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The Simpsons character
Lunchlady Doris
Age	50
Gender	Female
Hair color	Brown
Job	Lunchlady and Nurse at Springfield Elementary
Relatives	Son: Squeaky Voiced Teen
First appearance	"Lisa's Pony"
Voice actor	Doris Grau (1991-1997) Tress MacNeille (2006-)

In the animated series The Simpsons, Lunchlady Doris (originally voiced by Doris Grau) is an overweight, middle-aged, and laconic worker at the Springfield Elementary School cafeteria. During school cut backs, she also served as the school nurse and in the episode "Much Apu About Nothing" she was seen as a mail carrier.

It is occasionally implied that Lunchlady Doris and Groundskeeper Willie are romantically involved. She has served many distasteful things to the students, including whole beef hearts, horse testicles (which are apparently rich in iron), Grade-F meat ("Mostly circus animals, some filler"), rat's milk, shredded newspapers, AAA batteries, and ground-up gym mats ("There's very little meat in these gym mats").

She is also known for her dry sense of humor as demonstrated when Lisa approached her at the school cafeteria:

Lisa: Uhh, excuse me? Isn't there anything here that doesn't have meat in it?

Doris: Possibly the meat loaf.

Lisa: Well, I believe you're required to provide a vegetarian alternative.

Doris: (Picks up a hot dog in a bun, shakes the weiner out, and slaps the bun down on Lisa's tray.) Yum. It's rich in bunly goodness.

Lisa: (Dryly) Do you remember when you lost your passion for this work?

At this point Lunchlady Doris reaches down and presses the 'Independent thought alarm' button, the second occasion in one day that Lisa has caused it to be pressed.

After Grau's death in 1995, Lunchlady Doris was retired out of respect for over 10 years. Due to the delay between recording some episodes and the time they actually air, Grau's voice was included in episodes airing as late as 1997 such as "Lisa's Sax"^[1]. Lunchlady Doris then became a silent background character and was mostly been seen in crowds and groups of other faculty members.

In "Pokey Mom", when Skinner is planning to rearrange the lunch timetables, she opens her mouth to speak, but is interrupted by Milhouse. In the episode "The President Wore Pearls", Doris is seen several times among the teaching staff and takes part in several songs, but has no individual lines. It wouldn't be until the 18th season in "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" that Doris would speak again, this time voiced by Tress MacNeille.

The episode "Team Homer" was dedicated to the memory of Doris Grau. It was also implied in this episode that she is the mother of the Squeaky Voiced Teen. If so, then perhaps her full name is Doris Friedman or Doris Peterson.