Patricia Parris

Patricia Parris
Born Patricia E. Parris
(1950-10-22) October 22, 1950
Ohio, U.S.
Other names Pat Parris, Patty Parris, Patti Parris
Alma mater Brenau University
Occupation Actress, voice actress
Years active 1976–present
Notable credit(s) Jabberjaw as Shelly
Shirt Tales as Pammy
Winnie the Pooh as Kanga

Patricia E. Parris (born October 22, 1950), also professionally credited as Pat Parris, Patty Parris and Patti Parris, is an American voice actress and actress who provided voice-overs for several animated television series for such studios as Hanna-Barbera, The Walt Disney Company and The Jim Henson Company. She has voice acted in television, film, radio, read-along story recordings, video games and theme park attractions.[1]

Biography

Patricia Parris graduated from the women's college of Brenau University in 1972 where she majored in drama, English and secondary education, directing and performing in plays such as My Fair Lady and The Children's Hour. She would also introduce her show on the school radio station with her ever-expanding uncanny knack for accents and impersonation.[2] Once she graduated, Parris moved to Hollywood, California and studied voice acting under the guidance of Daws Butler (Yogi Bear) as a student in his voice acting workshop.

Her first television voice-over role was Shelly on Jabberjaw (1976) produced by Hanna-Barbera. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, other voice-over credits included Yogi's Space Race, Buford and the Galloping Ghost, Shirt Tales, The Littles, Sherlock Hound, Dumbo's Circus, Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series and The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, as well as numerous roles on a variety of Disneyland Records read-along story recordings. She has voiced Daisy Duck on two occasions: in the 1983 Mickey Mouse theatrical featurette Mickey's Christmas Carol and at the beginning of a song called "Girl Talk" having a brief telephone conversation with Minnie Mouse on the 1986 children's LP Totally Minnie. Parris is also known for having frequently voiced the character of Kanga on Winnie the Pooh television series, read-along storybooks and video games.

She occasionally voiced the recurring role of Mary Barclay on the Focus on the Family radio drama Adventures in Odyssey from 1989 to 1992.[3] Although she is primarily a behind-the-scenes actress, Parris has done a few on-camera appearances including the 1984 made-for-television film Attack on Fear starring Paul Michael Glaser, a 1985 episode of the prime time drama series Knots Landing and television commercials. She has also provided vocals to live-action films such as Wolfen, Outlaw of Gor, White Fang and Look Who's Talking Now.

Filmography

Television

Films

Live-action

Audio recordings

Radio

Read-along storybooks

Video games

Theme park attraction

References

  1. ↑ Thomas S. Hischak (2011), Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary, McFarland & Company, p. 163, ISBN 978-0-7864-6271-1
  2. ↑ Maria Behan (2007), Brenau University: If it looks like a Duck and sounds like a Duck, it could be Patty (PDF)
  3. ↑ Adventures in Odyssey: The Odyssey Scoop - Patty Parris

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