Death
On December 30, 1995, aged 71, Grau died from respiratory failure at a hospital in Hollywood. "Team Homer", an episode of the seventh season of The Simpsons that aired on January 7, 1996, was dedicated to her memory. Because episodes of The Simpsons are produced a long time before they air, Grau's last appearance on the show was in the episode "Lisa's Sax" that aired on October 19, 1997. The characters Grau voiced on The Simpsons were retired out of respect (similar to the retirement of Phil Hartman's characters), with the exception of Lunchlady Doris, who returned to the show after a decade-long absence in 2006 (voiced by Tress MacNeille).
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