Mona Simpson (The Simpsons)

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Mona Simpson
The Simpsons character
First appearance	"Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" The Simpsons February 21, 1991
Last appearance	"Mothers and Other Strangers" November 28, 2021
Created by	Jeff Martin Richard Appel Matt Groening
Based on	Mona Simpson (namesake)
Designed by	Matt Groening
Voiced by	Maggie Roswell (1991–1994) Glenn Close (1995–2021) Tress MacNeille ("D'oh-in' in the Wind")
In-universe information
Full name	Mona J. Simpson (née Olsen[citation needed])
Occupation	Activist
Spouse	Abe Simpson (ex-husband)
Children	Homer Simpson
Relatives	Bart Simpson (grandson) Lisa Simpson (granddaughter) Maggie Simpson (granddaughter) Marge Simpson (daughter-in-law) Orville Simpson (former father-in-law) Yuma Simpson (former mother-in-law)

Mona J. Simpson^[1] is a fictional guest character in the animated television series The Simpsons. She is voiced most prominently by Glenn Close, but has also been voiced by Maggie Roswell, Tress MacNeille, and Pamela Hayden. Close's performances as Mona have been well received by critics and she was named one of the top 25 guest stars on the show by IGN.

Mona was the estranged wife of Abe Simpson, the mother of Homer Simpson, and the mother-in-law of Marge Simpson. The character appeared briefly in flashbacks in the early seasons of the show and was absent from Homer's life but no reason was given. The season seven episode "Mother Simpson" was the first to focus on the character. It was established that Homer believed that his mother was dead, a lie his father, Abe, told him when in reality she was on the run from the law after she sabotaged Mr. Burns's biological warfare laboratory. She also had a large role in "My Mother the Carjacker". The character appeared again in season 19's "Mona Leaves-a", and dies during the episode. An Inception-inspired dream version of her appears in season 23's "How I Wet Your Mother". In the episode "Let's Go Fly a Coot", a flashback reveals she met Abe when she was a waitress in a cantina and he broke the sound barrier to impress her.

The character is named after writer Richard Appel's ex-wife, the American novelist (and Steve Jobs's biological sister) Mona Simpson. The inspiration for the character is Bernardine Dohrn of the Weather Underground.