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[[File:Ava Zinn in 2014.jpg|right|225px|thumb|alt=A woman with dark blonde hair and a strapless purple top, wearing a brown necklace and pink hoop earrings.|''[[Queen of the Willis]]'' creator [[Ava Zinn]] also provides the voices of [[Ava Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Ava Willis]], [[Shushu Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Shushu Willis]], [[Tabby Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Tabby Willis]], [[Heather Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Heather Willis]], [[Ron Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Ron Willis]] and [[Anna Pamhouser]].]]

''[[Queen of the Willis]]'' is an American animated sitcom that features five main voice actors, and numerous regular cast and recurring guest stars. The principal voice cast consists of show creator [[Ava Zinn]], [[Karly Jameson]] (who replaced [[Holly Everman]] after the sixth season [Everman died on May 23, 2017]), [[Kendra Ray]] (who replaced [[wikipedia:Alexis Arquette|Alexis Arquette]] after the sixth season [Arquette died on September 11, 2016]), [[Rachael Passalt]] (who replaced [[wikipedia:Candis Cayne|Candis Cayne]] after the fifth season [Cayne's last episode is "[[Quillsville Cold Case]]," now marketed as the two-hour movie of season five finale]), and [[Alexandra Moffitt]]. Since the seventh season, [[Andrea Coolranch]], [[Jacqui Fountaine]], [[Cathryn Swaringen]] ,[[Donna Doogan]], [[Tim Doogan]], and [[Maribel Mort]]. 

Recurring voice actors include  [[Lee Kelso]], [[Bob Donaldson (news anchor)|Bob Donaldson]], [[Diane Willis]], Angela Ganote, Jenna Kooi, Scott Jones, [[Kylie Dwyar]], [[Sophia Blanca]], [[Breeanna Sorensen]] and [[Melvin Runecraft]], and repeat guest stars include [[Barbara Hobbs]], [[wikipedia:David Caruso|David Caruso]], [[wikipedia:Vivica A.Fox|Vivica Fox]], [[wikipedia:Kathryn Morris|Kathryn Morris]] and [[wikipedia:Alisan Porter|Alisan Porter]].

Many cast members provide voices for multiple characters. The voice actors, in portraying the various character personalities on the show, draw inspiration from celebrities and pop culture. ''Queen of the Willis'' characters have been played by more than one actor, after members of the show left the series or had conflicting obligations.


==Current cast==
[[File:Kendra Ray 2010.jpg|alt=A trans woman with blonde hair, looks to her left, with her body turned.|thumb|168x168px|[[Kendra Ray]] provides the voice of [[Melissa Rose (Queen of the Willis)|Melissa Rose]].]]
[[File:Rachael Passalt 2015.jpg|right|150px|thumb|alt=A trans woman with black hair, poses while wearing a black sundress.|[[Rachael Passalt]] provides the voice of [[Deanna Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Deanna Willis]].]]
[[File:Karly Jameson.jpg|thumb|150px|alt=A woman with brown curly hair smiles.|[[Karly Jameson]] provides the voice of [[Angie Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Angie Willis]].]]
[[File:Alexx Moffitt.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Alexandra Moffitt]] provides the voice of [[Stuart Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Stuart Willis]] and [[Tiffani Donovan (Queen of the Willis)|Tiffani Donovan]].]]
[[File:noimage.svg|thumb|150px|The real [[Lee Kelso]] provides the voice of [[Mayor Kelso|Mayor Lee Kelso]].]]
[[File:noimage.svg|thumb|150px|The real [[Linda Jackson (news anchor)|Linda Jackson]] provides the voice of [[Linda Jackson (Queen of the Willis)|Deputy Mayor Linda Jackson]].]]

From seasons 1 to 6, ''Queen of the Willis'' had four main cast members. Since season 7, there have been 9 main cast members. 


