Jillian Ann "Jill" Talley (born December 19, 1962; age 61) is an American actress and voice actress. She is a main cast member on SpongeBob SquarePants, voicing Karen Plankton. She has also voiced numerous other characters, such as all of Karen's family members and some of Plankton's cousins. Other characters voiced by her include the frogfish's tongue, the nurse, Grand Maul Granny, Debbie Rechid, Orchid, and occasionally Judy. Additionally, many episodes feature her voicing machines, loudspeakers, etc. in a similar fashion to Karen's deadpan tone.
Jill Talley is married to Tom Kenny, who voices SpongeBob. Talley is also well known as a cast member of Mr. Show during its four seasons on HBO. She frequently costars with her husband on programs, such as FOX's The Edge and the Disney film Sky High. They also appeared together in the 1996 Smashing Pumpkins video "Tonight, Tonight" as the married couple who take a honeymoon on the moon.
Outside of SpongeBob SquarePants, Talley has voiced various characters on Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo. She voices Rita Loud and Sam on The Loud House. She also voices Sarah Du Bois on the Adult Swim animated series The Boondocks. Her voice was featured in the video game Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops.
Talley makes two live-action cameo appearances in the show. Her first cameo is in "Friend or Foe" as a nauseous customer eating Patchy's food. Her second is as a soap opera actress that Karen watches in "King Plankton."
Biography
Talley's father was a firefighter and she lived in Chicago near Chicago Midway International Airport during her childhood. In her twenties, she performed improv comedy in Chicago at the Improv Institute and The Second City. She currently resides in Studio City with her husband and their two children, Mack and Nora.
She married Tom Kenny in 1995.
Credits
Episode | Credits | |
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Season 1 | ||
3b - "Plankton!" | Voice of Karen | |
6b - "Pickles" | Voice of Customer #3 | |
10b - "F.U.N." | Voice of Karen and Woman | |
Season 2 | ||
24b - "Imitation Krabs" | Voice of Karen | |
25b - "Patty Hype" | Voice of Phyllis, Girl #27, and Ladies | |
34a - "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" | Voice of Karen | |
Season 3 | ||
41a - "The Algae's Always Greener" | Voice of Karen and Female Fish | |
58b - "Plankton's Army" | Voice of Karen, Cousin #2, and Cousin #4 | |
Season 4 | ||
61a - "Fear of a Krabby Patty" | Voice of Karen and Girl Fish | |
62a - "The Lost Mattress" | Voice of Nurse | |
62b - "Krabs vs. Plankton" | Voice of Karen, Fish Gal #1 and Judge | |
63 - "Have You Seen This Snail?" | Voice of Customer and Tammy | |
64b - "Good Neighbors" | Voice of Woman Fish | |
65a - "Selling Out" | Voice of Old Woman, Mother, and Woman Patron | |
66 - "Dunces and Dragons" | Voice of Karen, Queen, Audience Member, and Woman Peasant | |
67a - "Enemy In-Law" | Voice of Karen | |
68b - "SquidBob TentaclePants" | Voice of Female Fan, Teacher, and Mrs. Smith | |
69a - "Krusty Towers" | Voice of Nurse | |
71a - "Whale of a Birthday" | Voice of Judy and Clerk | |
72a - "All That Glitters" | Voice of Female Voice #1 and Female Voice #2 | |
74b - "Wigstruck" | Voice of Fish #2, Fish #5, and Fish #8 | |
76a - "The Thing" | Voice of Little Girl Fish, Mom Fish | |
77b - "Rule of Dumb" | Voice of Soap Actress | |
78b - "Best Frenemies" | Voice of Karen and Girl Employee #2 | |
Season 5 | ||
81 - "Friend or Foe" | Voice of Karen, Girl Fish, and Customer | |
82b - "Night Light" | Voice of Cashier | |
84a - "Spy Buddies" | Voice of Karen and Operator | |
85b - "Krabs à la Mode" | Voice of Karen and Girl Fish | |
86a - "Roller Cowards" | Voice of Teen #2, Mom Fish, Little Girl Fish, and Recorded Voice | |
