Doris Gray

Doris Grau (born October 12, 1924 in New York City , New York , † December 30, 1995 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actress , voice actress and script supervisor .

Life and work

Grau is best known for her work as a script supervisor (45 episodes) and as the voice of kitchen helper Doris in The Simpsons . From 1965 on, she worked as a script supervisor, including for several episodes of Cheers, and only discovered working as an actress and voice actress a few years later. In addition to the role of kitchen help Doris , she spoke another Doris in The Critic . Both characters are heavy smokers.

As an actress, she played in the movie An honorable gentleman, among others .

In 1995 she died at the age of 71 from a respiratory disease . After Graus death, her character in The Simpsons fell silent until season 18. Meanwhile, the role of Tress MacNeille is voiced.

Script Supervisor (selection)

• 1965: Nymphomania
• 1968: Inferno on the river
• 1973: The Sleeper
• 1976: King Kong
• 1979: The champ
• 1981: Caveman - who came out of the cave
• 1983–1985: Cheers
• 1985: All the murderers are here
• 1987: No Way Out - There is no turning back
• 1990-1993: The Simpsons

Filmography

Synchronous roles

• 1986: All Is Forgiven (in German: Everything is forgiven ) as Mrs. Fontaine
• 1991–1995 (1997): The Simpsons as a kitchen help Doris
• 1994–1995: The Critic as Doris Grossman
• 1995: A pig named Babe

Series

• 1986–1987: Cheers (three episodes)
• 1988–1989: The Tracey Ullman Show (three episodes)
• 1992: Sibs (two episodes)
• 1994: Monty (episode 1x09)
• 1994: The George Carlin Show (episode 1x09)

Movies

• 1992: The Distinguished Gentleman (The Distinguished Gentleman)
• 1995: Cold Blooded (Coldblooded)

Web links

• Doris Grau in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Doris Grau in the German dubbing file