Nancy MacKenzie

{{Short description|Mexican actress (1942–2024)}}

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| name = Nancy McKenzie

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| birth_name = Nancy MacKenzie Seput

| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|12|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Lima, Peru

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|6|14|1942|12|6|df=yes}}

| death_place = Mexico City, Mexico

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1961–2024

| notable_works = The Simpsons (1989–2003)

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Nancy MacKenzie Seput (6 December 1942 – 14 June 2024) was a Peruvian-born Mexican actress, known for voiceover and television acting.

Early life

Nancy MacKenzie Seput was born in Lima, Peru, and moved to Mexico at age 22.{{Cite web |title=Muere Nancy MacKenzie, la voz latina de Marge Simpson |url=https://www.elsalvador.com/entretenimiento/espectaculos/muere-nancy-mackenzie-voz-latina-marge-simpson/1149824/2024/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Noticias de El Salvador |language=es}}

Career

MacKenzie started her career as a Peruvian folk dancer at age 19 before transitioning to acting on telenovelas.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-18 |title=Latina Icon Nancy Mackenzie, the Beloved Voice of Marge Simpson in Latin America, Passes Away at 81 |url=https://belatina.com/latina-icon-nancy-mackenzie-voice-of-marge-simpson-in-latin-america-passes-away/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=BELatina |language=en-US}} She starred in Mexican soap operas and provided the voices of Diane Keaton, Sigourney Weaver, and Bette Midler.{{Cite web |last=Whidden |first=Samantha |date=2024-06-18 |title=Voice of Marge Simpson Nancy MacKenzie Dead at 81 |url=https://www.suggest.com/voice-of-marge-simpson-nancy-mackenzie-dies-at-81/2815403/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Suggest }}

MacKenzie performed the Spanish-language voiceover in Latin America for Marge Simpson on the first fifteen seasons of The Simpsons.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-18 |title=Voice of Marge Simpson in Latin America, Nancy MacKenzie, dies |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0xxlpe0z7wo |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

Her dubbing career spanned just over five decades, Other characters she voiced included Leela (Futurama),{{Cite web |title=Muere Nancy Mackenzie, la voz latina de Marge Simpson |url=https://www.mdzol.com/mdz-show/2024/6/17/muere-nancy-mackenzie-la-voz-latina-de-marge-simpson-435858.html |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=MdzOnline |language=es}} Ms. Keane (The Powerpuff Girls), Sailor Galaxia (Sailor Moon), Trinity (The Matrix), and Disney characters Cruella de Vil and Clarabella the cow.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-18 |title=Muere a los 81 años Nancy MacKenzie, icónica voz en español de Marge Simpson |url=https://eldiariony.com/2024/06/18/muere-a-los-81-anos-nancy-mackenzie-iconica-voz-en-espanol-de-marge-simpson/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=El Diario NY |language=es}} She also voiced Daphne Blake in The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-17 |title=Murió Nancy MacKenzie, actriz que le dio su voz a Marge en 'Los Simpson' para Latinoamérica |url=https://www.caracoltv.com/actualidad/murio-nancy-mackenzie-actriz-que-le-dio-su-voz-de-marge-en-los-simpson-rs15 |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Caracol TV |language=es}}

Death

MacKenzie died on 14 June 2024, at the age of 81.{{Cite web |last=Pilley |first=Max |date=2024-06-19 |title=Marge Simpson voice actor in Latin America dies |url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/marge-simpson-voice-actor-in-latin-america-dies-3767040 |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}

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