Tress MacNeille
Teressa Claire "Tress" MacNeille (née Payne) is an American voice actress. She is known for her roles such as Dot Warner on the animated television series Animaniacs and its revival, Babs Bunny on Tiny Toon Adventures, Daisy Duck in various Disney media since 1999, Chip and Gadget Hackwrench on Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, and a variety of characters including Agnes Skinner, Brandine Spuckler, Lindsey Naegle, Dolph Shapiro, and Crazy Cat Lady in The Simpsons since 1990. She has also worked on animated series such as Disenchantment, Rugrats, and Hey Arnold!
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Tress MacNeille
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- Full name
- Teressa Claire Payne.
- Born
- 1951. · Chicago.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- actress, singer, disc jockey and screenwriter.
- Education
- University of California and Berkeley.
- Languages
- English.
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Teressa Claire "Tress" MacNeille (née Payne) is an American voice actress. She is known for her roles such as Dot Warner on the animated television series Animaniacs and its revival, Babs Bunny on Tiny Toon Adventures, Daisy Duck in various Disney media since 1999, Chip and Gadget Hackwrench on Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, and a variety of characters including Agnes Skinner, Brandine Spuckler, Lindsey Naegle, Dolph Shapiro, and Crazy Cat Lady in The Simpsons since 1990. She has also worked on animated series such as Disenchantment, Rugrats, and Hey Arnold!
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MacNeille was a member of the improvisational comedy group The Groundlings for ten years. She sang and appeared (as Lucille Ball) in the music video for "Weird Al" Yankovic's song "Ricky" (1983), which was based on the I Love Lucy television show and parodied the song "Mickey" by Toni Basil. MacNeille was cast as Babs Bunny in Tiny Toon Adventures (1990–1992). Writer Paul Dini said that MacNeille was good for the role because she could do both Babs's voice and the voices of her impressions. MacNeille commented: "The best part of doing Babs is that she's a mimic, like me...In the show I do Babs doing Billie Burke, Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Madonna, and Cher. I even have her doing Jessica Rabbit." By 1992, MacNeille had become the first voice actress to earn more than $1 million per year, and one of the most popular voice actresses in the industry. MacNeille was brought in to voice Dot Warner, one of the show's three main characters because Dot's character was very similar to Babs Bunny. MacNeille was nominated for an Annie Award for her performance on the show in 1995.
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- 1.Tress MacNeille | TV Guide. TV Guide.
- 2.Meisler, Andy. Television; Steven Spielberg Promises: 'Th-Th-That's Not All, Folks'. The New York Times. July 8, 1990.
- 3.Miller, Bob. NEW TOONS ON THE BLOCK: They're attending Acme Looniversity & hoping to graduate as classic cartoon characters. 15. 33–39, 68. 1990.
- 4.A Look at the Top Voice-Over Talent. The San Francisco Examiner. D3. June 8, 1992.
- 5.Ross, Curtis. It's time for Animaniacs! - The Kids' WB network cartoon has gained a huge adult following and several Internet sites, with its zany stories, hip references and irreverent attitude. The Tampa Tribune. 18. January 19, 1996.
- 6.Annie Award Database. Legacy: 23rd Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1995).
- 7.Tress MacNeille (visual voices guide). Behind The Voice Actors.
- 8.The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox Television. Futurama: Bender's Big Score. 2007.
- 9.The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox Television. Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs. 2008.
- 10.The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox Television. Futurama: Bender's Game. 2008.
- 11.The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox Television. Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder. 2009.
- 12.Nancy Cartwright Chats with Tress MacNeille. Animation World Network.
- 13.Staff, The Frame. Voice actors: The unseen heroes of film and television. LAist.
- 14.Gunning, Cathal. The Simpsons: Did Chalmers’ Daughter Replace Bart’s First Crush?. ScreenRant. 2022-05-04.
- 15.Celestino, Mike. TV Recap: “The Simpsons” Season 32, Episode 17 – “Uncut Femmes” Reveals Sarah Wiggum’s Dark Past. LaughingPlace.com. 2021-03-29.
- 16.Schwarz, John. Tress MacNeille Steps Down As The Voice Of Comic Book Guy's Wife "Kumiko Albertson". Bubbleblabber. 2021-03-01.
- 17.The Simpsons' "Lunchlady Doris" is "Lunchlady Dora" now.
- 18.Inside Pulse DVD Review – The Simpsons – The Complete Seventh Season. Inside Pulse. 2006-03-18.
- 19.Seibold, Witney. Futurama's Villainous Mom Took Her Name From The Real Mother Of A Series Writer. /Film. August 21, 2023.
- 20.10 Best Futurama Characters Voiced By Tress MacNeille. Collider. August 14, 2023.
- 21.Goldberg, Lesley. Abbi Jacobson to Lead Voice Cast for Netflix's Animated Matt Groening Comedy. The Hollywood Reporter. July 25, 2017.
- 22.Ramos, Dino-Ray. Disney Channel Renews 'Amphibia' For Season 3; Kermit the Frog, Jenifer Lewis, George Takei and More To Guest Star On Season 2. Deadline. June 23, 2020.
- 23.Pastrick, Chris. Original voices set to return for 'Animaniacs' reboot on Hulu. The Chicago Tribune. October 9, 2019.
- 24.Futurama. 2003.
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