86b - "Bucket Sweet Bucket" | Voice of Karen | |
87b - "Breath of Fresh Squidward" | Voice of Little Girl Fish and Mom Fish | |
88c - "Slimy Dancing" | Voice of Loudspeaker and Mom | |
91a - "Goo Goo Gas" | Voice of Karen | |
97a - "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" | Voice of Karen, Boy Fish, and Gramma | |
99a - "The Two Faces of Squidward" | Voice of Mabel, Female Fish #3, and Grandma | |
100a - "Banned in Bikini Bottom" | Voice of Karen | |
Season 6 | ||
101b - "Krabby Road" | Voice of Karen | |
103a - "Spongicus" | Voice of Karen, Female Fish #1, and Female Fish #2 | |
103b - "Suction Cup Symphony" | Voice of Woman Fish #1 and Woman Fish #2 | |
104a - "Not Normal" | Voice of Woman Fish #1, Woman Fish #2, and Little Girl Fish | |
106a - "A Life in a Day" | Voice of Kid Fish #4 | |
106b - "Sun Bleached" | Voice of Wife, Woman #2, and Fish #2 | |
107a - "Giant Squidward" | Voice of Mom Fish, Hideous Hair Fish, and Kid Fish #151 | |
108a - "Patty Caper" | Voice of Karen and Dodo | |
108b - "Plankton's Regular" | Voice of Karen | |
109a - "Boating Buddies" | Voice of Student #3 and Student #8 | |
114b - "Ditchin'" | Voice of Ice Cream Fish and Fish #49 | |
116b - "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" | Voice of Customer #4 | |
117a - "Shuffleboarding" | Voice of Mabel | |
118a - "Pet or Pests" | Voice of Fish #115 | |
118b - "Komputer Overload" | Voice of Karen | |
120b - "Toy Store of Doom" | Voice of Pa Fish, Baby Fish | |
121a - "Sand Castles in the Sand" | Voice of Bus Driver and Mom Fish | |
122a - "Chum Bucket Supreme" | Voice of Karen | |
122b - "Single Cell Anniversary" | Voice of Karen and Mother-In-Law | |
123-124 - "Truth or Square" | Voice of Karen | |
125b - "Chum Caverns" | Voice of Karen | |
Season 7 | ||
127b - "I ♥ Dancing" | Voice of Twin #1 and Twin #2 | |
129a - "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy" | Voice of Karen, Fish #48, and Fish #49 | |
129b - "The Inside Job" | Voice of Karen | |
130a - "Greasy Buffoons" | Voice of Karen and Customer #4 | |
131a - "Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful" | Voice of Fish #157, Mom, and Gramma | |
137a - "One Coarse Meal" | Voice of Karen | |
139b - "The Cent of Money" | Voice of Fish #45 and Fish #46 | |
140b - "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle" | Voice of Mermaid #1 and Mermaid #3 | |
141a - "The Curse of the Hex" | Voice of Fish #87 and Fish #48 | |
143 - "The Great Patty Caper" | Voice of Karen and Lady in teal | |
145a - "Buried in Time" | Voice of Karen and Fish #49 | |
147b - "Shellback Shenanigans" | Voice of Karen, Nurse #1 and Nurse #2 | |
148a - "The Masterpiece" | Voice of Cashier and Kids | |
150a - "Krusty Dogs" | Voice of Billy and Female Customer #2 | |
150b - "The Wreck of the Mauna Loa" | Voice of Fish #46, Fish #47, and Fish #48 | |
152b - "Perfect Chemistry" | Voice of Karen | |
Season 8 | ||
156 - "Frozen Face-Off" | Voice of Karen | |
158a - "Sweet and Sour Squid" | Voice of Karen and Female Fish #1 | |
158b - "The Googly Artiste" | Voice of Fish #1 | |
160b - "Walking the Plankton" | Voice of Karen, Fish #49, and Fish #151 | |
163b - "Plankton's Good Eye" | Voice of Karen | |
164a - "Barnacle Face" | Voice of Teen Girl #1 and Pearl's Friend | |
165b - "Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom" | Voice of Female Fan #1 and Female Fan #2 | |
168b - "Fiasco!" | Voice of Karen, Fish #7, Female Fish, and Girl Fish | |
170a - "Free Samples" | Voice of Karen, Fish #47, and Kid | |
171a - "Karen 2.0" | Voice of Karen | |
174a - "Treats!" | Voice of Female Spokesmodel and Viking Pet Store Owner | |
174b - "For Here or to Go" | Voice of Karen, Fish #49, and Customer #48 | |
176a - "Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!" | Voice of Old Lady #1 and Old Lady #3 | |
