Editing Julie Kavner (section)

===Further career===
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Many of Kavner's roles have been described by ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' writer Hilary de Vries as a "woman who is supportive, sympathetic, or self-effacingly funny".<ref name="darling"/> Kavner grew to despise playing such roles, saying "If it smacks of Brenda Morgenstern, I won't take the job."<ref name="darling"/> She had a supporting role as Eleanor Costello, a nurse who befriends [[Robin Williams]]' character in the [[Academy Award]] nominated film ''[[Awakenings]]'' (1990).<ref>{{cite news|title=Awakenings |url=https://www.variety.com/profiles/Film/main/24664/Awakenings.html?dataSet=1 |work=Variety |access-date=2009-02-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724205645/http://www.variety.com/profiles/Film/main/24664/Awakenings.html?dataSet=1 |archive-date=July 24, 2009 }}</ref> Kavner interviewed several nurses in preparation for the role, and [[Penny Marshall]], the director of the film, described Kavner as "a low-maintenance actor [...] You never have to worry about giving [her] back-story for her characters."<ref name="darling"/> In 1992, Kavner starred in ''[[This Is My Life (1992 film)|This Is My Life]]'', her first leading role in a feature film. Kavner played Dottie Ingels, an aspiring [[stand-up comedian]] who starts neglecting her family when her career begins to take off. Kavner described Dottie as "really selfish" but admitted, "I liked the role for that very reason."<ref name="darling"/> Kavner had been asked to play a character with a smaller role in the film, but [[Joe Roth]], at the time the chairman of [[20th Century Fox]], suggested that they cast a lesser known actress in the lead role.<ref name="darling"/> [[Nora Ephron]], the writer of ''This Is My Life'', said Kavner "has so little vanity that it is almost shocking. Not only does she have no demands as an actress – 'How big is my trailer, what's in my refrigerator?' – but she will do anything for the character if it makes sense to her."<ref name="darling"/>

Kavner has frequently appeared in [[Woody Allen]] films, having roles in ''Hannah and Her Sisters'' (1986), ''[[Radio Days]]'' (1987), ''[[New York Stories]]'' (1989), ''[[Alice (1990 film)|Alice]]'' (1990), ''[[Shadows and Fog]]'' (1991), the television movie ''[[Don't Drink the Water (1994 film)|Don't Drink the Water]]'' (1994)<ref name="FoxFlash"/> and ''[[Deconstructing Harry]]'' (1997).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117329532?refcatid=31|title=Deconstructing Harry|author=Stratton, David|date=1997-09-07|access-date=2009-02-13|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107212105/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117329532?refcatid=31|url-status=live}}</ref> Allen described her as "a naturally funny person. When she does a scene, you listen to her and look at her, and the prism through which it's all filtered is funny."<ref>{{Cite news|title=The choicest of voices |author=Diamond, Jamie|work=[[Calgary Herald]]|date=1991-01-19}}</ref> Kavner believes he is "a true filmmaker, one that has something to say, continually experimenting on different themes within his own film-making", adding that "anything [Allen] ever does, I always want to do, [...] I don't even have to read it."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Julie Kavner would follow Woody anywhere, even to the difficult medium of TV| work=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]|date=1994-12-17}}</ref>

She has done voice-over work in films such as ''[[The Lion King 1½]]'' (2004),<ref>{{cite news|title=The Lion King 1½|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117923053?refCatId=1023|work=Variety|author=Leydon, Joe|date=2004-02-11|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107212134/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117923053?refCatId=1023|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Dr. Dolittle (1998 film)|Dr. Dolittle]]'' (1998)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117477646?refcatid=31|title=Dr. Dolittle|author=Klady, Leonard|work=Variety|date=1998-06-24|access-date=2009-02-13|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107212158/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117477646?refcatid=31|url-status=live}}</ref> and an uncredited role as an announcer in ''[[A Walk on the Moon]]'' (1999).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117491901?refcatid=31|title=A Walk on the Moon|author=Lovell, Glenn|date=1999-03-09|access-date=2009-02-13|work=Variety|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107212227/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117491901?refcatid=31|url-status=live}}</ref> She worked with Tracey Ullman in the HBO sketch comedy series ''[[Tracey Takes On...]]''<ref name="FoxFlash">{{cite web|title=Julie Kavner |url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z175z13z4&bioid=1672 |publisher=FoxFlash |access-date=2009-02-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929001926/http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z175z13z4&bioid=1672 |archive-date=2011-09-29 }}</ref> She was cast as the mother of [[Adam Sandler]]'s character in ''[[Click (2006 film)|Click]]'', released in 2006.<ref>{{cite news|title=A Man-Child Who Has His World Under Control in 'Click'|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2006/06/23/movies/23clic.html|author=Dargis, Manohla|date=2006-06-23|access-date=2009-02-13|work=The New York Times|archive-date=June 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622013437/http://movies.nytimes.com/2006/06/23/movies/23clic.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She did not appear in a non-''Simpsons'' role after her appearance in ''Click'' until her role in the [[James L. Brooks]] film ''[[Ella McCay]]'' (2025).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=2025-03-31 |title=James L. Brooks Set to Receive CinemaCon Award Ahead of Release of New Film ’Ella McCay’ |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/james-l-brooks-new-film-ella-mccay-cinemacon-award-1236175982/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>