Early life

MacNeille was born in Chicago, Illinois. She loved cartoons as a child and wanted to be a voice actress from the age of eight, but instead chose a "practical" career, feeling she would never be able to realize her ambition. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and attended broadcasting school, becoming a disc jockey.

Career

MacNeille worked in a variety of jobs and had numerous minor voice-over roles before becoming a regular on an animated TV show. In her words, "I'd been doing radio spots, some TV, demos, sound-alikes, industrial narrations -- anything that came my way for about two years." She was also a member of the improvisational comedy group The Groundlings for ten years. MacNeille took acting workshops and worked as a casting assistant for voice acting talent agent Bob Lloyd in what she calls "The University of Voice-over." Lloyd and fellow agent Rita Vennari got MacNeille her first role on an animated show: a part in a 1979 episode of Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo.

She sang and appeared in the music video (as Lucille Ball) 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 also appeared on Yankovic's 1999 album Running with Scissors, on the tracks "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi" and "Jerry Springer."

MacNeille was cast as Babs Bunny in Tiny Toon Adventures (1990-1995). Writer Paul Dini said that MacNeille was good for the role because she could do both Babs' 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, Hepburn, Bette Davis, Madonna and Cher. I even have her doing Jessica Rabbit, which is one rabbit imitating another." The success of Tiny Toon Adventures led to the series Animaniacs. 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. Andrea Romano, the voice director and caster for Animaniacs, said that the casters had "no trouble" choosing the role of Dot: "Tress MacNeille was just hilarious (...) And yet that edge." MacNeille was nominated for an Annie Award for her performance on the show in 1995.

She has provided voices for numerous films, television shows, video games and commercials, garnering over 200 credits. MacNeille says: "The characters that I do all come from people in my own life -- as well as the material I've stolen from my friends!" Her TV roles include characters on The Simpsons, where she voices Agnes Skinner, Brandine Spuckler and Lindsey Naegle, and Futurama, in which her main role is the character Mom. MacNeille has provided voices on many other television shows and cartoons such as Rugrats (as Charlotte Pickles), Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (as Chip and Gadget), Histeria, Hey Arnold, as well as dubbing work on English language anime translations.

She is the current voice of Daisy Duck and Wilma Flintstone. MacNeille also appeared as an angry anchorwoman in Elvira, Mistress of the Dark and served as the voice of Elvira's great-aunt Morgana Talbot. She provided voice acting for the 2003 Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner short feature The Whizzard of Ow.

Characters voiced by Tress MacNeille

Voices on The Simpsons

• Agnes Skinner, Seymour Skinner's elderly, neurotic mother.
• Lindsey Naegle, generic businesswoman or television network executive in "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show", "Girly Edition", "You Kent Always Say What You Want", and other episodes.
• Dolph, one of the three hooligan/ruffians (along with Jimbo Jones and Kearney Zzyzwicz) (the character has red hair, cut asymmetrically, and wears a green shirt).
• Brandine Spuckler, Cletus Spuckler's wife/cousin/sister.
• Cookie Kwan, a territorial Asian-American realtor with a heavy accent (despite growing up in Springfield), who threatens anyone who tries to sell houses on "the west side".
• Poor Violet, the Dickensian little orphan girl.
• Crazy Cat Lady, the psychotic, old woman surrounded by pet cats she frequently hurls.
• Gino Terwilliger, Sideshow Bob's son seen in the season 17 episode, "The Italian Bob" and the season 19 episode "Funeral for a Fiend".
• Belle, the burlesque house Madam, first appeared in "Bart After Dark."
• Colin, an Irish boy in The Simpsons Movie.
• Maya, a beautiful woman with dwarfism whom Moe Szyslak meets over the Internet in the season 20 episode "Eeny Teeny Maya Moe".
• Kumiko Nakamura, a Japanese manga artist who becomes the Comic Book Guy's wife in "Married to the Blob".
• Various other characters.

