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