from UCLA in 1981 with a degree in theater. During the summer, Cartwright worked with Jonathan Winters as part of an improvisation troupe at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. Returning to Los Angeles, Cartwright won the lead role in the television movie "Marian Rose White". Janet Maslin, a critic for "The New York Times", described Cartwright as "a chubby, lumbering, slightly cross-eyed actress whose naturalness adds greatly to the film's impact".
Nancy Cartwright | Early career
However, she wanted to appear in the live-action sketches and occasionally showed up for recording sessions early, hoping to be noticed by a producer. In 1989, the shorts were spun off into a half-hour show on the Fox network called "The Simpsons". Bart quickly became the show's breakout personality and one of the most celebrated characters on television—his popularity in 1990 and 1991 was known as "Bartmania". Bart was described as "television's brightest new star" by Mike Boone of "The Gazette" and was named 1990's "entertainer of the year" by "Entertainment Weekly". Despite Bart's fame, however, Cartwright remained relatively unknown.
Nancy Cartwright | "The Simpsons"
Cartwright replied by sending Maslin a letter insisting she was not cross-eyed, and included a photograph. Later, Cartwright auditioned for the role of Ethel, a girl who becomes trapped in a cartoon world in the third segment of "". She met with director Joe Dante and later described him as "a total cartoon buff, and once he took a look at my resume and noticed Daws Butler's name on it, we were off and running, sharing anecdotes about Daws and animation. After about twenty minutes, he said, 'considering your background, I don't see how I could cast anyone "but" you in this part! It was her first role in a feature film.
Nancy Cartwright | Early career
Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, and Yeardley Smith all began voicing their characters on "The Tracey Ullman Show". Nancy Cartwright was the only one of the group who had been trained to be a voice actor while Castellaneta had done some voice over work in Chicago. Castellaneta and Kavner had been part of the regular cast of "The Tracey Ullman Show" and voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask them to voice Homer and Marge rather than hire more actors. The producers decided to hold casting for the roles of Bart and Lisa. Yeardley Smith had initially been asked to audition for the role of Bart, but casting director Bonita Pietila believed her voice was too high.
Simpson family | Casting
The producers decided to hold casting for the roles of Bart and Lisa. Smith had initially been asked to audition for the role of Bart, but casting director Bonita Pietila believed her voice was too high, so she was given the role of Lisa instead. Cartwright was originally brought in to voice Lisa, but upon arriving at the audition, she found that Lisa was simply described as the "middle child" and at the time did not have much personality. Cartwright became more interested in the role of Bart, who was described as "devious, underachieving, school-hating, irreverent, [and] clever". Groening let her try out for the part instead, and upon hearing her read, gave her the job on the spot.
The Simpsons | Voice actors
Lurleen's last name, Lumpkin, came from the country bumpkin character Tony Lumpkin in the 1773 comedy play "She Stoops to Conquer" by Oliver Goldsmith. Bart's voice actor, Nancy Cartwright, wrote in her autobiography "My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy" that the episode's script gives the audience a "visual and aural feast". She said the background designers "must have gone on another field trip for this one" because they captured the look of a typical musical recording studio. The recording studio in the episode, where Lurleen records her new songs with the Simpson family, features two rooms, one for the artist and one for the engineer, with a pane of glass between them.
Colonel Homer | Animation
Schooley attributes much of the show's success to Romano and Friedle's chemistry, explaining, "they add something to this that makes it more than a typical gag-oriented cartoon." To prepare herself for the role of Rufus, Nancy Cartwright, best known for her long-running voice work as Bart Simpson on "The Simpsons", researched naked mole rats extensively to the point of which she became "a font of useless trivia" and knowledge. Cartwright cites Rufus among her two most difficult characters to voice due to the constant use of her diaphragm required to produce 18 mole rat sound effects. Her performance earned her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program.
Kim Possible | Casting
Academy Award winning actress Meryl Streep was called in to do the voice of Jessica. Nancy Cartwright, who provides the voice of Bart Simpson on the show, was a huge fan of Streep and she assumed that Streep would record her lines individually, but all of their recordings were done together. Streep showed up alone with no entourage at the Village Recorder in West Los Angeles at 2:30 p.m., where she recorded her parts with Cartwright. Streep was continually doing many different versions of her lines. Mirkin felt she was easy to work with because she was versatile and keen to do a lot of different things, and as Mirkin expressed it, "easily evil".
