We've only seen a little of her, but Lars' parents seem to be sweet individuals. They only want whats best for him and worry about his well-being. And truth be told, I'm sure being Lars' mother isn't exactly an easy job (especially considering what has just happened in recent episodes). Will we see more of Martha and Dante (Lars' father)? I certainly hope so. And who is the voice of Martha? Why, that would be Nancy Linari!
They are seriously caring parents just trying to understand their teenage son. |
Not much is known about Nancy Linari's personal life. She was born in 1955 and hails from the suburbs of Chicago. Despite her reservedness about her private life, it is known that Linari started as her career in 1983 on the television show Remington Steele.
She would continue with starring in various television shows and films. These shows included Street Hawk, Airwolf, Simon & Simon, Riptide, ALF, the television film From The Dead of Night, Dear John, Freddy's Nightmares, the television film After the Shock, Homefront, Matlock, Major Dad, Dudley, Days of Our Lives, Sisters, Weird Science, The Nanny, Step by Step, Home Improvement, ER, Married... with Children, Frasier, Beverly Hills, 90210, Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, 7th Heaven, Shasta McNasty, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Judging Amy, Dharma & Greg, LAX, NYPD Blue, The West Wing, Eyes, The O.C., Grey's Anatomy, the very limited-released film Zyzzyx Road, What About Brian, Two and a Half Men, General Hospital, Desperate Housewives, Fringe, The Social Network, Brothers & Sisters, Modern Family, Bones, Criminal Minds, Life in Pieces, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, and This Is Us.
As for Linari's voice acting, she started back in the 1986 with the original Pound Puppies. She continued with voice over work with Darkwing Duck, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, Yo Yogi!, Animaniacs, the television version of Aladdin, The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Sonic the Hedgehog, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, The Cartoon Cartoon Show, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, Duckman, The Angry Beavers, Adventures from the Book of Virtues, Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins, Johnny Bravo, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, As Told by Ginger, Star Trek: Starfleet Command III, Onimusha Blade Warriors, X-Men Legends, Ben 10, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, W.I.T.C.H., the English dub of Mia and the Migoo, The Rise of the Argonauts, Aion, White Knight Chronicles, Civilization V, Epic Mickey, Star Wars: The Old Republic, The Elder Scrolls Online, and Transformers: Rescue Bots.
It should also be noted that back in the 1990s, Linari provided the voice of Morticia Addams for animated series of The Addams Family.
Gomez (John Astin, the original actor of Gomez in the 1960s) next to Morticia (Linari) in The Addams Family. |
And that will do it for this edition of "Hey, It's That Voice!" Join me next time when we take a look at the voice behind the voice of that fluffy pink lion, Lion!