Jill Talley is an American

United States

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 comedic

Comedy

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 actress, best known as a regular cast member of Mr. Show

Mr. Show

Mr. Show with Bob and David is an American sketch comedy series featuring former Saturday Night Live writer/actor Bob Odenkirk and stand up comedian/actor David Cross...

 and for her long-running-role as Karen on SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...

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Career

In her twenties, Talley performed improv comedy in Chicago at the Improv Institute

Improv Institute

The Improv Institute was a improvisational comedy company in Chicago from 1984 until 1994. The mainstage show was improvised following audience suggestions. The troupe had two storefront-theaters, both on West Belmont Avenue on Chicago's North side, first at 2939 W. Belmont , and later at 2319 W...

 and The Second City

The Second City

The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...

. Talley and her husband, Tom Kenny

Tom Kenny

Thomas James "Tom" Kenny is an American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is especially known for his long-running-role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the television series of the same name, as well as the live-action character Patchy the Pirate, Gary the Snail and the French narrator based on...

, were both cast members of the cult short-lived FOX Network

Fox Broadcasting Company

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 sketch comedy

Sketch comedy

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 show The Edge from 1992

1992 in television

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 to 1993

1993 in television

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. They also appeared together in the 1996 Smashing Pumpkins video "Tonight, Tonight" as the married couple who take a honeymoon on the moon.

Talley's vocal work includes playing Karen, computer wife of Plankton on SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...

, as well as Gretchen, the tomboyish alligator Squirrel Scout, the scholarly giraffe named Nina, and the largely angry warthog named Ms. Mucus on Camp Lazlo

Camp Lazlo

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. She also voices Sarah Dubois on the Adult Swim

Adult Swim

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 show The Boondocks

The Boondocks (TV series)

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Since Mr. Shows run she has also appeared in minor roles in several films such as Little Miss Sunshine

Little Miss Sunshine

Little Miss Sunshine is a 2006 American comedy-drama film. The road movie's plot follows a family's trip to a children's beauty pageant.Little Miss Sunshine was the directorial film debut of the husband-wife team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. The screenplay was written by first-time writer...

 and Sky High

Sky High (2005 film)

Sky High is a 2005 American comedic superhero family film about an airborne school for teenage superheroes. It was directed by Mike Mitchell and written by Paul Hernandez, Robert Schooley, and Mark McCorkle...

, in the latter of which she appeared with her husband..

Personal life

Talley was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is married to Tom Kenny

Tom Kenny

Thomas James "Tom" Kenny is an American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is especially known for his long-running-role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the television series of the same name, as well as the live-action character Patchy the Pirate, Gary the Snail and the French narrator based on...

, who also appeared regularly on Mr. Show. They have two children, a boy and a girl.

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