June Foray
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June Foray (born June Lucille Forer; September 18, 1917 – July 26, 2017) was an American voice actress. She was best known as the voice of such animated characters as Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Natasha Fatale, Nell Fenwick, Lucifer from Disney's Cinderella, Cindy Lou Who, Jokey Smurf, Granny from the Warner Bros. cartoons directed by Friz Freleng, Grammi Gummi from Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears series, and Magica De Spell, among many others. Her career encompassed radio, theatrical shorts, feature films, television, records (particularly with Stan Freberg), video games, talking toys, and other media. Foray was also one of the early members of ASIFA-Hollywood, the society devoted to promoting and encouraging animation. She is credited with the establishment of the Annie Awards, as well as being instrumental in the creation of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2001. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring her voice work in television. Chuck Jones was quoted as saying: "June Foray is not the female Mel Blanc. Mel Blanc was the male June Foray." Foray died at the age of 99. She had been in declining health since an automobile accident in 2015. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
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June Foray (born June Lucille Forer; September 18, 1917 – July 26, 2017) was an American voice actress. She was best known as the voice of such animated characters as Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Natasha Fatale, Nell Fenwick, Lucifer from Disney's Cinderella, Cindy Lou Who, Jokey Smurf, Granny from the Warner Bros. cartoons directed by Friz Freleng, Grammi Gummi from Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears series, and Magica De Spell, among many others. Her career encompassed radio, theatrical shorts, feature films, television, records (particularly with Stan Freberg), video games, talking toys, and other media. Foray was also one of the early members of ASIFA-Hollywood, the society devoted to promoting and encouraging animation. She is credited with the establishment of the Annie Awards, as well as being instrumental in the creation of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2001. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring her voice work in television. Chuck Jones was quoted as saying: "June Foray is not the female Mel Blanc. Mel Blanc was the male June Foray." Foray died at the age of 99. She had been in declining health since an automobile accident in 2015. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Known For
The Simpsons
Married... with Children
The Wonderful World of Disney
I Love Lucy
The Flintstones
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Adventures of Superman
The Red Skelton Show
Lost in Space
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
The Jetsons
Family Guy
Rugrats
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
Garfield and Friends
The Garfield Show
The Powerpuff Girls
The Twilight Zone
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
The Wonderful World of Disney
Space Jam
Tom & Jerry
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
The Aristocats
Bring on the Girls
Cinderella
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers
Death of a Salesman
Strong Kids, Safe Kids
The Land Before Time
Peter Pan
Roger Rabbit: Dolor de Barriga
Mulan II
DuckTales
The Incredible Book Escape
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
Mulan
The Looney Tunes Show
The Yogi Bear Show
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Baby Looney Tunes
Thumbelina
Teen Wolf
Frosty the Snowman
DTV: Monster Hits
Redux Riding Hood
The Smurfs
The Incredible Hulk
Bah, Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas
The Pink Panther
Super President
The Hoober-Bloob Highway
All-New Dennis the Menace
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
The Alvin Show
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
How to Dance
How to Be a Detective
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Trick or Treat
Father's Week-End
The Bullwinkle Show
Walt Disney's Halloween Hilarities
Gummi Bears: A New Beginning
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
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