B.J. Ward

Betty Jean Ward (born September 16, 1944), professionally known as B. J. Ward, is an American actress, voice actress and singer. She is the creator and star of Stand-Up Opera, a musical one-woman show, and is a licensed aviator. 
She made her debut on the stage in 1960, in the original off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks, where she was an understudy for the role of Luisa/the Girl. B.J. Ward had gotten the part by calling the producer of the show.[1]
She toured with the Groundlings for a short while before starting her voice over career on Hanna-Barbera's Jana of the Jungle in 1978.
=== Voice acting career ===
Ward is best known as a voice actress. Her animation voice credits include:
* Scarlett on G.I. Joe
* The title role on Jana of the Jungle
* Deena Strong on Robo Force— The Revenge of Nazgar
* Betty Ross in The Incredible Hulk
* Panky and Punkin on The Pink Panther and Sons
* Casey Kelp, Celia and Lil' Seaweed in Snorks
* Bjørn's wife in The Little Troll Prince
* Velma in Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost, Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders and Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase.
* Betty Rubble in various Flintstones productions from the 1980s to the early 2000s.
* Princess Allura, Witch Haggar and all of the female voices on Voltron, with the exception of Queen Merla, who is voiced by Tress MacNeille
* Melissa Duck in The Duxorcist on Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
* Lady from The Biskitts
* Violet Gray from Peanuts
* Tom's Owner from Tom and Jerry: The Movie
* Whopper in Pound Puppies
* Butch in The Little Rascals
* Dr. Erica Slade in Sky Commanders
* Elektra in Space Stars
* Harmond in TaleSpin
* Tommy Stubbins in The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
* Mrs. Brown in Paddington Bear
* Mage, Halinor in W.I.T.C.H.
* Teresa Bobcat (Bubsy's niece), Oblivia Cat and Ally Cassandra in the Bubsy TV pilot.
* Fanny Frog in Saturday Supercade (Frogger segment)
* Iris the computer in The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
* Winnie Woodpecker in The New Woody Woodpecker Show
* Small Foot in Challenge of the GoBots
* Glinda the Good Witch of the North in The Wizard of Oz
* Wonder Woman in The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
* Cassandra Cross and Lilith Cross in The Centurions
* Shaggy's Mom, Sugie, Evil Babysitter, Rona Lickton, and others in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
* Grumpella in The Little Engine That Could
* Zippy, singing voice of Judy Jetson in Rockin' with Judy Jetson
* Googie and Repulsa in Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf
* Desert Flower, Rusty Nails, and others in The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound
* Galli in Gallavants
* Megellenic in The Pebble and the Penguin
* Mrs. Bucktooth in Christopher and Holly a.k.a. The Bears Who Saved Christmas
* The singing voice of Velma in Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire
* The Queen of Hearts in The Pagemaster (Her only line is to scream "OFF WITH HIS HEAD!" at Richard Tyler, the main character of the movie)
* Aunt Margaret in Curious George
* Joel's mother in Ben 10 (Episode "Big Fat Alien Wedding")
* Queen Bea in 2 Stupid Dogs (Episode "Queen Bea")
* Additional Voices in The Mask: Animated Series
* M3 in Batman: The Animated Series (episode "The Lion and the Unicorn")
* Witch Hag in Samurai Jack (Episode XXX)
* Mayor Waters in The Spectacular Spider-Man (Episode "Persona")
* Doctor Bittersweet in Totally Spies (Episode "Passion Patties")
* Duke's Mom, Connie Hauser in G.I. Joe: Renegades (Episode "Homecoming Part One")
* Dr. Asinovskovich, Lady, and Woman in Regular Show (Episode "Grilled Cheese Deluxe")
* The Mistress of Baskerville Manor in Droopy, Master Detective (Episode "Sherlock Droopy")
* Brunhilda Bear and Buttercup Bear in The New Yogi Bear Show (Episode "Yogi De Beargerac")
* Raye Fay in Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream
* Additional voices in The Bugs Bunny Show
* Additional voices in Mighty Max
* Additional voices in Captain Planet and the Planeteers
* Additional voices in James Bond Jr.
* Additional Voices in Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire
* Wizz and Wigg in The Zula Patrol
=== Live-action career ===
In 1985, she made a rare film appearance in the TV movie Malice in Wonderland alongside Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Alexander.
Ward has also guest-starred on television series such as Frasier, ER, and In-Laws.
=== Video game career ===
She has also done voices for video games, including:
* Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights
* Stonekeep
* Grandia II
* Dark Chronicle
* Jade Empire
* Legacy of Kain (Additional voices in multiple titles in series)
* Demon Stone
* Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage
* Baldur's Gate II
* Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits
* Onimusha 3[3]
* Orphen: Scion of Sorcery
=== Other acting and singing work ===
In addition, she has also done voiceovers for theme parks, including:
* Voices for Epcot Center and Euro Disney, including the safety narration for Spaceship Earth from 1994 to 2007.
* The narration of the former PeopleMover attraction at Disneyland.
* "Mother" in the 1993 version of the Carousel of Progress.
* Some of the singing voices ("Burrow's Rabbit", opossums and rabbits) in Splash Mountain
* The current voice guide for It's a Small World and the refurbished Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover attraction at Magic Kingdom
Category:Voice Actresses