Voices on Futurama

• Mom, the Mega-tycoon owner of Mom's Friendly Robot Company and series antagonist.
• Linda van Schoonhoven, the co-anchor of Channel √2 News and Good Morning, Earth.
• Hattie McDoogal, the crazy, old cat lady.
• Turanga Munda, Turanga Leela's long-lost mother.
• Fanny, wife of Donbot.
• Deep Blue.
• Monique, a fembot who appears in All My Circuits.
• Guenter, the hyper-intelligent monkey from the episodes "Mars University" and "Fry and Leela's Big Fling".
• Various one-shot characters.

Warner Bros. character roles

• Dot Warner, Hello Nurse, Marita Hippo (Animaniacs, Space Jam, Looney Tunes: Back in Action)
• Babs Bunny, Rhubella Rat, Marcia the Martian (Tiny Toon Adventures, Space Jam, Looney Tunes: Back in Action)
• Penelope Pussycat (Carrotblanca)
• Prissy (Tweety's High-Flying Adventure)
• Soccer Mom (Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry)
• Wilma Flintstone (The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!)
• Debbie Douglas, Corba Queen (Freakazoid!)
• Colleen (Road Rovers)
• Additional voices (The Looney Tunes Show)

Disney character roles

• Additional voices (Dinosaur Activity Center CD Rom)
• Additional voices (The Buzz On Maggie)
• Bassy (Fish Hooks)
• Daisy Duck's current voice
• Hoonah (Brother Bear 2)
• Female Ancestors and Villager Woman (Mulan II)
• Si and Am (Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure and Mickey's House of Villains)
• Bonnie (Experiment 149), Gigi (a.k.a. Yapper, Experiment 007) and Topper (Experiment 025) (Lilo & Stitch: The Series)
• Chip, Gadget Hackwrench (Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers)
• Chip 'n' Dale (Mickey Mouse Works and Disney's House of Mouse)
• The Fates from Hercules (in House of Mouse)
• Kanga (Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving)
• Lady Bane, Marzipan (Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears)
• Madame Upanova (House of Mouse)
• Bertha/Lunchlady Irma/Miss Lemon (Recess)
• Commander of Microducks, Swanwhite and Queen Griselda (DuckTales)
• Merryweather (Kingdom Hearts II, Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams, and Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep)
• Fang (Dave the Barbarian)
• Queen Liliana the Strigoi (American Dragon: Jake Long)
• Mrs. Barbara Bolt (Lloyd in Space)
• Additional voices (Phineas and Ferb)
• Additional voices (Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil)
• Paddy Puddle, Old Woman Who Lives in the Shoe, Sally (The 7D)