Bart's Girlfriend | Production
While the roles of Homer and Marge were given to Dan Castellaneta and Julie Kavner because they were already a part of the "Tracey Ullman Show" cast, the producers decided to hold casting for the roles of Bart and Lisa. Nancy Cartwright intended to audition for the role of Lisa, but disliked the character's bland description—Lisa was described simply as the "middle child"—and read for the role of Bart instead. Casting director Bonita Pietila brought Yeardley Smith in for an audition after seeing her performing in the play "Living on Salvation Street". Smith was hesitant to audition for an animated series, but her agent had persuaded her to give it a try.
Lisa Simpson | Voice
The kids still needed voices, and Nancy Cartwright, a journeyman voice actress, came in to audition. She recalled that "I was already doing voicework for eight different shows at the time and thought this would just be another job. They originally wanted me for Lisa's voice, but I thought 'Nah, I don't want to be the boring middle child, I want to be a bratty 10-year old boy.' So as soon as I gave a demonstration, [Brooks and Groening] hired me on the spot." Some time later, Yeardley Smith, a 22-year-old B-movie actress whose most notable accomplishment to date was featuring in the notorious 1986 Stephen King film "Maximum Overdrive", was brought in to do Lisa's voice.
The Simpsons shorts | Development
Cartwright is the only one of the six main "Simpsons" cast members who had been professionally trained in voice acting prior to working on the show. Cartwright's normal speaking voice is said to have "no obvious traces of Bart". The voice came naturally to Cartwright; prior to "The Tracey Ullman Show", she had used elements of it in shows such as "My Little Pony", "Snorks", and "Pound Puppies". Cartwright describes Bart's voice as easy to perform, saying, "Some characters take a little bit more effort, upper respiratory control, whatever it is technically. But Bart is easy to do. I can just slip into that without difficulty." She usually does five or six readings of every line in order to give the producers more to work with.
Bart Simpson | Voice
Yeardley Smith originally tried out for the role of Bart, while Nancy Cartwright (who was later cast as the voice for Bart) tried out for Lisa. Producers considered Smith's voice too high for a boy, so she was given the role of Lisa. In the "Tracey Ullman Show" shorts, Lisa was something of a "female Bart" who mirrored her brother's mischief, but as the series progressed she became a liberal voice of reason which has drawn both praise and criticism from fans of the show. Because of her unusual pointed hairstyle, many animators consider Lisa the most difficult "Simpsons" character to draw.
Lisa Simpson | Introduction
Cartwright called him and left a message in a Cockney accent on his answering machine. Butler immediately called her back and agreed to be her mentor. He mailed her a script and instructed her to send him a tape recording of herself reading it. Once he received the tape, Butler critiqued it and sent her notes. For the next year, they continued in this way, completing a new script every few weeks. Cartwright described Butler as "absolutely amazing, always encouraging, always polite". Cartwright returned to Ohio University for her sophomore year, but transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) so she could be closer to Hollywood and Butler.
Nancy Cartwright | Early life
Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Castellaneta as well as Julie Kavner to voice Homer and Marge, rather than hire more actors. Nancy Cartwright and Yeardley Smith performed the voices of Bart Simpson and Lisa Simpson respectively.
The Simpsons (franchise) | Shorts on "The Tracey Ullman Show"
Bart's voice is provided by Nancy Cartwright, who voices several other child characters on "The Simpsons", including Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, and Kearney. While the roles of Homer and Marge were given to Dan Castellaneta and Julie Kavner because they were already a part of "The Tracey Ullman Show" cast, the producers decided to hold casting for the roles of Bart and Lisa. Yeardley Smith had initially been asked to audition for the role of Bart, but casting director Bonita Pietila believed her voice was too high. Smith later recalled, "I always sounded too much like a girl.
Bart Simpson | Voice
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Lisa Simpson | Voice
Matt Groening, creator of the shorts, allowed her to audition for Bart, and gave her the job on the spot after hearing her reading. From there, the book contains her experiences as the voice of Bart. After three seasons of shorts, a half-hour spinoff called "The Simpsons" debuted in 1989. In the following chapters, she recalls the early days of "The Simpsons", commenting on the recording process and her co-stars and revealing how she got the roles of some of the other characters she voices, including Nelson Muntz and Ralph Wiggum. In the 15th chapter, she discusses her experiences of voicing a famous character, but rarely being recognized.
My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy | Content
In 1987, Smith auditioned for the "Simpsons" shorts on "The Tracey Ullman Show". Smith intended to audition for the role of Bart Simpson, but the casting director felt her voice was too high, and she was cast as Bart's sister Lisa. In 1989, the shorts were spun off into their own half-hour show, "The Simpsons". For her work on "The Simpsons", Smith received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992.
