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Barbara Dirikson | |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1974–present |
Barbara Dirikson is an American actress known for providing the voice of fairy Flora from Sleeping Beauty since 2005.
Barbara has appeared in many television series including Great Performances, Lou Grant, Northern Exposure, and The Fugitive. She also appeared in many TV movies including The Taming of the Shrew, Faces of a Stranger, and Joyful Partaking. She is also the current voice actress for Flora, one of the three good fairies, in Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams, Kingdom Hearts video-game series and Sofia the First. Following the death of Russi Taylor in 2019, she takes over the role as Fairy Godmother starting with Kingdom Hearts III.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Great Performances | Townswoman/Nun | Cyrano de Bergerac (1974) |
| 1976 | The Taming of the Shrew | Sugarsop | TV movie |
| 1981 | Lou Grant | Janie | Wedding (1981) |
| 1991 | Faces of a Stranger | Doctor | TV movie |
| 1994 | Northern Exposure | Jeannie Hansen | Blood Ties (1994) |
| 1998 | The Victim | Short | |
| 2000 | The Operative: No One Lives Forever | Baroness Dumas | Video game |
| The Fugitive | Dr. Goodman | Sanctuary (2000) | |
| 2002 | Joyful Partaking | Brenda (Walter's Sister) | |
| 2006 | Kingdom Hearts II | Flora | Video game |
| 2007 | Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ | Video game | |
| Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams | Flora/Queen Leah | ||
| 2010 | Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep | Flora | Video game |
| 2012 | Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess | TV movie | |
| 2013 | Sofia the First | Television series | |
| 2016 | Elena and the Secret of Avalor | TV movie | |
| Kung Fu Panda 3 | Grandma Panda [1] | ||
| 2020 | Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind | Fairy Godmother | Video game |
| Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory | |||
| 2023 | Disney Dreamlight Valley |
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