Other roles

• Additional voices (Poochini's Yard)
• Additional voices (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
• Art Collector (The Heart of No Place)
• Kala the Neutrino and Tempestra (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Lucy (music video for "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Ricky")
• Sarah Ravencroft (Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost)
• Multiple female voices on the short-lived animated series Dilbert, including the secretary Carol.
• Hydia (My Little Pony 'n Friends)
• The Cat (There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly)
• Hoodsey Bishop (As Told by Ginger)
• Skater Kat (Muppet Babies)
• Wicked Witch of the West (The Wizard of Oz)
• Ms. Devine (Zazoo U)
• Humphrey the Hippo, Doris, various characters (The Critic)
• Ann the Giraffe (Reader Rabbit's Interactive Reading Journey 1)
• Ms. Banshee (Casper)
• Boy, Cowboy Kid #2, Mom, and Swamp Fox Boy In (Yogi's Great Escape)
• Additional voices (The New Yogi Bear Show)
• Additional voices (The Mighty B!)
• Charlotte Pickles (Rugrats and All Grown Up!)
• Annabelle, Aunt Kari, Great Aunt Amanda (The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius)
• Pookie/Grandma Gertie (Hey Arnold!)
• Jain (Fallout)
• Mrs. Hippopotamus (The Woody Woodpecker Show (1999 version))
• Tandi (Fallout 2)
• Ginger the Collie, Jennifer (Beethoven)
• Girl (Kids' CBC)
• Priscilla (P Pals/PTV Park)
• Suzi (Full Throttle)
• Fluffy Fluffy Bun Bun (Toonstruck)
• Merla (Voltron)
• Deputy Mayor Callie Briggs (SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron)
• Mama Swimmer, Mama Flyer (The Land Before Time series)
• Dil and Ali's mom (The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists)
• Deliria (The Zula Patrol)
• Osono (Kiki's Delivery Service)
• Red Gorilla (The Electric Company)
• Housewife (The Animatrix)
• Mrs. Peenman, Stanley Ipkiss's grouchy landlady (The Mask: The Animated Series)
• Hama, Yangchen (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• Jean-Pierre Orleans (El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera)
• Obaba (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind)
• Shige Yamano (My Neighbors the Yamadas)
• Okiyo (English dub of the anime Pom Poko)
• Antonia Chillingsworth (The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury)
• Mary Todd Lincoln (Hard Drinkin' Lincoln)
• Twinkle/Diva Weed (Twinkle, the Dream Being)
• Crystal Starr, Queen Scowleen and Ursa Major (MoonDreamers)
• Laura Carrot and Madame Blueberry (VeggieTales)
• Curious Camilla (Curious George)
• Mrs. Finster, Chicken #2, and Ma (Random! Cartoons)
• News reporter (Olive, the Other Reindeer)
• Lady on Phone (The Whizzard of Ow)
• Robin (Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs)
• Woman Fire Chief, Madame Pickypuss, Restaurant Guest (Pound Puppies)
• Winnifred Bessimay de Winkerville, Gerta (All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series)
• Mrs. French, Mrs. Mundorf, Dr. Yvonne Farley (Kevins schools principal) (Mission Hill)
• Junior Asparagus, Laura Carrot, Madame Blueberry, Petunia Rhubarb and Additional Voices (VeggieTales in the House)
• Caretaker/ Nurse at Jerry's Day Care (Rick & Morty, Season 2 Episode 2)

Video games

Year	Video Game	Voice	Notes
1993	Rise of the Dragon	Karyn Sommers
1995	Full Throttle	Suzi, Leader of the Vultures
1996	Toonstruck	Fluffy Fluffy Bun Bun, Ms. Fortune, Marge, 'Mistress' Marge, Bouncer, Chipper, Sparky, Sam Shmaltz's secretary
1996	Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster and the Beanstalk	Babs Bunny
1997	The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield	Additional Voices
1997	Fallout	Jain
1997	Animaniacs Game Pack	Dot Warner
1997	ClayFighter 63⅓	Taffy, Lady Liberty, High Five
1998	Tiny Toon Adventures: The Great Beanstalk	Babs Bunny
1999	Animaniacs Splat Ball	Dot Warner
2000	Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour	Chip, Polly Roger, Otto Plugnut
2000	Tigger's Honey Hunt	Kanga
2000	Mickey's Speedway USA	Daisy Duck
2000	Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers	Daisy Duck
Unreleased	Tiny Toon Adventures: Defenders of the Universe	Babs Bunny
2002	Kingdom Hearts	Daisy Duck, Queen of Hearts
2003	Futurama	Mom/Linda
2003	The Simpsons: Hit & Run	Agnes Skinner/Others
2005	Winnie the Pooh's Rumbly Tumbly Adventure	Kanga
2005	Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt	Dot Warner/Mary Hartless
2005	Kingdom Hearts II	Daisy Duck, Chip, Merryweather, Kanga, Shenzi
2007	Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+	Daisy Duck, Chip, Kanga, Merryweather
2007	The Simpsons Game	Dolph
2007	Bee Movie Game	Jeanette Chung
2010	Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep	Chip, Merryweather
(2010)	Kingdom Hearts Re:coded	Chip
2010	Epic Mickey	Daisy Duck
2011	Kinect Disneyland Adventures	Daisy Duck, Chip
2012	Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two	Daisy Duck
2013	Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life	Daisy Duck, Chip
2014 -	Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix	Daisy Duck, Chip, Merryweather, Kanga, Queen of Hearts

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