Editing Pamela Hayden (section)

==Biography==
Hayden provided voices for characters in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' including [[Bart Simpson]]'s best friend [[Milhouse Van Houten]], teenage thug [[Jimbo Jones]], [[Ned Flanders]]' son [[Rod Flanders|Rod]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boardman |first=Madeline |title=''The Simpsons'': See the Voices Behind Your Favorite Characters |url=https://ew.com/gallery/the-simpsons-voices-actors/ |access-date=July 8, 2020 |website=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> [[Chief Wiggum]]’s wife and [[Ralph Wiggum]]'s mother [[Sarah Wiggum|Sarah]], and [[Lisa Simpson]]'s friend [[Janey Powell]]. She also originally voiced the character of Katrina (Shanks) Meltsner and Doris Rathbone,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.whitsend.org/metadata/Characters/Doris.aspx |title=Whits End: Doris |access-date=2021-06-08 |archive-date=2018-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406192417/http://www.whitsend.org/metadata/Characters/Doris.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> on the [[Focus on the Family]] [[radio drama]] ''[[Adventures in Odyssey]]'' from 1993 to 2000. She is also the voice actress for Bianca from ''[[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]]'', Douglas McNoggin on ''[[Lloyd in Space]]'' and Sublimity Jill in ''Party Wagon''.

In November 2024, Hayden announced her retirement from voicing characters on ''The Simpsons''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/11/simpsons-voice-star-pamela-hayden-retiring-after-35-years/|title='Simpsons' Voice Star Pamela Hayden Retiring after 35 Years|first=Mercedes|last=Milligan|date=November 20, 2024|website=Animation Magazine}}</ref> However, ''Simpsons'' creator [[Matt Groening]] and writer [[Carolyn Omine]] later revealed that Hayden would make a few more performances than initially announced.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/the-simpsons-christmas-disney-plus-pamela-hayden/|title=The Simpsons’ Disney+ Christmas Special Brings Back Retired Star (& They Aren’t Done Yet)|first=Nick|last=Valdez|publisher=Comic Book.com|date=December 17, 2024|accessdate=December 17, 2024}}</ref> Despite no longer working in ''The Simpsons'', Hayden will continue to do other voice work that is not related to ''The Simpsons''.