Doris Freedman

Lunchlady Doris works at Springfield Elementary as a cafeteria lady. She constantly prepares bad food, using gym mats as a meat substitute, and other non-delectible items. This is most likely a critique of food served in public schools.

Pointed out by Superintendent Chalmers, Lunchlady Doris also serves as the school's nurse most likely due to the school's low budget, as seen in 'Round Springfield.

She was voiced by Doris Grau, until her death in 1995. She became a background character for a long time. She had her first speaking role in many years in the Season 18 episode, Jazzy and the Pussycats, where she was voiced by Tress MacNeille.

Biography
Lunchlady Doris Peterson (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. She has served many distasteful things to the students, including whole beef hearts, horse testicles, and ground-up gym mats. She has been implied to have a relationship with Groundskeeper Willie, and her son is Squeaky Voiced Teen.

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". Lunchlady Doris then became a silent background character and was mostly been seen in crowds and groups of other faculty members. She continued like that until she speaks in the 18th season during "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer", where she is voiced by Tress MacNeille.