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Template:Cast 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 the series as Lunchlady Doris who was named after her. She was also heard as 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. 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, appeared in the film The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) and dubbed the voice of Australian actress Mary Acres in Babe (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 2006 (voiced by Tress MacNeille). The episode "Team Homer" was dedicated to her memory.

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"

Voice actress

Mostly Known Characters

• Various episodes - Lunchlady Doris ("Whatever")
• "Bart Gets Hit by a Car" - Della ("They need your help on some freedom thing")
• "Like Father, Like Clown" - Waitress ("You think you're funny?")
• "I Married Marge" - Chapel Clerk ("The tenth wedding is on the house")
• "Lisa the Beauty Queen" - Ice Cream Lady ("I misjudged you")
• "Marge vs. the Monorail" - Lurleen Lumpkin ("I spent last night in a ditch!")
• "Selma's Choice" - Complaint Woman ("Get bent!")
• "The Front" - Roxie ("Sir, a Lisa & Bart Simpson sent you a script")

External links

• Doris Grau at Wikipedia
• Doris Grau at the Internet Movie Database