Jill Talley

Jill Talley
Talley at the 2014 Annie Awards
Born	December 19, 1962 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Other names	Jill Kenny
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present
Spouse(s)	Tom Kenny (m. 1995)
Children	Mack Kenny Nora Kenny

Jill Talley (born December 19, 1962) is an American actress. She is known for her work as a cast member of Mr. Show, voicing Karen on SpongeBob SquarePants, and voicing Sarah Dubois and various other characters on Adult Swim's The Boondocks. She often collaborates with her husband and fellow actor Tom Kenny.

Career

In her twenties, Talley performed improv comedy in Chicago at the Improv Institute and The Second City. Talley and her husband, Tom Kenny, were both cast members of the cult short-lived FOX Network sketch comedy show The Edge from 1992 to 1993 and sketch comedy show Mr. Show from 1995 to 1998. They also appeared together in the May 1996 video for "Tonight, Tonight" by The Smashing Pumpkins as a married couple who take a honeymoon on the moon.^[1]

Talley's vocal work includes playing Karen, computer wife of Plankton on SpongeBob SquarePants, as well as Gretchen, the tomboyish alligator Squirrel Scout, the scholarly giraffe named Nina, and the largely angry warthog named Ms. Mucus on Camp Lazlo. She also voices Sarah Dubois on the Adult Swim show The Boondocks. She also voiced Lady Granite in the Plastic Man DC Nation Shorts. She had voiced Maja the Sky Witch in the Adventure Time episode "Sky Witch."

Since Mr. Show's run she has also appeared in minor roles in several films such as Little Miss Sunshine and Sky High, in the latter of which she appeared with her husband.

Personal life

Talley was born in Chicago, Illinois.^[2] She first met her husband Tom Kenny in 1992 while working on The Edge in 1992. They have two children, Mack (born c. 1997) and Nora (born August 2003).^[1][3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Sour Grapes	Lois
2000	The Ladies Man	Candy
2002	Run Ronnie Run	Tammy
2003	Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd	Mom
2004	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie	Karen, The Computer Wife Old Lady	Voice
2005	Sky High	Mrs. Timmerman
2006	Little Miss Sunshine	Cindy
	Asterix and the Vikings	Walla-Female	Voice
2009	World's Greatest Dad	Make-up Woman
2015	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	Karen, The Computer Wife	Voice

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995–98	Mr. Show with Bob and David	Various	26 episodes
1999–present	SpongeBob SquarePants	Karen	87 episodes
2005	What's New, Scooby-Doo?	Frida Flora	1 episode
2005–08	Camp Lazlo	Gretchen / Miss Mucus / Nina Neckley	15 episodes
2005–12	American Dad!	Cocktail Waiter / Flight Attendant / Oscar's Mom	9 episodes
2005–14	The Boondocks	Sarah Dubois / Various	46 episodes
2014–15	TripTank	Mom / Pierced Gypsy / Goddess on a Horse	8 episodes
	W/ Bob and David	Various	5 episodes
2016	The Loud House	Mom

References

1. "Tom Kenny: Biography". T.V Guide. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
2. "Voice of SpongeBob joins new Fox cartoon series". The Providence Journal. 25 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
3. Edwards, Ellen (November 30, 2004). "As the voice of SpongeBob, Tom Kenny knows it's hip to be square". Chicago Tribune.

External links

• Jill Talley at the Internet Movie Database