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Marcia Wallace

Marcia Karen Wallace (November 1, 1942 – October 25, 2013) was an American actress, voice artist, comedian, and game show panelist, primarily known for her roles in television situation comedies. She is perhaps best known for her roles as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show, and as the voice of elementary school teacher Edna Krabappel on the animated series The Simpsons, for which she won an Emmy in 1992. The role was retired after her death.

Wallace was known for her tall frame, red hair, and distinctive laugh. She had a career spanning five decades in TV, in film, and on stage. A frequent guest on The Merv Griffin Show, she was personally recruited for the soon-to-appear network sitcom The Bob Newhart Show, in a role created especially for her. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1985, she became a cancer activist, and remained so throughout her life.

Early life

Marcia Karen Wallace was born in Creston, Iowa, on November 1, 1942, the eldest of three children of Arthur "Poke" Wallace and wife Joann. Her father owned and operated "Wallace Sundries", a general merchandise store, where Marcia, her sister Sharon, and brother Jim would often help out. While in high school, a teacher encouraged Wallace to consider a career in acting after she did well in a school play. Prior to that, Wallace had been interested in journalism. Following graduation from Creston High School, Wallace attended Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa, which had offered her a full scholarship. She was a member of the Delta Nu Chapter of Delta Zeta sorority. At Parsons, she majored in English and Theater, performing in such productions as Brigadoon and The Music Man.

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Famous quotes by Marcia Wallace:

"I don't know what religious people do. I kind of wished I'd been a Christian with the blind faith that God is doing the right thing. As a Buddhist, you feel like you have more control over the situation, and that you can change your karma."

"I have a deep conviction that our lives are eternal, that it is waking and sleeping, that we are born together with the people we love lifetime after lifetime."

"Be good to yourself. Listen to your body, to your heart. We're very hard on ourselves, and we're always feeling like we're not doing enough. It's a terribly hard job."

"When you're going through all of this, the last thing you're thinking of as a patient, and especially as a caregiver, is to give yourself something that nurtures you and something that helps you not to get overwhelmed and burned out. Poetry, silence, walks, back rubs, or swimming, whatever, it's the thing you need most, and it's the thing you have to give yourself."

"I asked for help, which is the hardest thing in the world."

"There is no such thing as an unreasonable question, or a silly question, or a frivolous question, or a waste-of-time question. It's your life, and you've got to get these answers."

"You know, this is a business where only 15% make a living wage and only 9% of those are women. But I figured somebody has to be that 15%, somebody's got to be one of those women."

"I think illness is a family journey, no matter what the outcome. Everybody has to be allowed to process it and mourn and deal with it in their own way."

"Nurses are my heroes... We dealt with a lot of oncology nurses... They are unsung and underpaid."

"Being a caregiver is the most thankless role in the world. Everybody gives the patient some slack, as they should, but the caregiver has the stress of life and then you put a catastrophic illness on top of it, and the stress goes through the roof."

"I went to these mixers, you know, where you're supposed to meet people. And sure enough, some guy asked me for my phone number. but at the end of the evening he gave it back."

The Treasures Within

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Unbound

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Darkened Clouds

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THE BOOK OF LIES

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Perish ...

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Mind Possession

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Lifeflame

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Feebleminded

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Branded By Sunlight

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Dreadful Fate

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Denied Birth

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Crionics

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Bestial Death

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Back To North

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Violent Obsession

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The Land I Used To Walk

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The Awakening

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Souls Of The Dead

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Silent Truth

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Shadows Of Fire

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Realm Of The Dark

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Nuclear Attack

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Lost Eternally

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Forbidden Pleasure

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Dying World

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Blue Moon

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My Melancholy Baby

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Heartaches

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Goodbye To Love

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Farofa-fá

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The Treasures Within

by: Merciless

let them run and hide, the sun is falling
coming out of nowhere, the dark is calling
faster than the eye can see, the aggression sets in
an outsider in the light, let the night begin
crying tears of blood, ride the wings of hate
we'll always be the same, the night we dominate
your wish is your death
in this world of oppression
you can't change our minds
our drug is aggression
the clouds are passing by
and the night slowly dies
still the fire is burning
burning in my eyes
when the night has come to an end
and we see the light again
end of this night of horror
living through hell and terror...
not for the first time I watch the sky
still I wonder why
I can't be someone else
my soul I will never sell

Marcia Wallace

Early life

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