Editing Pamela Hayden

{{short description|American voice actress}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2020}}
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| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1953|11|28}}
| occupation    = Voice actress
| years_active  = 1978–2025
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'''Pamela Hayden''' (born November 28, 1953) is an American voice actress, known for providing various voices for the animated television show ''[[The Simpsons]]'', such as [[Milhouse Van Houten]], [[Rod Flanders]], and [[Jimbo Jones]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Darla |date=April 5, 2019 |title=''The Simpsons'' Team Reflects on Favorite Guest Stars and Who They Still Want on the Show (Exclusive) |url=https://www.etonline.com/the-simpsons-team-reflects-on-favorite-guest-stars-and-who-they-still-want-on-the-show-exclusive |access-date=July 8, 2020 |website=Entertainment Tonight}}</ref>

==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''.

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Being John Malkovich]]''
| Additional voices 
|-
| 2007
| ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''
| [[Milhouse Van Houten]], [[Rod Flanders]]<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Pamela Hayden (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Pamela-Hayden/ |access-date=October 25, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1978
| ''More Than Friends''
| Sky
| TV film
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Studs Lonigan#Studs Lonigan in film and television|Studs Lonigan]]''
| Unknown
| TV mini-series
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''
| Mrs. Jackson
| Appeared in three episodes
|-
| 1982
| ''[[The Price Is Right]]''
| Contestant on the September 13, 1982 episode
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1984
| ''[[Turbo Teen]]''
| Pattie
| Main cast member
|-
| ''[[Snorks]]''
| Additional voices
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Designing Women]]''
| Waitress
| Episode: "Ted-Bare"
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]''
| Contestant on the December 1, 1988 syndicated episode
|
|-
| 1989–2025
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| [[Milhouse Van Houten]], [[Jimbo Jones]], [[Rod Flanders]], Additional voices
| 695+ episodes
|-
| 1990
| ''[[The Tom & Jerry Kids Show]]''
| Additional voices
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1993
| ''[[Bonkers (American TV series)|Bonkers]]''
| Rita
| Episode: "Love Stuck"
|-
| ''[[Droopy, Master Detective]]''
| Additional voices
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]''
| Teen, Tough Girl
| Episode: "Get Down Here!"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 1995
| ''[[The Nanny (TV series)|The Nanny]]''
| Chester the Dog
| Episode: "Oy to the World"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 1996–1999
| ''[[Hey Arnold!]]''
| Connie
| 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|1997–1998
| ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]''
| Trudy, Dawn
| 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|1998
| ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]''
| Geena
| Episode: "Old Wounds"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 1999–2000
| ''[[Recess (TV series)|Recess]]''
| Steve, Lance the Pants
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2001–2004
| ''[[Lloyd in Space]]''
| Douglas McNoggin
| Main cast<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2004
| ''Party Wagon''
| Sublimity Jill, Daughter
| Television film<ref name="btva" />
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Artist
|-
| 1990 
| "[[Do the Bartman]]" 
| Milhouse Van Houten 
| [[Nancy Cartwright]]
|}

===Radio===
{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1992–2000
| ''[[Adventures in Odyssey]]''
| Katrina Shanks, Doris Rathbone
| 49 episodes
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1996
| ''[[The Simpsons: Cartoon Studio]]''
| Milhouse Van Houten, Jimbo Jones
|
|-
|1997
|''[[The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield]]''
|Milhouse Van Houten, Rod Flanders
|
|-
|2000
|''[[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]]''
|Bianca
|<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2001
|''[[The Simpsons: Road Rage]]''
|Milhouse Van Houten
|
|-
|2002
|''[[Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly]]''
|Bianca
|<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2003
|''[[The Simpsons: Hit & Run]]''
|Milhouse Van Houten, Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders
|
|-
|2007
|''[[The Simpsons Game]]''
|Milhouse Van Houten, Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, Janey Powell, Sarah Wiggum, Wendell Borton
|
|}

===Theme park===
*''[[The Simpsons Ride]]'' (2008) – Milhouse Van Houten

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0370789}}

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