Yeardley Smith | Introduction
Among Bergman's favorite series were "Jonny Quest", "The Flintstones", and "Wait Till Your Father Gets Home", which she considered a "precursor to "The Simpsons"." Bergman attended Le Conte Middle School and Hollywood High School, graduating in June 1978 with top academic honors. Following in the steps of one of her idols, Carol Burnett, Bergman attended University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and studied theater arts from 1978 until 1981. She was a classmate and friend of future "The Simpsons" voice actress Nancy Cartwright.
Mary Kay Bergman | Early life
Pamela Hayden (born November 28, 1953) is an American actress and voice actress, known for providing various voices for the animated television show "The Simpsons", such as Milhouse Van Houten.
Pamela Hayden | Introduction
Her mother, Miriam, died late in the summer of 1978. Cartwright nearly changed her relocation plans but, on September 17, 1978, "joylessly" left for Westwood, Los Angeles.
Nancy Cartwright | Early life
He proceeded to mass-produce his new product and regained his fortune. He then bought each member of the family gifts and paid Homer back with a vibrating chair, along with his forgiveness. The episode was recorded on August 13, 1990. The voice of Herb was provided by guest star Danny DeVito, an American actor who was suggested for the role by "Simpsons" executive producer Sam Simon. Bart's voice actor, Nancy Cartwright, writes in her autobiography "My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy" that DeVito had to record his lines quickly because he had another appointment, so the staff focused on recording only his scenes instead of the whole episode at once.
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? | Production
She knew what she wanted to do and was able to do it; end of story." Lee Bacchus of "The Province" wrote that "This little book by the voice of Bart Simpson reads as if it were written by a 10-year-old boy. Not that that's all bad. Cartwright, who voices Bart along with Ralph Wiggum and a few others on The Simpsons, gives a very unchallenging tour behind the scenes of the phenomenally successful series. It's kind of fun to discover how the show is put together and how an adult woman snagged one of the coolest jobs in the world If only it wasn't all so relentlessly perky." Another common criticism was that the book was aimed at fans of "The Simpsons" and not a general audience.
My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy | Reception
Who the hell are you?". However, the exception of "Ay, caramba!", these hallmarks have been retired or not often used. Bart has appeared in other media relating to "The Simpsons" – including video games, "The Simpsons Movie", "The Simpsons" Ride, commercials, and comic books – and inspired an entire line of merchandise. In casting, Cartwright originally planned to audition for the role of Lisa, while Yeardley Smith tried out for Bart. Smith's voice was too high for a boy, so she was given the role of Lisa. Cartwright found that Lisa was not interesting at the time, so instead auditioned for Bart, which she thought was a better role.
Bart Simpson | Introduction
In the mid-2000s, Thompson began focusing more on comedy. She attended The Second City and The Groundlings improvisational comedy enterprises. Afterward she began doing sketch comedy and stand up in various theaters and comedy clubs in the Los Angeles area. In 2006, Thompson began performing as a warm up comic for television and theater productions such as the Fox television sitcom Happy Hour. Thompson does voice-overs through voice casting agent Kalmenson & Kalmenson.
Lisa Joann Thompson | Theater and Voice-Overs
"My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy" opens with a dedication to Daws Butler, a list of acknowledgements and a foreword from Cartwright's "The Simpsons" co-star Dan Castellaneta. The first chapter of the book details Cartwright's life and career prior to 1987. In the second chapter, Cartwright recalls the day she went to audition for a role in a series of animated shorts on "The Tracey Ullman Show". The shorts were about a dysfunctional family and Cartwright intended to audition for the role of Lisa Simpson, the eldest daughter. Upon arriving at the audition, she found the role of her brother Bart to be much more interesting.
My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy | Content
Cartwright said in an interview with "The Pantagraph" that she really wanted Streep's autograph, but was afraid to ask for it. After the recording session, Streep tapped Cartwright on the shoulder, and said her kids were big "The Simpsons" fans and that she would be in "big trouble" if she did not get Cartwright's autograph.
Bart's Girlfriend | Production
She began singing in the church choir as a child. When she was eleven, she realized she hoped to achieve success as a singer while at a church retreat. Simpson auditioned for "The Mickey Mouse Club" at the age of twelve, auditioning with a performance of "Amazing Grace" and dancing to "Ice Ice Baby" (1990). She advanced through multiple rounds, eventually being a semi-finalist for the show alongside artists such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Justin Timberlake. Simpson claimed that she became nervous about her final audition after seeing Aguilera perform, and she ultimately was not selected for the show.
