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Jillian Ann "Jill" Talley (born December 19, 1962; age 61) is an American actress and voice actress. She is a main cast member for the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise, voicing Karen Plankton.

Talley was promoted to a main cast member in the credits of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. She is married to Tom Kenny, who voices SpongeBob. Aside from Karen, Talley has voiced numerous other characters, such as Squidina Star in The Patrick Star Show. She has also voiced some of Karen and Plankton's family members, as well as many machines, loudspeakers, etc. in a similar fashion to Karen's deadpan tone.

Talley has made live-action cameo appearances in SpongeBob SquarePants. 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."

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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 married Tom Kenny in 1995, and she currently resides in Studio City with her husband and their two children, Mack and Nora.

Talley is 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. Talley has also voiced various characters on Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo. Talley also voices Rita Loud on The Loud House, as well as I.Q Ickly.

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