Marcia Wallace

Prior to her current role as "Maggie," the housekeeper on That's My Bush, the new sitcom on Comedy Central by the creators of South Park, Marcia Wallace has been best known for her Emmy Award-winning role as "Bart's" teacher, "Mrs. Krabappel," on The Simpsons, and as "Carol Kester" on The Bob Newhart Show. She reprised that role when she guest starred as "Murphy Brown's" 66th secretary, for which she received an Emmy nomination. Wallace's voice has also been heard on several animated series, films and commercials.

Wallace has also guest starred on such shows as Murder She Wrote, A Different World, Magnum P.I., Taxi and has had recurring roles on Full House, Charles In Charge and Alf.

Never offstage for long, she toured as "Olive Madison" in the female "Odd Couple." Other stage credits include "Same Time Next Year," "Twigs," "It Had To Be You," "Supporting Cast," "Prisoner of Second Avenue," "Plaza Suite," "Gypsy," "Promises Promises," "Born Yesterday," all three roles in "Last of the Red Hot Lovers," the geriatric version of "You're A Good Man Charles Brown" and, most recently, as "Ouiser" in "Steel Magnolias."

Wallace's first Los Angeles stage appearance was her starring role in "An Almost Perfect Person," which she also produced. Prior to that, her New York stage credits include "Calling In Crazy" with Jill Clayburgh and "The Fourth Wall," the improvisational comedy group which ran off-Broadway for a year. She has studied with Uta Hagen and David Craig.

In October of 1998, Wallace was featured in a People magazine cover story on the American breast cancer epidemic along with other celebrities who have survived breast cancer. As a fifteen-year survivor, Wallace has become a high profile advocate for breast cancer awareness. She recently did a fifteen city satellite media tour for a set of audio tapes entitled The Cancer Survival Toolbox. In addition to sponsorships, media appearances and her visibility as a television actress, Wallace is also a motivational speaker. She has spoken to thousands of men and women across the country sharing her hilarious and moving story. She has also just finished her first book, Don't Look Back, We're Not Going That Way: How I Overcame a Rocky Childhood, a Nervous Breakdown, Breast Cancer, Widowhood, Fat, Fire & Menopausal Motherhood and Still Managed to Count My Lucky Chickens.