Jessica Simpson | 1980–1998: Childhood and career beginnings
Each episode of "The Simpsons" takes more than six months to produce, so it is difficult for the show to comment on current events. The writers therefore decided to add a brief response to the next broadcast of "The Simpsons", which was a rerun of "Stark Raving Dad" on January 30. Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart, was quickly called in so she could record a line. The broadcast included a new tongue-in-cheek opening. The scene, from the episode "Simpson and Delilah", begins in the Simpsons' living room where the family is watching Bush's speech. When Bush says "to make American families a lot more like the Waltons and a lot less like the Simpsons", Bart replies, "Hey, we're just like the Waltons.
Stark Raving Dad | Alternate opening
Fox was inspired to go into voice acting after having taken a voice-over workshop in 1990 with Sue Blu, a Los Angeles-based animation director and producer. After moving to Los Angeles for the Betty Boop gig, she voiced supporting and background characters for "The Simpsons", mostly with kids voices and loop groups, which she did for three years. She also voiced characters for the related productions "Futurama" and "King of the Hill". One of her first anime roles was Sakura in "Ninja Cadets". She voiced Lady Aska, a major character in the second season of "Magic Knight Rayearth", a series in which she also rewrote lyrics and sang the theme songs.
Sandy Fox | Voice-over career
Laura A. Bischoff of the "Dayton Daily News" commented that the book was the "ultimate insider's guide to "The Simpsons"". Critics complained that the book lacked interesting stories and was aimed mostly at fans of "The Simpsons" rather than a general audience. Cartwright adapted "My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy" into a one-woman play in 2004. Cartwright has performed it at a variety of venues, including the August 2004 Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland. The play received modest reviews, including criticism for a lack of inside stories about "The Simpsons", and its "overweeningly upbeat" tone. David Chatterton of "The British Theatre Guide" described the show as "interesting and entertaining, but not really a 'must see' even for Simpsons fans".
Nancy Cartwright | Further career
Angela Cartwright was born in Altrincham, Cheshire, England, in 1952. She made her first film appearance at the age of three years as Paul Newman's character's daughter in "Somebody Up There Likes Me" (1956), and appeared with Rock Hudson and Sidney Poitier in "Something of Value" (1957). After moving to the United States, Cartwright appeared for seven seasons in the CBS TV series "The Danny Thomas Show", opposite comedian Danny Thomas. She remained close to Thomas after the series cancellation until his death on February 6, 1991. Cartwright played the role of Brigitta von Trapp in "The Sound of Music" (1965).
Angela Cartwright | Early life and career
She shared the award with five other voice actors from "The Simpsons". Various episodes in which Bart is strongly featured have been nominated for Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program, including "Radio Bart" in 1992, "Future-Drama" in 2005, "The Haw-Hawed Couple" in 2006 and "Homer's Phobia", which won the award in 1997. In 1995, Cartwright won an Annie Award for "Voice Acting in the Field of Animation" for her portrayal of Bart in an episode. In 2000, Bart and the rest of the Simpson family were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard.
Bart Simpson | Commendations
She started her career on the stage. In 1948-1949, she wrote scripts for the television programs "Pantomime Quiz" and "Time For Beany". Apart from writing scripts and books, Gardner also worked as a music composer for films. However, she was most active as an actress for radio and television animated series. She voiced Spunky in "The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole", Tanta Kringle and various other female roles on the Christmas special "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town", Bonnie Bonnet and Madame Esmerelda on the TV special "Here Comes Peter Cottontail", played Josephine Bonaparte opposite Groucho Marx's Napoleon in the animated special "The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians" and Zazu the Fairy Godmother on "Pound Puppies".
Joan Gardner (voice actor) | Career
Castellaneta and Kavner were asked to voice the lead roles of Homer and Marge Simpson as they were regular cast members of "The Tracey Ullman Show" on which "The Simpsons shorts" appeared. Cartwright auditioned for the part of Lisa, but found that Lisa was simply described as the "middle child" and at the time did not have much personality. She then became more interested in the role of Bart, so "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening let her try out for that part instead, and upon hearing her read, he gave her the job on the spot. Smith had initially been asked by casting director Bonita Pietila to audition for the role of Bart, but Pietila then realised that Smith's voice was too high, Smith was given the role of Lisa instead.
List of The Simpsons cast members | Background
Cartwright was born in Bristol and grew up in Los Angeles, having emigrated to the US shortly after the birth of her younger sister, actress Angela Cartwright. In 1958, her career as a child actress began with a role in "In Love and War". Among her early appearances were repeated roles in the television series "Leave It to Beaver" (as Beaver's classmates Violet Rutherford and, later, Peggy MacIntosh) and episodes of "" "The Haunting" (1960) and "The Twilight Zone" "I Sing the Body Electric" (1962). In 1963, she guest starred twice in NBC's medical drama about psychiatry, "The Eleventh Hour", in the episodes "The Silence of Good Men" and "My Name is Judith, I'm Lost, You See".
