Simpsons Actress Marcia Wallace Passes Away Aged 70

Actress Marcia Wallace, voice of Edna Kapappel on The Simpsons has died aged 70. Wallace died at home, according to publicist, Antonia Coffman. "I was tremendously saddened to learn this morning of the passing of the brilliant and gracious Marcia Wallace," said executive producer, Al Jean. "She was beloved by all at The Simpsons and we intend to retire her irreplaceable character." Fellow cast member Yeardley Smith (voice of Lisa Simpson), wrote a farewell message to Wallace on Twitter, reading: "Cheers to the hilarious, kind, fab Marcia Wallace, who has taken her leave of us. Heaven is now a much funnier place b/c of you, Marcia." Wallace won an Emmy for outstanding voice actress in 1992 and published an autobiography "Don't Look Back, We're Not Going that Way," in 2004. Her husband, Dennis Hawley, died in 1992.