The actress was the original voice of Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon and brought the character to life for six episodes between 1997 and 2002. Her agent Lisa Lieberman confirmed Ms Hooks died in New York ...

Another animated series is course-correcting its voice portrayal of non-white characters. "Moving forward, The Simpsons will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters," Fox said in a ...

Manjula’s already featured on this list a few times, but her first appearance is still her best. Initially, we see the bachelor side of Apu. He’s not much of a talker, but loves to listen, and in his ...

The first of a few Manjula entries here, Apu always has a great dynamic with his arranged bride. Yet another example of how Apu’s Indian heritage is part of his humour without resorting to making it ...