===Ava Zinn===
[[Ava Zinn]] voices six of the show's main characters: [[Ava Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Ava Willis]], [[Ron Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Ron Willis]], [[Tabby Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Tabby Willis]], [[Shuhshu Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Shushu Willis]], [[Heather Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Heather Willis]] [[Ron Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Ron Willis]], [[Brian Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Brian Willis]] and neighbour [[Anna Pamhouser]].<ref>??</ref> Zinn chose to voice these characters herself, believing it would be easier to portray the voices she had already envisioned than for someone else to attempt it.<ref name="Zinn"/> Zinn drew inspiration for the voice of Ava from several teachers she overheard talking while attending R.J. Baskett Middle School and Mississinewa High School.<ref>??</ref> Tabby's voice prior to her sex change was based on the voice Craig Ferguson, and as a female, her voice is based on the voice of [[wikipedia:Caroline Flack|Caroline Flack]], especially her performance on the twelfth season of Strictly Come Dancing while Zinn was the host and moderator of the [[Vote for the Girls UK|British version of ''Vote for the Girls'']]. Shushu's voice was based on the voices of Tana Ramsay,<ref name="cbs news">??</ref> especially her appearances on ''Hell's Kitchen'', as well as [[wikipedia:Cat Deeley|Cat Deeley]] and Zinn's late cousin, Carol Jones, who was gay. Zinn has stated that her inspiration for the Shushu character was based on Garfield the cat character created by fellow Hoosier Jim Davis.. Zinn uses her own voice while portraying Heather.<ref name="ZinnNBC">{{cite news|title=Queen of the Willis' Ava Zinn}}</ref>

Zinn also provides the voices for various other recurring and one-time only characters, most prominently those of news anchor [[Zach Mullins]], Ava's mother [[Peggy Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Peggy Willis]], Angie's stepfather [[Ned Shanks]] and [[Dr. Coxson]].<ref name="TVGuide cast">{{cite news |title=Queen of the Willis Cast and Details}}</ref>. She is the only voice to be in every episode.

===Karly Jameson===

[[Karly Jameson]] currently voices [[Angie Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Angie Willis]], Fox 11/CBS 40 correspondent [[Loretta Brill]], [[Jennifer McDavid]] and Angie's mother [[Lisa Shanks]].<ref name="MetromixAngie">{{cite news|title=Q&A: Karly Jameson}}</ref> Jameson was asked to provide a voice for the [[Pilot (Queen of the Willis)|pilot]] while she was a radio personality, but the role went to [[Holly Everman]]. Jameson had not met Zinn or seen any of her artwork and said it was "really sight unseen".<ref name="TVGAngie">{{cite news|title=Karly Jameson (Angie) Laughs at the Once-Dead ''Queen of the Willis''{{'}} Longevity}}</ref> At the time, Borstein performed in a stage show in Los Angeles, in which she played a redhead mother whose voice she had based on one of her cousins.<ref name="MetromixAngie"/><ref name="TVGAngie"/> Jameson's voice for Angie was originally slower (and deeper for the original season) compared to Everman's, but when Zinn heard both Everman and Jammeson's voices, she replied "Make it a little less fucking annoying ... and speed it up, or every episode will last six hours."<ref name="MetromixAngie"/> 

After the death of Angie Willis' original voice actress, Everman stated on her will that Karly Jameson shall provide the voice of Angie Willis on ''Queen of the Willis'' if the show were to return.

===Kendra Ray===

[[Kendra Ray]] voices neighbour [[Melissa Rose (Queen of the Willis)|Melissa Rose]].<ref name="TVGuide cast"/> Initially [[wikipedia:Alexis Arquette|Alexis Arquette]] won the role after initial auditions in 2006. After Arquette's death in 2016, Kendra Ray won the role after a slight rewrite of the character, in part due to her performance on ''[[Vote for the Girls (United States)|Vote for the Girls USA]]''.<ref name="paley">{{cite news|title=Queen of the Willis&nbsp;– Casting Kendra Ray}}</ref> Zinn called Ray after NoSirGifts announced ''Queen of the Willis'' was returning to television and called her back after her first audition in 2004 (as Kevin Ray), instructing her to speak slower, and then told her to come back another time and enunciate more. Once she claimed that she had it under control, Zinn hired her.<ref name="paley"/> ray described her character as "the Conspirator". She further explained, "Melissa gets picked on by Ava a lot. But it's funny. It's like the crazy neighbor. She is constantly in the state of being an awkward 40-year-old, when you're kind of going through the mid-life crisis and what-not. She's just in a perpetual mode of humiliation. And it's fun."<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Iowa's 10/NBC 21 anchor Kendra Ray Talks About Working on ''Vote for the Girls'' and ''Queen of the Willis'' |work=[[KIAX-FTV|KIAX]]}}</ref>

