Julie McWhirter
| Julie McWhirter | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Julie McWhirter October 12, 1947 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Other names | Julie Dees, Julie McWhirter-Dees |
| Alma mater | Depauw University |
| Occupation | Voice actress/impressionist |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Notable credit(s) |
Jabberjaw as Bubbles The Smurfs as Sassette and Baby Smurf |
| Spouse(s) | Rick Dees (1977–present) |
| Children | 1 |
Julie McWhirter (born October 12, 1947), also known as Julie Dees and Julie McWhirter-Dees, is an American voice actress and impressionist best known for her work as Jeannie in the animated version of Jeannie and as Bubbles in Jabberjaw.
Biography
McWhirter graduated from Depauw University in 1970, with a degree in speech.[1] She studied acting and improvisational comedy under the guidance of Howard Storm and Charles Conrad.
One of her first voice roles was as the title character in Jeannie, alongside Mark Hamill, Bob Hastings and Joe Besser. She also portrayed the character in her multiple appearances in other Hanna-Barbera series. She did the voice of Kanga in Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore, taking over the role from Barbara Luddy. Her voice acting also includes numerous other animated programs, such as Casper and the Angels, Drak Pack, The Smurfs, The Flintstone Kids, and the Ruby-Spears series Thundarr the Barbarian.
McWhirter made her stage debut as Eliza Doolittle in the Lawrence Theatre production of My Fair Lady. She dubbed the singing voice for Blousey Brown in the film Bugsy Malone. The actress was also one of the hosts of the 1977 sketch comedy series Wacko. She portrayed Betty Rubble in The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones TV movie and was the voice of Huckleberry Pie in the 1980s Strawberry Shortcake specials.
She has been married to disc jockey Rick Dees since 1977.
Filmography
Animated series
- Famous Classic Tales – Additional voices (TV Special) (Ep. "Tales of Washington Irving") (1970)
- The Barkleys – Terri Barkley (1972)
- Jeannie – Jeannie (1973–75)
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies – Jeannie (Ep. "Scooby-Doo Meets Jeannie: Mystery in Persia") (1973)
- Partridge Family 2200 A.D. – Marion (1974–75)
- Sooper Goop – Additional voices (TV Short) (1976)
- Clue Club – Additional voices (1976–77)
- The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour – Queen Hornet (Ep. "The Queen Hornet", "The Injustice League of America") (1976)
- Jabberjaw – Bubbles (1976–78)
- Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels – Additional voices (1977–80)
- CB Bears – Additional voices (1977–78)
- The Skatebirds – Additional voices (1977–78)
- Fred Flintstone and Friends – Jeannie and Marion (1977–78)
- Dynomutt, Dog Wonder – Queen Hornet (Ep. "The Queen Hornet", "The Injustice League of America") (1978)
- Casper and the Angels – Casper (1979–80)
- The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show – Additional voices (1979–80)
- Casper the Friendly Ghost: He Ain't Scary, He's Our Brother – Casper (TV Special) (1979)
- Casper's First Christmas – Casper (TV Special) (1979)
- The World of Strawberry Shortcake – Huckleberry Pie (TV Special) (1980)
- Drak Pack – Vampira (1980–82)
- The Flintstone Special – Hidea Frankenstone (TV Special) (Ep. "The Flintstones' New Neighbors") (1980)
- Thundarr the Barbarian – Stryia and Cinda (1980–81)
- Super Friends – Additional voices (1980)
- Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City – Huckleberry Pie and T.N. Honey (TV Special) (1981)
- The Flintstone Special – Hidea Frankenstone (TV Special) (Ep. "Wind-Up Wilma") (1981)
- Laverne & Shirley in the Army – Additional voices (1981–82)
- Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade – Huckleberry Pie (TV Special) (1982)
- The Adventures of the Little Prince – The Little Prince (English dub) (1982)
- Stanley, the Ugly Duckling – Additional voices (TV Special) (1982)
- Pandamonium – Amanda Panda (1982–83)
- The Gary Coleman Show – Lydia (1982)
- Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour – Additional voices (1982–83)
- Pac-Man – Dinky (1982–83)
- The Little Rascals – Alfalfa, Porky and Woim (1982–84)
- Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore – Kanga (1983)
- ABC Weekend Specials – Pollywog, Green Lady and Woman (TV Special) (Ep. "The Secret World of Og") (1983)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks – Additional voices (1983–85)
- Saturday Supercade – Q*Bertha, Q*Mom and Viper (Ep. "Episode #1.3) (1983)
- The Smurfs – Baby Smurf (1984–90) and Sasette Smurf (1985–90)
- The Smurfic Games – Baby Smurf (TV Special) (1984)
- The Littles – Additional voices (1984–85)
- The Jetsons – Additional voices (1985–87)
- Smurfquest – Sasette Smurf (TV Film) (1986)
- The Flintstone Kids – Wilma Slaghoople (1986–87), Mica Slaghhople, Mickey Slaghoople and Tarpit Tommy (1986–88)
- The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones – Betty Rubble, Jet Rivers and Investor (TV Film) (1987)
- 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy – Baby Smurf and Sassete Smurf (TV Special) (1987)
- The Pirates of Dark Water – Additional voices (1992–93)
- Bobby's World – Additional voices (Ep. "The Play's the Thing") (1992)
- The Town Santa Forgot – Additional voices (TV special) (1993)
Television live-action appearances
- Happy Days – Herself (1970)
- Information Processing – Herself (Documentary short) (1970)
- The Bobby Darin Show – Herself (1973)
- The Hollywood Squares – Herself (1976)
- The Rich Little Show – Herself (1976)
- The Mike Douglas Show – Herself: Impressionist (1976–78)
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast – Herself (1977)
- The Alan Hamel Show – Herself (1977)
- Wacko – Host (1977)
- Steve Martin: All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special – Herself (1980)
- The Alan Thicke Show – Herself (1981)
- The John Davidson Show – Herself (1981)
- Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes – Herself (1984)
- The New Hollywood Squares – Herself (1988)
References
- ↑ "Julie McWhirter '70 is Voice of TV's Jeannie". DePauw University. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
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