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Jill Talley Biography

Birth Name:Jill Talley

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Actress, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Started her career in acting at the famed Second City in Chicago, performing alongside Chris Farley, Tim Meadows, Steve Carrell and Amy Sedaris, all unknowns at the time
  • Best known as a regular cast member on the HBO comedy sketch show "Mr․ Show," as Karen on Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants," and as Sarah Dubois and other characters on Adult Swim's "The Boondocks․"
  • Performed improvisational comedy in Chicago at the Improv Institute and The Second City
  • Talley and her husband were both cast members of the short-lived FOX sketch comedy show "The Edge" alongside actress Jennifer Aniston and also appeared as the married couple in the Smashing Pumpkin's music video for "Tonight, Tonight․"
  • As a voiceover actress, has voiced dozens of characters for film and TV, including characters in "American Dad," "SpongeBob SquarePants," "Camp Lazlo," "Stiperella," "Clifford Puppy Years," "The Boondocks" and "The Animatrix․"
  • Her father helped his community working as a fire fighter
  • Voiced Fauler in the video game "Star Wars: The Old Republic․"

Awards

  • 2016BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film: nominated
  • 2017BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series: winner
  • 2018BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series: nominated