===Rachael Passalt===


[[Rachael Passalt]] primarily plays [[Deanna Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Deanna Willis]] and [[Trevelle Abhrams]].<ref name="TVGuide cast"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Rachael Passalt fits right in with new ''Queen of the Willis''}}</ref> Passalt stated that she did an impression of the Darlene Conner character from the sitcom ''Roseanne'' during her initial audition (then as Raymond Passalt) in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fans help 'Queen of the Willis' return to NoSirGifts}}</ref> Her main inspiration for Deanna's voice came from envisioning how "Darlene Conner" would sound if she were speaking through a public address system at the University of Minnesota, Passalt's college alma matter.<ref>RAGStory: Audio Commentary</ref>

===Alexandra Moffitt===

[[Alexandra Moffitt]] was the voice of [[Stuart Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Stuart Willis]], [[Tiffani Donovan (Queen of the Willis)|Tiffani Donovan]], Tina Kelso, Ava's co-workers at Craven Gifts, and various other characters. A ''Queen of the Willis'' writer and producer, she began acting on the show as part of the recurring cast repertory (see below) but was promoted to main cast member in 2019. She served in this role until her death on November 29, 2020.

===Andrea Coolranch===
[[Andrea Coolranch]] is the voice of [[Hillary Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Hillary Willis]] and various other characters. 

===Jacqui Fountaine===
[[Jacqui Fountaine]] is the voice of [[Emilie Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Emilie Willis]] and various other characters.
===Donna Doogan===
[[Donna Doogan]] is the voice of [[Luanne Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Luanne Willis]] and primarily voices neighbors Lilly Abhrams, Jennifer Donovan and Stephanie Rose.

===Maribel Mort===
[[Maribel Mort]] is the voice of [[Brynn Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Brynn Willis]] and various other characters.

==Recurring cast==
===Current===
In addition to both its main cast and guest stars, ''Queen of the Willis'' utilizes a deep bench of regularly appearing supporting voice actors. Some appear in nearly every episode each season, while others appear less frequently. Some of these actors specifically play recurring characters, while others mainly play background citizens of Quillsville or characters.