Veronica Cartwright | Early life and education
Actor Sean Giambrone, who plays Ron in the film, expressed admiration for Cartwright's "ability to bring Rufus to life with her voice", feeling that he bonded with the character despite being unable to see or interact with him while filming. Despite being best known for voicing Bart Simpson in "The Simpsons", Cartwright considers voicing Rufus a highlight of her career, enjoying fans' surprised reactions when she demonstrates her Rufus impression for them: "it’s kind of surprising that I’m like five feet tall, I’ve got children of my own, I’m a grandma, and these sounds come out of this little package here.
Rufus (Kim Possible) | Creation and voice
Shortly before it began a run on Broadway at the Uris Theater on 18 August 1981, she was forced to withdraw after a physician diagnosed nodes on her vocal cords; Nancy Ringham, her understudy, assumed the role in what was her Broadway debut.
Cheryl Kennedy | Career
Hayden provides voices for characters in "The Simpsons" including Bart Simpson’s unlucky best friend Milhouse Van Houten, teenage thug Jimbo Jones, Ned Flanders' first-born son Rod, Chief Wiggum’s wife and Ralph Wiggum‘s mother Sarah, Lois Pennycandy and Lisa Simpson’s friend Janey Powell. She also originally voiced the character of Katrina (Shanks) Meltsner on the Focus on the Family radio drama "Adventures in Odyssey" from 1993 to 2000. She is also the voice actress for Bianca from "", Douglas McNoggin on "Lloyd in Space" and Sublimity Jill/Daughter #2 in "Party Wagon".
Pamela Hayden | Biography
Bart had conceived that role in hopes of singer Alma Cogan playing it. However, it was reported that after he had cast Brown as Nancy, he then composed the "Oliver!" numbers "As Long as He Needs Me" and "It's a Fine Life" specifically with her in mind. She reprised the role of Nancy in the 1963 Broadway production of "Oliver!", earning a Tony Award nomination for her performance, and her voice is heard on both the original West End and Broadway cast recordings.
Georgia Brown (English singer) | Career
Smith originally auditioned for the role of Bart but Pietila believed her voice was too high. Smith later recalled: "I always sounded too much like a girl, I read two lines as Bart and they said, 'Thanks for coming!'" Pietila offered Smith the role of Lisa instead. Smith and the show's writers worked to give Lisa a more defined personality, and she has developed greatly during the series. In her 2000 memoir "My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy", Cartwright wrote: "with the brilliant wit of the writers and the wry, in-your-eye, honest-to-a-fault interpretation, Yeardley Smith has made Lisa a bright light of leadership, full of compassion and competence beyond her years.
Lisa Simpson | Voice
She was cast as tomboy Jo Polniaczek in the fall of 1980 during the show's second season when four of the first season's cast, including Molly Ringwald, were dismissed from the show. This is often considered to be her most well-known role and she portrayed the character until the show was canceled in 1988. McKeon also provided the voice for many "ABC Weekend Special" cartoon characters, including the voice for "Scruffy."
Nancy McKeon | Early life and career
Joan Gardner (November 16, 1926 – December 10, 1992) was an American actress who was most active in voice over roles. She was also a screenwriter, songwriter, author and composer.
Joan Gardner (voice actor) | Introduction
Simpson's first acting role came in a radio adaptation of "The Little Princess" in 1997.
Becky Simpson | Career
Cartwright began her acting career at age 5 for television commercials. In 1992, she made her mainstream television debut on an episode of "Police Rescue". She has also guest starred in "Water Rats" and "Roar". She won her breakout role and best-known role to date in 1998, portraying Hayley Smith Lawson on "Home and Away". Cartwright became a series fan favourite and earned herself numerous Logie Award nominations until 2005. In the same year, Cartwright earned a Most Popular Actress win. She coincidentally fell pregnant within months of her 'Home and Away' character, and then left the series to become a full-time mother.
Bec Hewitt | Career
Borgnine apologized because he felt that he was not being able to sing very well, but Nancy Cartwright, who provides the voice of Bart, thought his voice "added to the authenticity of his character". "The Simpsons"s creator Matt Groening thought the recording sessions with Borgnine were "so much fun". Hank Azaria, who provides the voice of Apu, commented that Borgnine "had no idea what the hell he was doing. He's a good actor, and he read his lines just fine, but he had no idea what the show was, no idea what we were doing." In her book "My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy", Cartwright comments that she was a fan of Borgnine's performance in "Marty".
Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood | Production
Cartwright was a fan of DeVito's and recalls: "This morning, at the table read, I had just filled my plate with assorted fruits when Bonnie said to my backside, 'Nancy, I want to introduce you to...' and I turned and practically knocked over Danny DeVito, all four feet, eleven inches of him. How embarrassing!" While recording the scenes, Cartwright stood directly across the room from DeVito, which she appreciated since she got to see him in action. She thought DeVito "threw his body and soul" into his performance. While the recording took part, animation director Archer scribbled down some of DeVito's attitudes, gestures, and facial expressions on a piece of paper as he performed.
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? | Production
In 2005, Cartwright created a scholarship at Fairmont High School "designed to aid Fairmont [graduates] who dream of following in her footsteps and studying speech, debate, drama or music" at Ohio University. In 2005, Cartwright was given the title of Honorary Mayor of Northridge, California (a neighborhood of Los Angeles) by the Northridge Chamber of Commerce.
Nancy Cartwright | Personal life
Brooks. Yeardley Smith, who provides the voice of Lisa, said she grew as an actress after working with Hoffman that day. "The Simpsons" writer Al Jean said he remembered that when the audio track of the episode came back, Hoffman's voice was too low on the singing parts. The staff were "petrified" that the singing scenes would not show up on air, so they had Hoffman re-record them when he was in Los Angeles. Vitti mentioned on Twitter that the note Lisa receives at the end of the episode should have had an exclamation point at the end. He did not notice it in the animatic and it still "haunts [him] to this day".
Lisa's Substitute | Production
She was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 16, 1926 to Jack "Jumbo" Gardner, a prominent jazz musician and Adelaide (Cline) Gardner.
Joan Gardner (voice actor) | Early life
The show won the Annie Award for Best Animated Television Program in 1995 for season six, while Cartwright won the Annie for Voice Acting in the Field of Animation.
The Simpsons (season 6) | Reception
Maggie Roswell went on to voice other recurring characters on the show, such as Helen Lovejoy (the reverend's wife), Miss Hoover (an elementary school teacher), and Luann Van Houten (the mother of Bart's best friend, Milhouse), as well as several more one-time characters and background characters. Fellow "Simpsons" cast member Nancy Cartwright wrote in her autobiography that "Maggie Roswell has been blessed with a skill in creating one of the hardest things to create: the 'normal sound,' whatever that is. So she can easily slip into the gal next door or any number of assorted reporters, medical students, jury members, accountants, scientists and moms." Roswell was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on "The Simpsons".
Maggie Roswell | Early "The Simpsons", Roswell 'n' Rayle, pay dispute
In 2004, Cartwright ended her partnership with Warner Music.
Bec Hewitt | Career
Béatrice Picard, , (born July 3, 1929 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress whose career spans over six decades. She became known for her role as Angelina Desmarais in one of the first French Canadian "télé-roman" series called "Le survenant" in the early days of French-speaking television. She then went on to a prolific career in televised comedies such as "Cré Basil" and "Symphorien". She also played in numerous theatre productions, summer plays, and films. Most recently, she is well known as the Quebec French voice of Marge Simpson in "The Simpsons". Picard received the title of "Miss Radio, Télévision et Cinéma Monde" in 1958.
Béatrice Picard | Introduction
Her first big break in acting was in 1988 for the made-for-television movie "A Father's Homecoming", which was an NBC movie of the week. She was also selected among a group of about six thousand girls in a nationwide search to be in several episodes of the "Santa Barbara" soap opera television series. After doing more regional work, she eventually moved to Los Angeles, where she took on sporadic guest roles typical for young actresses on shows such as "Melrose Place", "ER", and "Charmed". Her first major voice-over role in cartoons was the main character Ivy in "Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?" which was based on the computer game series.
Jennifer Hale | Acting, voice-over in cartoons
Beatrice Benaderet ( ; April 4, 1908 – October 13, 1968) was an American radio and television actress and voice actress and comedian. Born in New York City and raised in San Francisco, she began performing in Bay Area theatre and radio before embarking on a Hollywood career that spanned over three decades. Benaderet first specialized in voiceover work in the golden age of radio, appearing on numerous programs while working with comedians of the era such as Jack Benny, Burns and Allen, and Lucille Ball. Her expertise in dialect and characterization led to her becoming Warner Bros.' leading voice of female characters in their animated cartoons of the early 1940s through the mid-1950s.
