# Nicole Jaffe

Nicole Cowgill Jaffe David (née Jaffe; born May 23, 1941) is a Canadian retired talent agent, businesswoman, and former actress, best known as the original voice actress for Velma Dinkley in Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo franchise.

## Biography

In 1969, Jaffe married Actors Studio classmate Brad David at the age of 28.
As a performer, billed under her maiden name of Nicole Jaffe, she appeared in The Trouble with Girls (1969) with Elvis Presley and Scooby-Doo voice actor Frank Welker, and in Disney's The Love Bug (1968). She also starred in a stage production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown as Patty, where she was seen by Hanna-Barbera recording director Gordon Hunt, who auditioned her for and eventually cast her as Velma on the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Saturday morning cartoon series.
During the second season of Scooby-Doo, in 1970, after Indira Stefanianna, who voiced Daphne on Scooby-Doo, left the show, Jaffe recommended her roommate Heather North as a replacement; North voiced Daphne in various Scooby productions for the next three decades. Velma was Jaffe's only voice role, which she reprised in the spin-off series The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–74). During this time, Nicole also appeared in a starring role in the Room 222 second season episode "What Would We Do Without Bobbie?" in 1970.
Jaffe retired from acting in 1973 and went into talent representation. Under her marital name – Nicole David – she and Arnold Rifkin formed the Rifkin/David agency in 1982, which was merged two years later into the Triad Artists agency. Triad was sold to the larger William Morris Agency in 1992 for over $20 million. David worked as a senior agent and senior vice president at William Morris and its successor William Morris Endeavor until 2013; her clients over the years have included John Travolta, Whitney Houston, Lauryn Hill, Rihanna, and Elijah Wood.
She occasionally returned to the Scooby-Doo franchise from 1977 through 2003, concluding with two direct-to-video movies: Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire and Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico.
Nicole David was divorced from Brad David in 1979 (she kept her marital name). She then married L.A. photographer Brian Braff in 1982. Subsequently, Braff founded the charity group for teens and young adults who have cancer, High School Yearbook: A Teen & Young Adult Cancer Community. David served on the charity's board of directors.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1968 | The Love Bug | Girl In Dune-buggy | |
| 1969 | The Trouble with Girls | Betty | Co-starred with fellow Scooby-Doo voice actor Frank Welker who played the character Rutgers |
| 1969 | Marlowe | Lilly | Uncredited |
| 1969–1970 | Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! | Velma Dinkley (voice) | 25 episodes |
| 1969–1970 | Room 222 | Bobbie Walstone, Student in Pete's Class | 2 episodes |
| 1971 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Hot Pants | Episode: "Broken Melody" |
| 1972–1973 | The New Scooby-Doo Movies | Velma Dinkley (voice) | 24 episodes |
| 1976 | Dynomutt, Dog Wonder | Damsel Woman In Distress (voice) | Episode: "The Wizard of Ooze" |
| 1977–1980 | Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels | Additional voices | 38 episodes |
| 1978 | The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour | Additional voices | Episode: "The Creepy Case of Old Iron Face" |
| 1979–1982 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | Additional voices | 3 episodes |
| 1983 | The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries | Additional voices | Episode: "The Mark Of Scooby/The Crazy Carnival Caper" |
| 1983 | The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show | Additional voices | Episode: "Wedding Bell Boos!" |
| 1986 | Scooby's Mystery Funhouse | Additional voices | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Scooby-Doo! Winter Wonderdog | Velma Dinkley (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire | Velma Dinkley (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico | Velma Dinkley (voice) | Direct-to-video |