Jill Talley (born December 19, 1962) is an American actress and comedian. She is a main cast member on the animated series ''

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'', in which she voices

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. Her other voice roles include Sarah Dubois on

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'' and Rita Loud on ''

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''.

Early life

Talley was born in

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. She graduated from Kennedy High School in 1981.

Career

In her twenties, Talley performed improv comedy in Chicago at the Improv Institute and

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. Talley and her husband,

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, were both cast members of the cult short-lived

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show ''

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'' from 1992 to 1993 and

show ''

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'' from 1995 to 1998. They also appeared together in the May 1996 video for " Tonight, Tonight" by

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as a married couple who take a honeymoon on the moon. Since 1999, Jill Talley has played

on ''

''. She was promoted to a main cast member in the credits of its 2004 film adaptation. Talley's other vocal work includes playing several characters on ''

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'' (Gretchen, Nina, and Ms. Mucus) and playing Sarah Dubois on the

show ''

''. She also voiced Lady Granite in the

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'' DC Nation Shorts and Maja the Sky Witch in the ''

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'' episode "Sky Witch”. Since ''Mr. Show''s run, she has also appeared in minor roles in several films such as ''

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'' and '' Sky High'', in the latter of which she appeared with her husband.

Personal life

Talley first met Tom Kenny in 1992 while working on ''The Edge''. They married in 1995 and have two children, Mack (born 1997) and Nora (born 2003).

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Impressions on The Edge

* Carol Potter (as Cindy Walsh from ''

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(as Carlene Frazier-Dobber from ''

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