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| Born | Marcia Mitzman Gaven |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actor, Actress |
| Spouse | Seth Gaven |
Marcia Mitzman Gaven (born February 28, 1959) is a Tony Award nominated, Ovation Award winning American actress.
Born in New York, New York, Gaven was the voice for Maude Flanders, Helen Lovejoy, Miss Hoover and others on The Simpsons from 1999 until 2002, when Maggie Roswell returned after a pay dispute.
Her major Broadway success was a 1992 Tony Award nomination as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for her portrayal of Mrs. Walker in the Broadway production of The Who's Tommy.
In 1988, she played the part of Svetlana in the short-lived Broadway production of the musical Chess, which original cast recording was nominated for 1988 Grammy Award. In 1995, she returned to this musical, this time as Florence Vassy, in the Los Angeles production at Hollywood's Hudson Theatre. She was highly praised by the critics and received an Ovation Award (Best Lead Actress in a Musical) and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award (Best Lead Performance).
In 1997, she originated a role of Mother in the first US (pre-Broadway) Los Angeles production of the musical Ragtime at Shubert Theater and received her second Ovation Award (Best Lead Actress In a Musical) for this performance.
Gaven played guest roles in TV series The Bold and the Beautiful, Beverly Hills, 90210, Frasier, Babylon 5, The Drew Carey Show and Ellen. Since June 1996 she has been married to the film editor Seth Gaven (creative director of movie marketing company A.V. Squad) with whom she has two children.
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