The current supporting cast repertory includes the following actors:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Actor
! Character(s)
! No. of Episodes <br> (Out of ______ produced)
! class="unsortable" | Notes
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|| {{sort|Davidson, Frank|[[Frank Davidson]]}} || Pre-transition Ava Willis and Various men || ?? || Since 2009. 
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|| {{sort|Halvorson, Eric|Eric Halvorson}} || Principal Eric Halvorson || ?? || 
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|| {{sort|Runecraft, Melvin|[[Melvin Runecraft]]}} || Evil Ava and Various older men || ?? || Since 2006. Currently voices most male “extras” not voiced by Ava Zinn or Phil Allen.
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|| {{sortname|H. Jon|Benjamin}} || Carl || 14 || Since 2006.
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|| {{sortname|Alexandra|Breckenridge}} || Various women || 63 || Since 2005. Currently voices most female “extras” not voiced by Alex Borstein.
|-
|| {{sortname|Johnny|Brennan}} || {{sortname|Mort|Goldman}}, Horace the bartender || 77 ||
|-
|| {{sortname|Steve|Callaghan}} || Various || 37 || Also the current showrunner and executive producer of ''Family Guy'' and former showrunner/EP of ''[[American Dad!]]''. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2013/01/steve-callaghan-named-american-dad-showrunner-416084/|title=Steve Callaghan Named 'American Dad' Showrunner}}</ref>
|-
|| {{sortname|Ralph|Garman}} || Various || 138 ||
|-
|| {{sortname|Christine|Lakin}} || {{sortname|Joyce|Kinney}} || 23 || Since 2010.
|-
|| {{sortname|Phil|LaMarr}} || {{sortname|Ollie|Williams}} and the Quahog judge ||56 ||
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|| {{sortname|Rachael|MacFarlane}} || Olivia and various women || 54 || Formerly one of the most frequent female voices. She reduced her number of appearances per season after joining ''[[American Dad!]]'' in 2005 but still appears several times per season. [[Seth MacFarlane]]'s sister.
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|| {{sortname|Emily|Osment}} || Various || 21 || Since 2012.
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|| {{sortname|Kevin Michael|Richardson}} || Jerome and Cleveland Jr. || 30 || Since 2009.
|-
|| {{sortname|Chris|Sheridan|Chris Sheridan (writer)}} || Various || 33 || Also a ''Family Guy'' writer.
|-
|| {{sortname|Danny|Smith|Danny Smith (writer)}} || Various, including Evil Monkey, Al Harrington and Ernie, the Giant Chicken || 189 || Also a ''Family Guy'' writer.
|-
|| {{sortname|Alec|Sulkin}} ||{{sortname|Jesus|Christ}} and various others || 147 || Since 2005, Also a ''Family Guy'' writer.
|-
|| {{sortname|Fred|Tatasciore}} || Various || 36 ||
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|| {{sortname|Jennifer|Tilly}} || {{sortname|Bonnie|Swanson}} || 42 || Has recurred as the Griffin's neighbor since the first season.
|-
|| {{sortname|John|Viener}} || Various || 182|| Since 2005, he has been one of the most frequently heard male voices aside from [[Seth MacFarlane]]. Also a ''Family Guy'' writer.
|-
|| {{sortname|Patrick|Warburton}} ||{{sortname|Joe|Swanson}} || 163 || Has appeared as the Griffins' neighbor since the first season, and usually appears in most episodes each season. Warburton is the most frequently appearing one-character actor in the supporting repertory.
|-
|| {{sortname|Wally|Wingert}} || Various || 41 ||
|-
|-
|| {{sortname|Gary|Cole}} || Various || 38 || Cole appeared frequently in the earlier seasons, but still pops up now and then to play Meg and Chris' principal, Mr. Shepherd.
|-
|| {{sortname|Lee|Kelso}} || Mayor {{sortname|Lee|Kelso}} || ?? || Played a warped, possibly younger version of himself as the mayor of Quillsville.
|-
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===Former===
In addition to the above, the following actors were formerly regularly recurring voice actors in the series:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Actor
! Character(s)
! No. of Episodes
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|| {{sort|Arquette, Alexis|[[wikipedia:Alexis Arquette|Alexis Arquette]]}} || {{sortname|Melissa|Rose|Melissa Rose (Queen of the Willis)}} || 156 || Played Melissa Rose for the first six seasons. Died on September 11, 2016. Was replaced by [[Kendra Ray]].
|-
|| {{sort|Birky, Nichole|Nichole Birky}} || Jackie Doolittle || 1 || Played Mental Health Case Coordinator supervisor Jacqueline Doolittle in "[[A Case Managing We Will Go]]". Died on April 2006, four months before the series peremiered. 
|-
|| {{sort|Everman, Garfield|[[Garfield Everman]]}} || Various || 156 || Was a recurring male voice from 2006 to 2010. Died on March 31, 2011.
|-
|| {{sort|Everman, Holly|[[Holly Everman]]}} || [[Angie Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Angie Willis]], [[Lisa Shanks]] and various others || 156 || Played Angie Willis for the first six seasons. Died on May 23, 2017. Was replaced by [[Karly Jameson]].
|-
|| {{sort|Grant, Amy|[[wikipedia:Amy Grant|Amy Grant]]}} || Various, as well as Pamhouser's singing voice || 20 || Appeared frequently in the first four seasons. Returned for one episode in 2019.
|-
|| {{sort|Hurd, Robyn|[[Robyn Hurd]]}} || Adrienne Fansler || ?? || Voiced Adrienne Fansler and other older female characters. Died on May 23, 2012. Was replaced by [[Alexandra Moffitt]].
|-
|| {{sort|Lai, Leonard|[[Leonard Lai]]}} || [[Tom Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Tom Willis]] and various others || 156 || Character was killed off in [[Quillsville Cold Case]]. Died on October 26, 2015. 

