Bonnie Poe
Bonnie Poe | |
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| Born | October 15, 1912 |
| Died | October 16, 1993 (aged 81) |
| Other names | Beth, Crazy Poe, Izzy |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, voice artist |
| Years active | 1933–1938 |
| Known for | Betty Boop, Olive Oyl |
Bonnie Poe (October 15, 1912 – October 16, 1993) was an American actress and voice artist, best known for providing the voice for the Fleischer Studios animated character Betty Boop beginning in 1933, starting with the Popeye the Sailor series and featuring in a dozen cartoons. She voiced her in a live-action segment on the special Hollywood on Parade No. A-8, performing a skit with Bela Lugosi providing a portrayal of Dracula.[1]
Career
In 1933, Poe was a voice actress for Betty Boop, including voicing her on a few episodes of an NBC radio special called Betty Boop Fables [2] Poe was the initial voice for the character Olive Oyl in that studio's series of Popeye. Poe also portrayed Betty Boop in an on-camera live action short.
Poe died from complications connected to pneumonia in 1993.
Filmography
1933
- Boilesk – various (uncredited)
- Hollywood on Parade No. A-8 – Betty Boop (on-camera)
- Mother Goose Land – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
- Morning, Noon and Night – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
- Betty Boop's Hallowe'en Party – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
- Popeye the Sailor – Betty Boop & Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)
- I Yam What I Yam – Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)
- Blow Me Down! – Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)
- Seasin's Greetinks! – Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)
- Wild Elephinks – Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)
- 1934 Red Hot Mamma – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
- 1934 Let's You and Him Fight – Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)
- 1934 Betty in Blunderland – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
- 1934 Betty Boop's Rise to Fame – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
- 1934 Betty Boop's Life Guard - Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)[3]
- 1934 Rambling 'Round Radio Row – herself (on-camera)
- 1936 Somewhere in Dreamland
- 1938 Out of the Inkwell – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
- 1938 The Swing School - Betty Boop. Animated short. (voice, uncredited)[4]
References
- ^ "BONNIE POE".
- ^ "The Hollywood Creation of Betty Boop". bellaonline.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ "Betty Boop's Life Guard". IMDb. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ "The Swing School (1938)". IMDb. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
External links
- Bonnie Poe at IMDb
- Bonnie Poe at the Three Stooges Online Filmography
- Bonnie Poe at Behind the voice actors
- Bonnie Poe at Otrrpedia
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