Jill Talley facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Jill Talley
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| Other names | Jill Tally Jill Kenny |
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| Years active | 1984–present |
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| Children | 2 |
Jill Talley is an American actress and comedian. She is well-known for her voice work in popular animated shows. One of her most famous roles is Karen Plankton in SpongeBob SquarePants. She also voices Sarah Dubois in The Boondocks and Rita Loud in The Loud House. Jill Talley is married to Tom Kenny, who also voices characters in SpongeBob SquarePants.
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Early Life
Jill Talley was born in Chicago, Illinois. She finished high school at Kennedy High School in 1981.
Career Highlights
In her early career, Jill Talley performed improv comedy in Chicago. She worked at places like the Improv Institute and The Second City.
Jill and her husband, Tom Kenny, were both part of the sketch comedy TV show The Edge from 1992 to 1993. They also appeared in another sketch comedy show called Mr. Show from 1995 to 1998. You might have also seen them in the music video for "Tonight, Tonight" by The Smashing Pumpkins in 1996. In the video, they played a couple on a honeymoon to the moon.
Since 1999, Jill Talley has been the voice of Karen Plankton on SpongeBob SquarePants. Karen is the computer wife of Plankton, the tiny villain. Jill became a main cast member for the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie in 2004.
She has voiced many other characters too. On Camp Lazlo, she voiced Gretchen, Nina, and Ms. Mucus. She also played Sarah Dubois on the Adult Swim show The Boondocks. Other voice roles include Lady Granite in the Plastic Man DC Nation Shorts and Maja the Sky Witch in an Adventure Time episode.
More recently, she has continued her voice work in many animated series and movies. She voices Rita Loud in The Loud House and its related movies like The Loud House Movie (2021) and No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie (2024). She also continues to voice Karen in SpongeBob spin-off shows like Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years and The Patrick Star Show.
Jill Talley has also appeared in smaller roles in live-action films. These include Little Miss Sunshine and Sky High. She was in Sky High with her husband, Tom Kenny.
Personal Life
Jill Talley first met Tom Kenny in 1992 when they were working on The Edge TV show. They got married in 1996. They have two children: a son named Mack, born in 1997, and a daughter named Nora, born in 2003.
See also
In Spanish: Jill Talley para niños
