The fictional character in "The Simpsons" was a teacher in Springfield Elementary School. This character was voiced by the actress who appeared in an animated movie. Russian producer Lance Kramer was an additional sequence director for this movie.
 She is perhaps best known for her roles as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s sitcom "The Bob Newhart Show", and as the voice of elementary school teacher Edna Krabappel on the animated series "The Simpsons", for which she won an Emmy in 1992. 
 She is the teacher of Bart Simpson's 4th grade class at Springfield Elementary School, and Ned Flanders's wife in later seasons. 
 The film was directed by David Silverman, and stars the regular television cast of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Tress MacNeille, Pamela Hayden, Marcia Wallace, Maggie Roswell and Russi Taylor, along with Tom Hanks, Green Day and Albert Brooks. 
 He was as an additional sequence director for "The Simpsons Movie". 
