Marcia Wallace : 'Simpsons' Actress Dies At Age 70

Marcia Wallace , best known for her role on "The Simpsons" has died ,she was 70 .

Wallace  voiced Edna Edna Krabappel on the long running  Fos series . Her other roles  included  stints on "The Bob Newhart Show"  and "Murphy Brown."

"I was temendously saddened  to learn this  morning of the passing  of the brilliant  and gracious  Marcia Wallace  . She was loved  by all  at the Simpsons  and we intend to retire her irreplaceable character , "Simpson executive  producer  Al Jeaan said in a statement , according to The Hollywood Reporter .

Wallace had been battling breast cancer  for almost 30 years  , according to The Daily Mail and died  just 0ne week before her 70th birthday .