June Foray

June Foray (born September 18, 1917) is an extremely versatile voice actor who has worked for most of the studios which produced animated films since the 1940s.

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September 18 - 1917 - Voice actor - Animated - 1940s

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Foray was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, where her voice was first broadcast in a local radio drama when she was 12 years of age; by age of 15 she was doing regular radio voice work. Two years later she moved to Los Angeles, California, and soon became a popular voice actress on radio there, including on the national programs of Jimmy Durante and Danny Thomas. In the 1940s she began film work as well, including a few appearances acting in live action movies, but mostly doing voice overs for animated cartoons.

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Springfield, Massachusetts - Radio - Los Angeles, California - Jimmy Durante - Danny Thomas - 1940s - Movie

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For Walt Disney, she played "Lucifer the Cat" in the feature film Cinderella; she did a variety of voices in Walter Lantz's Woody Woodpecker cartoons; for Warner Bros. Cartoons she was Granny, owner of Tweety and Sylvester (whom she has played, on and off, since 1943), and, memorably, a series of witches including Witch Hazel for Chuck Jones. She appeared on the Smurfs, George of the Jungle, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas; she was the voice of the original "Chatty Cathy" doll, and is a voice on the Disney attraction "Pirates of the Caribbean" as the wife of the man getting dunked ("Don't tell him, Carlos!").

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Walt Disney - Cinderella - Walter Lantz - Woody Woodpecker - Warner Bros. Cartoons - Granny - Tweety - Sylvester - 1943 - Witch Hazel - Chuck Jones - Smurfs - George of the Jungle - How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Chatty Cathy - Pirates of the Caribbean

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Foray also has done extensive voice acting for Stan Freberg.

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Most recognizable, though, is her work for Jay Ward: she played nearly every female on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, including Natasha Fatale and Nell Fenwick, and (against sex) Rocket J. Squirrel (Rocky).

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Jay Ward - The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show - Natasha Fatale - Nell Fenwick - Rocket J. Squirrel

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She also voiced Magica De Spell and Ma Beagle in the televised cartoon DuckTales.

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Magica De Spell - Ma Beagle - DuckTales

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She remains active to this day, with roles in recent animated films, such as Mulan (as Grandmother Fa) and '.

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Animated - Film - Mulan

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Chuck Jones is reported to have said, "June Foray is not the female Mel Blanc. Mel Blanc was the male June Foray."

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Chuck Jones - Mel Blanc

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