Marcia Wallace, born in Creston, Iowa, played Carol Kester (Bondurant) on The Bob Newhart Show. She later reprised that role in a guest spot on Murphy Brown for which she received an Emmy Award nomination. She later won an Emmy Award for her work as the voice of Mrs. Krabappel on The Simpsons.
Wallace studied acting in New York City with the legendary Uta Hagen. She appeared on stage in Hello Dolly, Dark of the Moon, Calling in Crazy and with the off-Broadway group the Fourth Wall. She also did over 50 television commercials.

Marcia made numerous appearances on The Merv Griffin Show early in her career and guest starred on The Brady Bunch in the classic episode "Getting Davy Jones." Other guest spots include roles on Columbo, The Love Boat, Taxi, Murder, She Wrote and Magnum, P.I. She has also done numerous films and television movies including The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979). Currently Ms. Wallace appears on the Comedy Central series That's My Bush.

Marcia is a breast cancer survivor and now lectures on breast cancer prevention and detection, as well as the emotional and medical challenges of fighting the disease. Marcia Wallace, born in Creston, Iowa, played Carol Kester (Bondurant) on The Bob Newhart Show. She later reprised that role in a guest spot on Murphy Brown for which she received an Emmy Award nomination. She later won an Emmy Award for her work as the voice of Mrs. Krabappel on The Simpsons.
Wallace studied acting in New York City with the legendary Uta Hagen. She appeared on...