Marcia Mitzman Gaven
Year ( s ) Title Role ( s ) Notes
1993 The Pink Panther Additional voices Several episodes
1994 Red Planet Voice of Dr. Jane Marlowe Miniseries
1994 The George Carlin Show Ellen Episode : George Really Does It This Time
1995 Ellen Debby Episode : The Apartment Hunt
1995 Get Smart KAOS chairwoman Several episodes
1996 The Drew Carey Show Kim Episode : Drew 's New Assistant
1997 Babylon 5 Commander Sandra Levitt Episode : No Surrender , No Retreat
1997 Hangin ' with Mr. Cooper Clerk Episode : The Ring
1998 Frasier Allison Episode : Party , Party
1998 Beverly Hills , 90210 Judge Episode : Do n't Ask , Do n't Tell
1999-2002 The Simpsons Voice of Maude Flanders , Helen Lovejoy , Miss Hoover , and others Several episodes
Acting credits -- Television
Marcia Mitzman Gaven (born February 28, 1959) is an American actress from New York. Since studying at the High School of Performing Arts and the State University of New York at Purchase, she has appeared in many musicals during her career singing in both mezzo-soprano and soprano roles. Her Broadway debut came in 1979 when she played Betty Rizzo in Grease, serving as the replacement for the original actress of the role. In the 1980s she appeared in the musicals The Rocky Horror Show, Oliver!, Zorba, Nine, Anything Goes, Chess, and Welcome to the Club, and in the operas Brigadoon, South Pacific, and . In 1992, Gaven played the character Mrs. Walker in a new production called The Who's Tommy at La Jolla Playhouse. The musical was a success, resulting in its move to Broadway in 1993. Gaven was praised by critics for her performance and received a Tony Award nomination in the Best Featured Actress in a Musical category. She eventually had to leave The Who's Tommy before its Broadway run ended because of an allergic reaction to a smoke effect used in the show. In 1995, she won an Ovation Award and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for her portrayal of Florence Vassy in Chess at Hudson Theatre. She was also awarded an Ovation Award for the role of Mother in the staging of the musical Ragtime at Shubert Theatre in 1997. Gaven's latest role in a musical was in a 2001 production of 1776 by UCLA's Freud Playhouse. Since then she has appeared in concerts and fundraisers.