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Kavner and Allen
Kavner has also appeared in live-action roles in seven films written by Woody Allen, and in the Adam Sandler comedy Click.
Woody Allen first saw Kavner one night while he was watching Rhoda in the 1970s.
Kavner has frequently appeared in Woody Allen films, having roles in Hannah and Her Sisters ( 1986 ), Radio Days ( 1987 ), New York Stories ( 1989 ), Alice ( 1990 ), Shadows and Fog ( 1991 ), the television movie Don't Drink the Water ( 1994 ) and Deconstructing Harry ( 1997 ).
In a 1992 interview with The New York Times, Kavner said she was considering retiring, " except for doing three days a year for Allen ," but felt that if she did retire, she would receive a script she wanted " to do more than life itself ".

Kavner and film
Julie Deborah Kavner ( born September 7, 1950 ) is an American film and television actress, comedian and voice artist.
Following Rhoda, Kavner had a guest appearance on Taxi and appeared in the 1985 comedy Bad Medicine as well as the 1987 film Surrender, both of which were box office failures.
Kavner interviewed several nurses in preparation for the role, and Penny Marshall, the director of the film, described Kavner as " a low-maintenance actor [...] You never have to worry about giving back-story for her characters.
" In 1992, Kavner starred in This Is My Life, her first leading role in a feature film.
" Kavner had been asked to play a character with a smaller role in the film, but Joe Roth, at the time the chairman of 20th Century Fox, suggested that they cast a lesser known actress in the lead role.
The release includes new audio commentary featuring Brooks and Marks, James L. Brooks — A Singular Voice, a new documentary on Brooks ’ s career in television and film, featuring actresses Marilu Henner and Julie Kavner, among other collaborators, an alternative ending and deleted scenes, with commentary by Brook, new video interviews with veteran CBS news producer Susan Zirinsky, one of the models for actress Holly Hunter ’ s character and an associate producer on the film, and a featurette containing on-set footage and interviews with Brooks, Hunter, and actor Albert Brooks.
* No Other Love ( film ), a 1979 television movie starring Richard Thomas and Julie Kavner

Kavner and with
Three years later, with Fox threatening to cancel the series unless production costs were cut, Kavner and the other cast members accepted a 30 percent pay cut, down to just over $ 300, 000 per episode.
" Nancy Cartwright, who voices Bart Simpson, said in her book My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy that Kavner is " a workhorse of an actor " with " extraordinary professionalism and quiet work ethic ," and notes that she is rarely late for recording sessions.
Three years later, with Fox threatening to cancel the series unless production costs were cut, Kavner and the other cast members accepted a 30 percent pay cut, down to just over $ 300, 000 per episode.
The series opens with the pilot episode featuring a slimmed-down Rhoda Morgenstern traveling to New York City from her home in Minneapolis for a two-week vacation staying with her twenty-one-year-old sister, Brenda ( Julie Kavner ).
Ginny Tillman, the ex-wife of a Beverly Hills proctologist ; Francesca McDowell, a 14-year-old New York City girl being raised by her father Dave ( portrayed by Castellaneta ) and his partner William ( McMurray ); Tina, a Brooklyn postal employee who is best friends with her co-worker Meg ( Kavner ); Sarah Downey, a quintessential yuppie married to attorney Greg ( Castellaneta ); Kay Clark, an English office worker and caregiver to her sick mother ( Kay also appeared frequently in Tracey Takes On ); Sandra Decker, an aged Hollywood movie actress ; Kiki Howard-Smith, an Australian professional golfer ; Summer Storm, a Los Angeles disc jockey ; and Angel Tish, a singer who appeared with her husband Marty ( Castellaneta ).
He tries to find a safe haven in the house of his first ex-fiancée, Alma ( Julie Kavner ), whom he left standing at the altar while he had a dalliance with her sister.
Before the recording session took part, the main voice actors of the show ( Dan Castellaneta, Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner, Yeardley Smith, Nancy Cartwright, and Hank Azaria ) sat down with executive producer David Mirkin and a crew of writers at a table reading to determine what shape the script was in.

Kavner and her
For her performance in The Simpsons Movie, Kavner was nominated for " Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature " at the 2007 Annie Awards, but lost to Ian Holm from Ratatouille.
Known for her improvisation and distinctive " honeyed gravel voice ," Kavner was cast in her first professional acting role as Brenda Morgenstern in Rhoda in 1974.
Kavner has been described as " nearly reclusive "; part of her contract says that she will never have to promote The Simpsons on video.
For her work as Marge, Kavner received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992 and an Annie Award nomination for her performance as the character in The Simpsons Movie.
Kavner was cast in her first professional acting role as Brenda Morgenstern, sister of the eponymous character.
Kavner became most famous for her role as Marge Simpson on the animated television show The Simpsons, a show that continues to the present.
Kavner says her distinctive voice is due to " a bump on vocal cords.
For her performance in The Simpsons Movie, Kavner was nominated for " Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature " at the 2007 Annie Awards, but lost to Ian Holm from Ratatouille.
Kavner played Dottie Ingels, an aspiring stand-up comedian who starts neglecting her family when her career begins to take off.
Although Kavner is known for not approving of doing her Marge Simpson voice in person, she did perform the voice ( as well as that of Patty and Selma Bouvier ) while hiding her face behind a cardboard cutout of Marge's face.

Kavner and .
She is voiced by Julie Kavner and first appeared on television in The Tracey Ullman Show short " Good Night " on April 19, 1987.
Julie Kavner, who was a member of the original cast of The Tracey Ullman Show, was asked to voice Marge so that more voice actors would not be needed.
Kavner has won several awards for voicing Marge, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992.
Julie Kavner.
Marge's voice is performed by Julie Kavner, who also does the voices of Marge's mother Jacqueline and sisters Patty and Selma.
Kavner had been part of the regular cast of The Tracey Ullman Show.
Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Kavner and fellow cast member Dan Castellaneta to voice Marge and Homer rather than hire more actors.
" Kavner takes recording sessions seriously and feels that voice acting is " a little more limiting than live acting.
" In The Simpsons Movie, some scenes, such as Marge's video message to Homer, were recorded over one hundred times, leaving Kavner exhausted.
Until 1998, Kavner was paid $ 30, 000 per episode.
The issue was resolved a month later, and Kavner earned $ 250, 000 per episode.
Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Castellaneta and fellow cast member Julie Kavner to voice Homer and Marge Simpson rather than hire more actors.
While the roles of Homer and Marge were given to Dan Castellaneta and Julie Kavner because they were already a part of the Tracey Ullman Show cast, the producers decided to hold casting for the roles of Bart and Lisa.
Born in Los Angeles, Kavner grew up in Southern California, attending Beverly Hills High School and later San Diego State University.
Following Rhoda, Kavner was cast in The Tracey Ullman Show, which debuted in 1987.
Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Kavner to voice Marge.
Typically cast as a " woman who is supportive, sympathetic or self-effacingly funny ," Kavner grew to dislike playing such roles.
Kavner was born in Los Angeles, California on September 7, 1950, the second daughter of Rose, a family counselor, and David Kavner, a furniture manufacturer.

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