Bea Benaderet | Introduction
Once she graduated, Parris moved to Hollywood, California and studied voice acting under the guidance of Daws Butler (voice of "Yogi Bear") as a student in his voice acting workshop. Her first television voice-over role was Shelly on "Jabberjaw" (1976) produced by Hanna-Barbera. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, other voice-over credits included "Yogi's Space Race", "Buford and the Galloping Ghost", "Shirt Tales", "The Littles", "The Smurfs", "Sherlock Hound", "Dumbo's Circus", "", "DuckTales" and "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh", as well as numerous roles on the 1977–1979 Disneyland Records read-along storybook recordings for "Pinocchio", "Bambi", "Cinderella", "Lady and the Tramp", "Mary Poppins" and "Pete's Dragon".
Patricia Parris | Career
She is known as the voice of the protagonists in 3 Fujiko Fujio works, "Obake no Q-tarō", "Ninja Hattori-kun", and "Chimpui". As a dub artist she is known for the roles of Jerry (1969-1970) from "Tom and Jerry" and Bart Simpson from "The Simpsons".
Junko Hori | Introduction
Angela Margaret Cartwright (born September 9, 1952) is an American actress primarily known for her roles in movies and television. Cartwright became known in movies as a child actress for her role as Brigitta von Trapp in the film "The Sound of Music" (1965). On television, she played Linda Williams, the stepdaughter of Danny Williams (played by Danny Thomas) in the 1950s TV series "The Danny Thomas Show", and Penny Robinson in the 1960s television series "Lost in Space". Her older sister is actress Veronica Cartwright.
Angela Cartwright | Introduction
Bartholomew JoJo Simpson is a fictional character in the American animated television series "The Simpsons" and part of the Simpson family. He is voiced by Nancy Cartwright and first appeared on television in "The Tracey Ullman Show" short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987. Cartoonist Matt Groening created and designed Bart while waiting in the lobby of James L. Brooks' office. Groening had been called to pitch a series of shorts based on his comic strip, "Life in Hell", but instead decided to create a new set of characters. While the rest of the characters were named after Groening's family members, Bart's name is an anagram of the word "brat".
Bart Simpson | Introduction
Ever." celebration which commemorates the 20th anniversary of the show. To promote the broadcast, Jean, Brooks and voice actor Nancy Cartwright visited Ireland and participated in the Saint Patrick's Day parade in Dublin.
In the Name of the Grandfather | Introduction
She received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for playing the character, winning the award in 1978, the year that the series ended. Starting in 1987, Kavner started appearing on "The Tracey Ullman Show". "The Tracey Ullman Show" included a series of animated shorts about a dysfunctional family. Voices were needed for the shorts, and the producers asked Kavner to voice Marge. The shorts were 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. For her work as Marge, Kavner received another Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992 and an Annie Award nomination for her performance as the character in "The Simpsons Movie".
Julie Kavner | Introduction
Julie Kavner (another "Tracey Ullman" cast member), Nancy Cartwright, and Yeardley Smith performed the voices of Marge Simpson, Bart Simpson, and Lisa Simpson respectively. The crew began to string the clips together on tape to play for the show's live audience, and "The Simpsons" generated "the biggest laughs of the show" according to John Ortved, author of "". The writing staff of "Ullman" soon began to view "The Simpsons" as poor relations due to the popularity, and Brooks began to consider adapting the shorts for its own half-hour series. Brooks' decision was partly inspired by the cheerleading of David Silverman, who drunkenly approached him at a Christmas party and suggested the idea, passionately emphasizing what a primetime series would mean for the animation industry.
History of The Simpsons | The Tracey Ullman shorts (1987–1989)
Julie Kavner, who was a member of the original cast of "The Tracey Ullman Show", was asked to voice Marge so that more voice actors would not be needed. Kavner has won several awards for voicing Marge, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992. She was also nominated for an Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature for her performance in "The Simpsons Movie". In 2000, Marge, along with the rest of her family, was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Marge Simpson | Introduction
On July 28, 2020, it was announced the show had received three nominations for the 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. "Thanksgiving of Horror" was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, while both Nancy Cartwright and Hank Azaria were up for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. Cartwright was nominated for playing Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum and Todd Flanders for the episode "Better Off Ned" and Azaria for his roles of Professor Frink, Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Carl Carlson, Cletus Spuckler, Kirk Van Houten and Captain McCallister in "Frinkcoin". On September 19, 2020 it was announced however that "Rick and Morty" won the award for Outstanding Animated Program, while Maya Rudolph picked up the voice-acting award for her work in "Big Mouth".
The Simpsons (season 31) | Accolades
Matthews (1969) writes: "Even after her great success in Vienna and her subsequent popularity on the English stage, her voice was said to have had a sort of twang, and it was her vivacity and gift for comedy which made her reputation."
