Tress MacNeille

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Recent Role:
Agnes Skinner, Brandine Del Roy, Dolph and others on The Simpsons
Gender:
Female
Born:
6-20-1951
Birthplace:
California
Birth Name:
Tress MacNeille
AKA:
Tress McNeille, Tress Mac Neille, Tress Macneille, Tress MacNeil, Tress MacNielle
Tress MacNeille is one of the most renowned voice actors in the industry. Many heavyweights in the business consider her amongst the most talented voice actors in history.

A veteran of the industry, she has been doing voice overs since the late 1970s; a few of her credits include Dot Warner, Hello Nurse, Marita Hippo, and Miss Flamiel from Animaniacs, Babs Bunny of Tiny Toon Adventures, the teacher on Casper (the animated series), Chip and Gadget of Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers, Mom and many others on Futurama, Opal

More Windbag and several extras from Darkwing Duck, Lady Bane of Gummi Bears, Hey Arnold's Grandmother, Cho-Cho, Pepper Mills, Toast, and World's Oldest Woman on Histeria, Shenzi on Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa, Charlotte from Rugrats, Aladdin's Queen Deluca of Mesmoria, and various voices on The Simpsons (including many of the residents at the retirement home). People are usually surprised to find out how many shows Ms Macnielle has actually appeared on, totalling almost 200 projects to date.

Although she has an enormous range, she tends to do mostly older or totally insane characters (or both).

Ms MacNeille was nominated for the 1995 Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in the Field of Animation for Dot Warner and the 1997 Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female in a Television Production for Debbie Douglas in Freakazoid.

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  • Favorite Tress MacNeille Characters

    Here are just a few of mine: Animaniacs : *Dot Warner, **Ms. F., **Whoopi Goldberg, Billie** Pinky and the Brain : *Hillary Clinton, *Billie, **Whoopi Goldberg The Simpsons : *Agnes Skinner, **Little Vicki, *Lindsay Naegle Futurama : *Mom, *Linda, *Tinny Tim Tiny Toon Adventures : *BabsMore Bunny Freakazoid! : *Debbie Douglas Disney: *Daisy Duck *Recurring **One or two-timer Obviously, she voices a lot more characters than what I listed, but those are just a few of my faves.

    1 comments, last one Feb 28, 2009
  • I Love Her!

     love Tress MacNeille!  I think she is the most remarkable person and such a talented voice over!  She is just amazing   I love her on the Futurama audio commentaries, she adds such an energy and she's always so witty and clever.  Tress is my all time favourite voice over   I can't wait for newMore Futurama

    5 comments, last one Apr 9, 2008
  • Anyone Else Love Mom?

    I think Mom is one of the best characters that Tress has ever done.  She never ceased to make me laugh.  I would so love to meet Mom lol :P Anyone else agree? ~T

    5 comments, last one May 17, 2007
  • How Should We Raise Intrest?

    Tress MacNeille is one of the most amazing Voice Overs in history and I think it's a crime that she doesn't have a bigger fanbase.  How do you think we should raise awareness and increase her fanbase?

    1 comments, last one Feb 7, 2007
  • Welcome to the TV.com Forums for Tress MacNeille

    Welcome to the TV.com Forums for Tress MacNeille. Here is your area to discuss, dissect and debate all things about this person.

    1 comments, last one Nov 26, 2006
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  • Futurama Finds Its Voice(s)

    "OMG"s and "WTF"s could not express the outrage Futurama fans felt last month when it was revealed that 20th Century Fox Television was looking at replacement voice actors for the animated show's revival on Comedy Central. Money, of course, was at the heart of the issue, with Fox considerably slashing the comedy's budget, starting with the voice talent.

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    Dot and Babs. hide show

    Alright, most people know her for her work on "The Simpsons", but to me, she's Babs Bunny and Dot Warner, from Tiny Toon Adventures and Animanics. Now I'm sure she's had a jillion other roles for a jillion diffrent companies, but those 90's Warner Brother cartoons are some of her best. She can pull off the insanly cute voice, and not sound like an idiot. That takes talent! Most people who try to do the cute voice sound either annoying and giggly or annoying and more annoying. Not her! But not only that, she can sing when she needs too (though it isn't really her strong point) and she has a billion other voices besides cute... and that's just judging from Tiny Toons and Animaniacs!

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    Tress MacNeille knows exactly what she's doing! She knows how to perform better than anybody. Tress is the best voice actor ever. hide show

    Tress MacNeille is, by far, my favorite voice actress (and actress in general). She has got an amazing range. She can act, she can sing, and she can definitely make me laugh. Her timing is perfect in nearly every performance. She knows how to deliver. She knows the right tone, the right pitch, the right way to say everything. My favorite character that Tress does is Dot because, while Dot is sometimes adorable, she also sometimes has a bit of a temper. It is split-personality characters like Dot that Tress does better than anybody in the industry. Almost every character she does is either insane, sleazy, or obnoxious, and I can she why she is picked for those roles. She knows how to portray it. It just comes naturally to her.

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    Tress MacNeille...what can I say..her talent is amazing...I would like to call her, "the fist lady of 1,000 voices." she owns that title. ^^ hide show

    Tress is one of my all time favorites, including the voices of Dot (Animaniacs) Babs (Tiny Toon Adventures) and Gadget (Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers). Callie Briggs is one of my favorite characters on Swat Kats as well. I wish that I could get a chance to meet her talent at work. Seriously, I want to be a voice actress like her. She's my idol. ^^

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    Tress MacNeille is one of my favorite!!!!!!!!!!!!! hide show

    Tress MacNeille is very talanted. She is one of my favorite voice actors just like Rob paulsen and Jess harnell and Tom kenny and also Tara stronge. She did the voice of Dot Warner,Hello Nerse, and Martha Hippo on Animaniacs. She also did the voice of Daisy Duck on House Of Mouse of in other mickey mouse shows. Angellica`s mother on Rugrats and All Grown Up. If I was a girl I would wish I had Tress MacNeille voice because my voice is weird. She can change her voice, its awesome. I dont know what else to say but she is great.

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    Tress MacNeille is an amazing voice over - arguably the best in the business! hide show

    I don't know where to start! How do I review her? Aside from being the most remarkable, versatile voice over, Tress MacNeille is a very funny, intelligent woman! I first started becoming interested in voice overs when I started watching Futurama, and it wasn't long before I was incredibly intrigued by one Tress MacNeille. She voiced all of my favourite characters, and I soon discovered that she'd been with me my entire life. The best example of this is Widget. When I was little I just couldn't get enough of Widget (I still keep an eye out for merchandise now!) and I was stunned to find out that Tress was in it. One of my favourite things is listening to Tress do the Futurama audio commentaries. She is just what I imagined her to be!! She's witty, clever, humble and knows just how to have everyone in stitches! Now I am an avid fan, and find myself watching silly TV shows whenever they're on, just in case she's in them. Tress has enriched my life, and certainly deserves more credit that she gets. There aren't enough words in the dictionary to describe how incredible she is or how much I admire her. Tress truly is one of the all time greats.

    ~Tricki

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