Biography for
Julie Kavner More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

7 September 1950, Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name

Julie Deborah Kavner

Height

5' 7" (1.70 m)

Trade Mark

Best known as the voice of "Marge Simpson" on the TV show "The Simpsons" (1989)

Trivia

Born at 6:45pm-PDT

Julie went in to audition for a guest spot on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. They loved her, but felt she wasn't right for the part. When 'Rhoda' 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 along with actor Carl Weathers in 1971.

Made her first great personal hit in Los Angeles "Little Theatre" in Robert Patrick's "Cheep Theatricks" singing a mock-ecological song called "Don't Poison the Piranhas".

Attended Beverly Hills High School.

Went to the same High School as Angelina Jolie, Michael Klesic, Nicolas Cage, Corben Bernsen, Lenny Kravitz, David Schwimmer, Jonathan Silverman, and Richard Dreyfuss.

Will not allow cameras to film her doing the voices of the Simpsons characters.

Attended Camp JCA in Barton Flats, California for several summers.

Is frequently cast in films by Woody Allen.

Has lived with producer David Davis since 1976.

Personal Quotes

When I was trying to come up with the voices for Patty and Selma I asked Jim Brooks what he wanted and he said 'They suck the joy out of everything'.