Nancy Storace | Assessment
She made a one-off recording in 1965 for RCA Victor, cutting the single "I Don't Mind (Being Your Fool)" under the name Carolyn Cooke: becoming pregnant with her first son at age 15 ended RCA's interest in promoting her. Douglas also cut several jingles for TV commercials – "[I] used to do voiceovers for Ideal Toys and General Mills with Bernadette Peters" – but recalls: "I never thought I would be a singer," and for most of the 1960s Douglas pursued an acting career, appearing in an episode of "The Patty Duke Show" but mostly acting in theatrical productions beginning with "One Tuesday Morning" starring Clarice Taylor.
Carol Douglas | Early life and acting career
Maggie Roswell was given the role of Maude, Ned's loving wife, and became a regular cast member with this episode. She had previously played supporting parts in the show's first season. Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart, commented on Roswell's acting: "Maggie has been blessed with a skill in creating one of the hardest things to create: the 'normal sound', whatever that is. So she can easily slip into the gal next door."
Dead Putting Society | Production
Late in life she taught voice at the University of Utah.
Kathleen Hart Bibb | Career
Simpson made her debut as a singer in 1891 and before retiring from singing in 1895, performed at Madison Square Garden. When she left performing, Simpson turned to a career in public speaking and simultaneously continued her education at the Boston College of Chiropody, graduating as a chiropodist in 1911. From 1903 to 1940, she spoke throughout the Northeastern Seaboard and Midwest, giving talks on lynching and racial inequality. In addition to her business career, Simpson was an active clubwoman, involved in the founding of such organizations as the Woman's Era Club (1892), for which she was secretary for 14 years and the Harriet Tubman House (1903).
M. Cravath Simpson | Career
as a freelance actor who voiced peripheral characters, and unlike Mel Blanc, was not under contract with the studio. In 1955, she was succeeded by June Foray as Warner's premier female voice artist.
Bea Benaderet | Voice acting
Gagnon voiced Homer Simpson in the Quebec version of "The Simpsons" beginning in 1991. He continued in that role for 27 years until 2017, when he retired due to health reasons. He was described as having a completely differently personality than Homer, with Gagnon remembered as "charming, polite and refined" by fellow voice actor Natalie Hamel-Roy. Nonetheless, his voice became so synonymous with the character that during a week-long visit to Cuba, he was constantly asked by children there to repeat Homer's catchphrase "D'oh!" He also did the voice-over for Grampa Simpson after the death of the previous voice-actor, Jean-Louis Millette.
Hubert Gagnon | Career
A clip from "A Clockwork Yellow" was first shown at the San Diego Comic-Con in July 2014. Executive producer Al Jean spoke to "Entertainment Weekly" in September 2014 about the third segment of the episode, and the difference in voices between the older and newer versions of the characters. He said that although Dan Castellaneta’s portrayal of Homer is better remembered for its evolution over time, Nancy Cartwright’s voicing of Bart changed as well, because "it was lower-register, and you can see in the difference in this segment. It was really funny to get the interplay [between the two versions of the Simpsons] and for the actors to see the voice evolution.
Treehouse of Horror XXV | Production
She left Fox and appeared in movies as a freelance and at Universal Studios, where she appeared in an Abbott and Costello picture and the Francis the Talking Mule movie "Francis Covers the Big Town" (1953), her last picture.
Nancy Guild | Film career
This season also features the first episode written by voice actor Nancy Cartwright with the episode "Girl's in the Band", making her the third of the six main cast members to have an episode to their name (Dan Castellaneta having cowritten many scripts since season 11 and Harry Shearer writing the season 28 episode "Trust But Clarify"). This also makes her the first female main cast member credited with a writing credit, and the season overall hit a new high for women writers with ten females with episodes credited to them, including two scripts from Megan Amram and a joint script by veteran Simpsons writer Jeff Martin and his daughter Jenna Martin.
The Simpsons (season 30) | Production
Ladd originally came to Hollywood to begin a career in music (she was known as "Cherie Moor" when she was the singing voice of Melody on Hanna-Barbera's "Josie and the Pussycats" animated series, and she also sang on the 1970 album of the same name). However, she soon began to land non-singing roles in commercials and episodic television, including guest appearances on shows such as on "The Rookies", "The Partridge Family", "Police Woman", "The Muppet Show" and "Happy Days".
Cheryl Ladd | Early roles
(Another source says: "In 1947, she joined with the Barter Theatre and for a year toured with that company throughout the southwest. In March of 1948, she returned to New York and radio ...")
Margaret Draper | Career
Both shows were produced at the facilities of the CBS Radio Network.
Nancy Giles | Career
Marilyn Sue Schreffler (June 14, 1945 – January 7, 1988) was an American voice actress who provided voice-overs for several animated television series, mostly for Hanna-Barbera Productions.
Marilyn Schreffler | Introduction