Tracy Grandstaff
Encyclopedia
Tracy Grandstaff is an American
writer and voice actress best known for her work portraying Daria Morgendorffer
from the MTV
animated series
Daria
. This role was spun off from another MTV series, Beavis and Butt-head
, for which Grandstaff provided the voices of Daria and other minor characters.
She has written for various series on MTV, including The Tom Green Show
and the annual Video Music Awards, and for other Viacom
-owned networks, including VH1
, Comedy Central
and Nickelodeon
. She was also a cast member on the (unused, early working version of) pilot episode of the reality TV series The Real World
. Recently, Grandstaff conducted an interview with the website Can I Get A Man With That to promote the DVD release of the complete series of Daria. On her view of the character eight years since the finale, Grandstaff said,"She is, was, and always will be the Misery Chick who loathes attention more than she loathes herself. Eight years later, there are new things that would totally annoy her—primarily words like totally and bestie. ...I don’t see her as a sad character. I see her as tolerant of her unavoidable reality—eager to put the whole miserable experience behind her, so she could get out into the world and surround herself with people she actually admired and respected, or not."
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writer and voice actress best known for her work portraying Daria Morgendorffer
Daria Morgendorffer
Daria Morgendorffer is a fictional animated character from MTV's animated series Beavis and Butt-head and its spin-off Daria. In 2002, Daria placed at number 41 on the list of the Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of all Time by TV Guide for her role in the two shows...
from the MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
animated series
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
Daria
Daria
Daria is an American animated television series produced by Paramount Television, and created by Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis Lynn for MTV. The series focuses on Daria Morgendorffer, a smart, acerbic, and somewhat misanthropic teenage girl who observes the world around her...
. This role was spun off from another MTV series, Beavis and Butt-head
Beavis and Butt-Head
Beavis and Butt-head is an American animated television series created by Mike Judge. The series originated from Frog Baseball, a 1992 short film by Judge. After seeing the short, MTV signed Judge to develop the concept. Beavis and Butt-head originally aired from March 8, 1993 to November 28, 1997...
, for which Grandstaff provided the voices of Daria and other minor characters.
She has written for various series on MTV, including The Tom Green Show
The Tom Green Show
The Tom Green Show is a North American television show that first aired in September 1994 on Rogers Television 22, a community channel in Ottawa, Ontario, until 1996, and was later picked up by The Comedy Network in 1997...
and the annual Video Music Awards, and for other Viacom
Viacom
Viacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...
-owned networks, including VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
, Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
and Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
. She was also a cast member on the (unused, early working version of) pilot episode of the reality TV series The Real World
The Real World
The Real World is a reality television program on MTV originally produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. First broadcast in 1992, the show, which was inspired by the 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family, is the longest-running program in MTV history and one of the...
. Recently, Grandstaff conducted an interview with the website Can I Get A Man With That to promote the DVD release of the complete series of Daria. On her view of the character eight years since the finale, Grandstaff said,"She is, was, and always will be the Misery Chick who loathes attention more than she loathes herself. Eight years later, there are new things that would totally annoy her—primarily words like totally and bestie. ...I don’t see her as a sad character. I see her as tolerant of her unavoidable reality—eager to put the whole miserable experience behind her, so she could get out into the world and surround herself with people she actually admired and respected, or not."
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Is It Fall Yet? Is It Fall Yet? Is It Fall Yet? is the first of two movie-length installments featured in MTV's animated series Daria.The two telemovies, Is It Fall Yet? and Is It College Yet?, chronicled, respectively, the summer hiatus between the school years of seasons four and five, and the second served as the show's... |
Daria Morgendorffer | |
| 2002 | Is It College Yet? Is It College Yet? Is It College Yet? is the second of two movie-length installments featured in MTV's animated series Daria. The first music video for "Breaking Up the Girl" by Garbage premiered as part of the film, featuring a Daria montage, and the song was promoted as the "theme song" for College; the song used... |
Daria Morgendorffer | |
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-1997, 2011-present | Beavis and Butt-head Beavis and Butt-Head Beavis and Butt-head is an American animated television series created by Mike Judge. The series originated from Frog Baseball, a 1992 short film by Judge. After seeing the short, MTV signed Judge to develop the concept. Beavis and Butt-head originally aired from March 8, 1993 to November 28, 1997... |
Daria Morgendorffer Daria Morgendorffer Daria Morgendorffer is a fictional animated character from MTV's animated series Beavis and Butt-head and its spin-off Daria. In 2002, Daria placed at number 41 on the list of the Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of all Time by TV Guide for her role in the two shows... (1993-1997, 2011), Mrs. Stevenson, Cassandra |
Daria will not return to the new episodes of the series, but will make a cameo in one episode. |
| 1993 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do Christmas | Daria Morgendorffer, Mrs. Stevenson, Cassandra | |
| 1997-2001 | Daria Daria Daria is an American animated television series produced by Paramount Television, and created by Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis Lynn for MTV. The series focuses on Daria Morgendorffer, a smart, acerbic, and somewhat misanthropic teenage girl who observes the world around her... |
Daria Morgendorffer |
Video games
| Year | Game | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Beavis and Butt-head in Virtual Stupidity Beavis and Butt-head in Virtual Stupidity Beavis and Butt-head in Virtual Stupidity is an adventure computer game based on the American animated television series created by Mike Judge, Beavis and Butt-head, that was developed and published by Viacom New Media. It was released on August 31, 1995.It featured vocals from the series' cast of... |
Daria Morgendorffer, Heather, Jennifer, Hippie Lady, Others | |
| 1999 | Daria's Sick Sad Life Planner | Daria Morgendorffer | |
| 2000 | Daria's Inferno | Daria Morgendorffer |