Doris Grau (October 12, 1924 - December 30, 1995) was an American actress, script supervisor and voice actress who served as script supervisor on The Simpsons from 1991 through 1994. She also put her distinctive, raspy voice to use on her famous role as Lunchlady Doris, who was named after her. She also voiced Della in "Bart Gets Hit by a Car", a waitress in "Like Father, Like Clown" and Lurleen Lumpkin in "Marge vs. the Monorail".
Prior to The Simpsons, Grau had served as script supervisor and made occasional appearances The Tracey Ullman Show (1987-1990). She was heard regularly on The Critic as another character named Doris, the make-up lady. As an actress, Grau had a recurring role as waitress Corrinne on Cheers (1986-1987), appeared as Hattie Rifkin in the film The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) and dubbed the voice of Australian actress Mary Acres in Babe (1995). Unfortunately, she died on December 30th, 1995.
Following Grau's death from emphysema, Lunchlady Doris was temporarily retired as a speaking character (although archival audio of Grau was used in "Lisa's Sax"), but returned to the series in "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" (voiced by Tress MacNeille, who has been voicing Lunchlady Doris since that episode). The episode "Team Homer" was dedicated to her memory, although The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family incorrectly stated that it was "'Round Springfield".
Credits[]
Script Supervisor[]
- Episode – "Bart the Genius"
- Episode – "Homer's Odyssey"
- Episode – "There's No Disgrace Like Home"
- Episode – "Bart the General"
- Episode – "Moaning Lisa"
- Episode – "The Telltale Head"
- Episode – "Life on the Fast Lane"
- Episode – "Some Enchanted Evening"
- and other Episodes
Voice actress[]
- Episode – "Bart Gets Hit by a Car"
- Episode – "Like Father, Like Clown"
- Episode – "Lisa's Pony"
- Episode – "I Married Marge"
- Episode – "Lisa the Beauty Queen"
- Episode – "Marge vs. the Monorail"
- Episode – "Selma's Choice"
- Episode – "I Love Lisa"
- Episode – "The Front"
- Episode – "Whacking Day"
- Episode – "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"
- Episode – "Treehouse of Horror V"
- Episode – "A Star is Burns"
- Episode – "Lisa's Wedding"
- Episode – "The PTA Disbands"
- Episode – "'Round Springfield"
- Episode – "The Springfield Connection"
- Episode – "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)"
- Episode – "Radioactive Man"
- Episode – "Bart Sells His Soul"
- Episode – "Lisa the Vegetarian"
- Episode – "Team Homer"
- Episode – "Lisa's Sax"
External links[]
- Doris Grau at Wikipedia
- Doris Grau at the Internet Movie Database
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Starring | |||
Dan Castellaneta | Julie Kavner | Nancy Cartwright | Yeardley Smith | Hank Azaria | Harry Shearer | |||
Also Starring | |||
Pamela Hayden | Tress MacNeille | Maggie Roswell | Russi Taylor | Karl Wiedergott | Christopher Collins | Doris Grau | Jo Ann Harris | Marcia Mitzman Gaven | |||
Special Guest Voices | |||
Kelsey Grammer | Maurice LaMarche | Joe Mantegna | Marcia Wallace | Greg Berg | Albert Brooks | Phil Hartman | Jan Hooks | Jane Kaczmarek | Jon Lovitz | Frank Welker |