Mona Simpson (The Simpsons)
| Mona Simpson | |
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| The Simpsons character | |
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| Information | |
| Voiced by |
Maggie Roswell (1991–1994) Glenn Close (1995–present) Tress MacNeille ("D'oh-in' in the Wind" only) |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Relatives |
Husband: Abraham Son: Homer Grandchildren: Bart, Lisa, and Maggie (see also: Simpson family) |
| First appearance | |
| The Simpsons | "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" |
Mona J. Simpson is a recurring fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. She has been voiced by several actresses, including Maggie Roswell, Tress MacNeille, Pamela Hayden, and most prominently, Glenn Close. Glenn Close's performances as Mona have been well received by critics and she was named one of the top 25 guest stars on the show by IGN.
Mona was the estranged wife of Abe Simpson and the mother of Homer Simpson. In the episode "Mother Simpson" where she was introduced, it was established that Homer believed that his mother was dead, a lie his father Abe told him when in reality she was on the run from the law after she sabotaged Mr Burns' germ warfare laboratory. Mona first appeared in the second season in a flashback in "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?". She returned in the seventh season for her first main appearance in "Mother Simpson" and also had a large role in "My Mother the Carjacker". The character appeared again in Season 19's "Mona Leaves-a", but died during the episode. An Inception-inspired dream version of her appears in Season 23's "How I Wet Your Mother". In the episode "Let's Go Fly a Coot", she is revealed to have met Abe when she was a waitress in a cantina bar and he broke the sound barrier to impress her.
The character is named after writer Richard Appel's ex-wife, the American author Mona Simpson. The inspiration for the character is Bernardine Dohrn of the Weather Underground.
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