176b - "Chum Fricassee" | Voice of Karen, Fish #45, and Fish #7 | |
177b - "Move It or Lose It" | Voice of Karen and Fish #1 | |
175 - "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" | Voice of Karen and Little Girl | |
Season 9 | ||
179a - "Extreme Spots" | Voice of Fish #49 and Grand Maul Granny | |
183a - "Eek, an Urchin!" | Voice of Karen and Customer #3 | |
184a - "Jailbreak!" | Voice of Karen and Women | |
184b - "Evil Spatula" | Voice of Karen | |
185 - "It Came from Goo Lagoon" | Voice of Karen | |
186b - "Plankton's Pet" | Voice of Karen, Baby, and Female Fish #2 | |
191b - "The Executive Treatment" | Voice of Business Fish #6 | |
192a - "Company Picnic" | Voice of Karen and Customer | |
195a - "SpongeBob LongPants" | Voice of Fish Woman #2 and the Mom | |
197a - "Mall Girl Pearl" | Voice of Marina, Dangles and Bangles Manager, and Myrtle | |
198a - "Sharks vs. Pods" | Voice of Girl and Officer #2 | |
198b - "CopyBob DittoPants" | Voice of Karen | |
199b - "Lame and Fortune" | Voice of Karen and Random Patron | |
203a - "Pineapple Invasion" | Voice of Karen | |
203b - "Salsa Imbecilicus" | Voice of Karen | |
204a - "Mutiny on the Krusty" | Voice of Female Customer | |
Season 10 | ||
208a - "Snooze You Lose" | Voice of Old Lady, Fish Lady, and Child Fish | |
209b - "Plankton Gets the Boot" | Voice of Karen | |
210b - "Burst Your Bubble" | Voice of Bikini Fish and Grandma Fish | |
211a - "Plankton Retires" | Voice of Karen, Mom, and Baby | |
212a - "The Incredible Shrinking Sponge" | Voice of Karen | |
Season 11 | ||
217a - "Spot Returns" | Voice of Karen and Sweetie Scout #2 | |
218a - "Spin the Bottle" | Voice of Karen | |
218b - "There's a Sponge in My Soup" | Voice of Sunshine and Plump Fish Woman | |
220 - "The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom" | Voice of Karen, Costumed Boy, Fish Kids, Seahorse, and Kid Fish #1 | |
222a - "Krabby Patty Creature Feature" | Voice of Karen, Kid, and Customer #2 | |
223a - "Sanitation Insanity" | Voice of Doll | |
227b - "Old Man Patrick" | Voice of Clarabelle, Scared Fish, Kid, and Mother | |
228b - "Grandmum's the Word" | Voice of Karen | |
230a - "High Sea Diving" | Voice of Fish Woman, Fish Girl, and Fish Scouts | |
230b - "Bottle Burglars" | Voice of Karen and TV Actress | |
232b - "Shopping List" | Voice of Karen | |
234a - "Patnocchio" | Voice of Karen and Female Driver | |
237 - "Goons on the Moon" | Voice of Squidina and Lady | |
238b - "Karen's Virus" | Voice of Karen, Female Hick, and Hanna | |
240a - "Bubbletown" | Voice of Adorable Bubble Child and Fancy Bubble Woman | |
240b - "Girls' Night Out" | Voice of Karen and Cloud | |
Season 12 | ||
242b - "Gary & Spot" | Voice of Karen and Mother | |
243b - "The Ballad of Filthy Muck" | Voice of News Boy, Lady Fish, Mother, Dry Cleaner Fish | |
244a - "The Krusty Slammer" | Voice of Policewoman | |
245b - "King Plankton" | Voice of Karen, Sea Chimp, Child, Fish Wife, and Soap Opera Actress | |
246a - "Plankton's Old Chum" | Voice of Karen, Fish Lady, Fish Baby | |
246b - "Stormy Weather" | Voice of Pitch Woman, Kid, Old Lady, Cloud | |
248a - "The Krusty Bucket" | Voice of Karen and Baby | |
248b - "Squid's on a Bus" | Voice of Old Lady and Fish Woman Skeleton | |
252a - "Mind the Gap" | Voice of Lady Patron | |
254-255 - "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" | Voice of Karen | |
256a - "SpongeBob in RandomLand" | Voice of Funny Lady and Bathing Female | |
F1 - "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" | Voice of Karen and Old Lady | |
F2 - "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water" | Voice of Karen, Harold's Wife, and Ice Cream Cone #2 | |
- "The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge" | Voice of Karen | |
List of episode credits |
Roles
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