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'''Doris Grau''' ([[October 12]] [[1924]] - [[December 30]] [[1995]]) was an [[United States|American]] actress, script supervisor and [[voice acting|voice actress]].
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|name=Doris Grau
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|image=[[File:Doris grau.png|250px]]
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|gender= {{Female cast}}
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|job= Voice actor<br>Script supervisor
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|birthdate= October 12, 1924
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|deathdate={{deathdate|1995|12|30|1924|10|12}}
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|status= Deceased
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|episodes= 70
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|seasons= [[Season 1]] - [[Season 9|9]]
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|first episode= "[[Bart the Genius]]"
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|latest episode= "[[Lisa's Sax]]"
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Like [[Selma Diamond]], Grau played gravel-voiced, [[chain-smoking]] women on TV shows like ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and ''[[The Critic]]''. She also had a few guest appearances on ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]''. She also provided additional voices on the movie ''[[Babe (film)|Babe]]'' ([[1995 in film|1995]]). As an actress, Grau appeared in ''[[The Distinguished Gentleman]]'' ([[1992 in film|1992]]).  
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'''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 [[:Category:Season 1|1991]] through [[:Category:Season 4|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]]".
  
She is perhaps best known to younger people for her portrayal of [[Springfield Elementary School]] [[cafeteria]] worker [[Springfield Elementary School#Lunchlady Doris|Lunchlady Doris]], on the animated series ''[[The Simpsons]]'', as well as [[The Critic#Doris|Doris]] in ''[[The Critic]]''. She also had a recurring role as ''The Hungry Heifer'' waitress Corrinne on ''[[Cheers]]''.  
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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 [[lung]] disease, the characters she voiced were 'retired' out of respect, with the exception of [[Lunchlady Doris]], who returned to ''[[The Simpsons]]'' after a decade-long absence in [[2006 in television|2006]] (voiced by [[Tress MacNeille]]).
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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]]), renamed to "Lunchlady Dora". The episode "[[Team Homer]]" was dedicated to her memory.
  
{{Simpsons Cast}}
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== Credits ==
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=== Script supervisor ===
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|E3=yes
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=== Also starring ===
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|E2=yes
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|E3=yes
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{{TC}}
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== See also ==
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*[[:Category:Characters voiced by Doris Grau]]
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== External links ==
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*{{IMDb|name/nm0336064}}
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*{{Wikipedialink}}
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{{Simpsons Cast|also starring=yes}}
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{{Script supervisors}}
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{{Real-world deaths|cast=yes}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grau, Doris}}

Latest revision as of 13:40, November 7, 2022

Doris Grau
Doris grau.png
Crew Information
Gender:
Female ♀
Job: Voice actor
Script supervisor
Birth date: October 12, 1924
Death date: December 30, 1995 (aged 71)
Status:
Deceased
Number of episodes: 70
Seasons active: Season 1 - 9
First episode: "Bart the Genius"
Most recent episode: "Lisa's Sax"


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), renamed to "Lunchlady Dora". The episode "Team Homer" was dedicated to her memory.

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