EDNA KRABAPPEL HAS LEFT THE CLASSROOM

 

Marcia Wallace (November 1, 1942 – October 25, 2013) has passed away from the complications of breast cancer. She was primarily known for her roles in television situation comedies. She is perhaps best known for her roles as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show, and as the voice of Edna Krabappel, Bart Simpson’s Fourth Grade Teacher at Springfield Elementary School -  on the animated series The Simpsons, for which she won an Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992.