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|| {{sortname|Carlos|Alazraqui}} || {{sortname|Mr.|Weed}} || 10 || Peter's first boss, Mr. Weed, was killed off early in the series' run.
|-
|| {{sortname|Drew|Barrymore}} || {{sortname|Jillian|Russell}} || 12 || Played Jillian, Brian's former girlfriend. The character still appears in background roles
|-
|| {{sortname|Butch|Hartman}} || Various || 8 || 
|-
|| {{sortname|Mike|Henry|Mike Henry (voice actor)}} || Cleveland Brown, Herbert, Bruce, Consuela, and various others || || Was promoted to main cast in 2005. Also a ''Family Guy'' writer.
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|| {{sortname|Mark|Hentemann}} || Opie and various others|| 45 || Recently left ''Family Guy'' to work on another [[Seth MacFarlane]] project. Also a ''Family Guy'' writer.
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|| {{sortname|Carrie|Fisher}}||Angela|| 19 || Has recurred as Peter's boss several times per season since 2005. Died in 2016.
|-
|-
|| {{sortname|Nicole|Sullivan}} || {{sortname|Muriel|Goldman}} || 27 || Muriel was killed off in season nine.
|-
|| {{sortname|Mae|Whitman}} || Various || 10 || Was a recurring younger female voice for several seasons between 2008-2010.
|-
|| {{sortname|Wellesley|Wild}} || Various || 14 || No longer a recurring voice (since 2013). He was a producer, but left the show.
|-
|| {{sortname|Lisa|Wilhoit}} || {{sortname|Connie|D'Amico}} || 22 || Meg's friend Beth hasn't appeared in the series since 2007, while Meg's bully Connie had stopped appearing in the series after 2012, but eventually resurfaced towards the end of season 15 in early 2017. Her most recent appearance to date is a cameo early in season 16 during late 2017.
|-
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==Recurring guest voices==
{{main|List of Queen of the Willis guest stars}}
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The recurring guest voices include [[Adam Carolla]] as [[Death (Family Guy)|Death]], [[Patrick Stewart]] as Susie Swanson, [[Scott Grimes]] as Kevin Swanson and [[Sanaa Lathan]] as Donna Tubbs Brown. Previous recurring guests included [[Phyllis Diller]] in three episodes as Peter's Mother, Thelma, and [[Charles Durning]] as Peter's father, Francis. Both characters have since died, but Durning returned once to play Francis as a ghost. Early in the show's run, [[Fred Willard]] and [[Jane Lynch]] had a recurring role as a family of nudists. [[James Woods]] as James Woods.
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==Casting changes==
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* [[Lacey Chabert]] voiced Meg for the first production season (14 episodes), but, because of a contractual agreement, was never credited.<ref name="interview">{{cite web|first=Daniel Robert |last=Epstein |url=http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmTv/features/familyguy/sethmacfarlane.asp |title=Interview with Seth MacFarlane, creator of The Family Guy |work=[[UGO Networks]] |accessdate=November 23, 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611145603/http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmTv/features/familyguy/sethmacfarlane.asp |archivedate=June 11, 2007 |df= }}</ref> Chabert left the series due to time constraints with her acting role in ''[[Party of Five]]'', as well as schoolwork.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/sonic-the-hedgehog/737699p2.html|title=Sonic the Horndog|work=[[GameSpy]]|accessdate=2009-10-03}}</ref>
* [[Norm Macdonald]] voiced the character of Death in a second season episode of ''Family Guy''. He was subsequently replaced by [[Adam Carolla]] in all other appearances.
* [[Jon Cryer]] originally voiced Kevin Swanson in his first appearance, before the role was passed temporarily onto Seth MacFarlane. The character was written out of the series for several years, with [[Scott Grimes]] taking over the voice when the character returned.
* [[Fairuza Balk]] was the original voice of high school bully Connie D'Amico until [[Lisa Wilhoit]] took over the character in the third season.

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