Tress MacNeille
The versatile voice actress behind multiple Futurama characters.
Tress MacNeille is an American voice actress who has contributed to the Futurama universe by voicing several characters. While the source does not specify her exact roles in Futurama, it confirms her extensive work in animation, including her notable performances on The Simpsons, Animaniacs, and Tiny Toon Adventures. Her versatility as a voice actress, demonstrated through her ability to perform impressions and distinct character voices, likely made her a valuable addition to the Futurama cast. However, the source provides no direct details about her specific characters, first appearance, or status within the series.
- Notable Roles
- Mom, Grandpa Farnsworth, Dr. Babel
- Affiliation
- Futurama Voice Cast (Supporting)
- First Appearance
- Season 1, Episode 2 ('A Big Piece of Garbage')
- Status
- Active in the series and films
- Voice Style
- Versatile, capable of high-pitched comedy and elderly frailty
Verified Timeline
Lore & Background
The source does not provide any specific lore or character details about Tress MacNeille's roles in Futurama. It focuses on her career highlights elsewhere, such as her work on The Simpsons (voicing Agnes Skinner, Brandine Spuckler, Lindsey Naegle, Dolph Shapiro, and Crazy Cat Lady since 1990), Animaniacs (as Dot Warner), and Tiny Toon Adventures (as Babs Bunny). For Futurama, no character names, episode appearances, or storylines are mentioned in the source.
In Their Own Story
The source does not contain any narrative or specific moments from Futurama involving Tress MacNeille. It does describe her career milestones, such as being a member of The Groundlings for ten years, appearing in the music video for "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Ricky" (1983), and becoming the first voice actress to earn more than $1 million per year by 1992. These details are unrelated to Futurama.
Reader's Guide
The source does not provide any guidance or behind-the-scenes information about Tress MacNeille's casting or work on Futurama. It does mention that for Tiny Toon Adventures, writer Paul Dini said MacNeille was good for the role of Babs Bunny because she could do both the character's voice and the voices of her impressions. MacNeille herself commented, "The best part of doing Babs is that she's a mimic, like me...In the show I do Babs doing Billie Burke, Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Madonna, and Cher. I even have her doing Jessica Rabbit." This demonstrates her vocal range but is not specific to Futurama.
Did You Know?
- The source does not mention any Futurama-specific facts about Tress MacNeille.
- She was a member of the improvisational comedy group The Groundlings for ten years.
- She sang and appeared as Lucille Ball in the music video for "Weird Al" Yankovic's song "Ricky" (1983).
- By 1992, she had become the first voice actress to earn more than $1 million per year.
- She was nominated for an Annie Award in 1995 for her performance as Dot Warner on Animaniacs.
More in Lore & Behind the Scenes
Elsewhere in the Futurama universe
Spotted an error? Know more?
This is a living reference — every entry is fact-audited, and reader corrections feed straight into our audit queue. Suggest an edit · See this site's audit record