Gerri Lee Lawlor (May 16, 1969 – January 28, 2019) was an American actress,

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and homeless advocate. She was the co-creator, along with Marc Gimbel and Stephen Kearin, of the fictitious Simlish language used in ''

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''. Lawlor was the voice of numerous Sims in ''

'', '' The Sims Livin' Large'', '' The Sims: House Party'', '' The Sims Makin' Magic'', ''

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'', '' The Sims Life Stories'', '' The Sims: Superstar'', and ''

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''. Lawlor played the "Vanna White" hostess in the 3DO game ''Twisted''. In her spare time, Lawlor was a homeless advocate. In the #BeRobin campaign of 2014, Lawlor performed improvised music and comedy on the street to raise money for the homeless with

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. Some of those performances appeared in the 2016 documentary ''#BeRobin The Movie'' by Kurt Weitzmann. Lawlor starred as Elizabeth Goodman in the deconstructive comedic film '' Suckerfish'' in 1999. She was the voice of "The Bully" in the

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-winning animated short ''

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''. Lawlor was a Company Player at BATS Improv. Between 2006 - 2007 and in 2011, Gerri Lawlor worked closely as a female vocalist for the anonymous art collective

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. Lawlor died on January 28, 2019, from causes unknown.

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MobyGames' entry on Lawlor
American voice actresses Place of death missing American film actresses Whistlers Place of birth missing 1969 births 2019 deaths 21st-century American women {{videogame-bio-stub