Bettina Bush

Bettina Bush
Bush in 2007
Born	Bettina Nicole Bush January 28, 1972 (age 53) Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Other names	Tina Bush
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	1980–present
Musical career
Genres	Pop
Instruments	Vocals
Website	www.bettinamusic.com

Bettina Nicole Bush, known professionally as Bettina, (born January 28, 1972) is an American actress, voice actress and pop music singer. She is known for voicing characters including Rainbow Brite, Lucy Little in The Littles, and Kai Green in Ben 10. Bush has also contributed to video games, including voicing Gloria in the Madagascar series, and has released pop music independently.

Early life

She was born the youngest of three children. Her father was Charles V. Bush, the first African-American graduate of the US Air Force Academy and later a business executive, and her mother was of Scottish-Polynesian and Cherokee descent. ^[1]

Voice acting

Bettina's professional career began at the age of 5 when she began modeling and acting. ^[2] Her acting career eventually led to voiceovers, including My Little Pony (as Megan), The Get Along Gang (as Dotty Dog), The Littles (as Lucy Little), Rugrats , All Grown Up! (as Alisa Carmichael), Stargate Infinity , Ben 10 (as Kai Green), Age of Empires III (as Nonahkee), God Hand (as Olivia), ^[3] and is perhaps best known as the voice of Rainbow Brite and as the voice of Gloria in the Madagascar video games. She has also performed the McDonald's "I'm Lovin' It" commercial jingles. ^[4] She starred as Maria, a teenage Native American girl, in the film Journey to Spirit Island (1988).

Musical career

Her early influences in music include Dolly Parton and Elton John. ^[5] Bettina's early singing talents can be heard on the title sing "Gift of Love" as the voice/singing voice of Rainbow Brite by Disneyland/Vista Records in 1985, and in the song "Make Room for a Rainbow Inside" again as voice/singing voice of Rainbow Brite in the Rainbow Brite Paint a Rainbow in Your Heart album also produced by Disneyland/Vista Records in 1984. Bettina also performed the songs "Brand New Day" and "Rainbow Brite and Me" for the feature film Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer . Bettina later created her own record label company^{[ citation needed ]} and financed, co-wrote, and performed her first independent release entitled "Lucky Girl".^{[ citation needed ]} In 2006 she was named the winner of American Idol Underground in the pop category. Exposure from the show led to her being offered the opportunity to direct a music video. Along with it came the opportunity for her to co-write and edit three tracks with Sony Music producer/songwriter Automatic (P!nk, India.Arie). ^[6] With them she has co-written and edited three tracks: "Emerald City", "Let Me Inside" and "I Can't Deny You".^{[ citation needed ]} Her single titled "She Is" reached No. 4 on Billboard 's Hot Singles Sales chart. ^{[7] [8]} Her debut album was set to be released in January 2008^{[ citation needed ]} but was never released.

Filmography

Film

Bettina Bush' film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
1985	Here Come the Littles	Lucy Little	Voice role	[9]
	Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer	Rainbow Brite	Voice role Credited as Bettina	[10] [11] [3]
	It's Your Birthday Party with Rainbow Brite and Friends		Voice role Credited as Bettina Direct-to-video	[12]
1986	Rainbow Brite: San Diego Zoo Adventure		Voice role Uncredited Direct-to-video	[13]
1988	Journey to Spirit Island	Maria	Live-action role Credited as Bettina
1997	A Christmas Carol	Voice	Voice role Direct-to-video
2002	Inspector Gadget's Last Case: Claw's Revenge	Female Superhero	Voice role Credited as Tina Bush Direct-to-video	[3]
2006	Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children	Elena	Voice role Direct-to-video English dub	[3]

Television

Bettina Bush' television credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
1983	The Littles	Lucy Little	Voice role 29 episodes
1984	Rainbow Brite	Rainbow Brite, Wisp	Voice role 13 episodes
	The Get Along Gang	Dotty Dog	Voice role 13 episodes
1986	ABC Weekend Specials	Lucy Little	Voice role Credited as Bettina 1 episode
	Moon Dreamers	Additional Voices	Voice role 2 episodes
	My Little Pony	Megan,Additional Voices	Voice role 43 episodes
1989	The Karate Kid	Additional Characters	Credited as Bettina 1 episode
	Superior Court	Azure Whitefoot	1 episode
	Solarman	Voice	Voice role Television film
1990	They Came from Outer Space	Ellen Clearwater	1 episode
1995	Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?	Voice	Voice role 10 episodes
1999; 2001	Rugrats	Alisa Carmichael	Voice role 4 episodes	[3]
2002	Groove Squad	Mackenzie "Mac"	Voice role Credited as Tina Bush Television film	[3]
	Sabrina: Friends Forever	Zelda Spellman	Voice role Credited as Tina Bush Television film	[3]
	Stargate Infinity	Seattle Montoya	Voice role 26 episodes
2003	Sabrina's Secret Life	Zelda Spellman	Voice role Credited as Tina Bush
	All Grown Up!	Alisa Carmichael	Voice role 10 episodes
2007	Ben 10	Kai Green	Voice role Episode: "Benwolf"	[3]
2014	Ben 10: Omniverse	Kai, Kai 10,000	Voice role 5 episodes	[3]

Video games

Bettina Bush' video game credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2005	Madagascar Animal Trivia DVD Game	Gloria	Voice role	[3]
	Madagascar		Voice role	[3]
	Age of Empires III	Nonahkee	Voice role Credited as Bettina
2006	Dead Rising	Additional Voices	Voice role
	God Hand	Olivia	Voice role English dub	[3]
	Desperate Housewives: The Game	Voice	Voice role
2008	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	Gloria	Voice role	[3]
2009	Madagascar Kartz		Voice role	[3]
2011	Saints Row: The Third	Pedestrian, Additonal Voices	Voice role
2012	Madagascar 3: The Video Game	Gloria	Voice role	[3]
2013	Saints Row IV	The Voices of Virtual Steelport	Voice role

References

1. "Bettina Bush Editor-at-Large, Working Mother; Host, Working Mother Radio" . Retrieved January 23, 2021.
2. "Video Shoot: American Idol Underground Winner, Bettina Bush" (Press release). PRWEB. May 17, 2007. Archived from the original on October 15, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2007.
3. "Bettina Bush (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved April 28, 2021.
4. "Bettina: Voiceover". Archived from the original on November 2, 2007. Retrieved December 8, 2007.
5. "Bettina: About". Archived from the original on November 2, 2007. Retrieved December 8, 2007.
6. "Bettina: News 7.6.07 Bettina in studio with Sony Producer Automatic" . Retrieved December 8, 2007.^{[ dead link ]}
7. "Top Music Charts – Hot 100 – Billboard 200 – Music Genre Sales". Billboard . Retrieved December 8, 2007.^{[ dead link ]}
8. "Bettina: News 9.15.07 "She Is" climbs to #4" . Retrieved December 8, 2007.^{[ dead link ]}
9. "HERE COME THE LITTLES (1985)". BFI. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
10. "Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
11. "Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
12. "Birthday Nostalgia Hell: It's Your Birthday Party! With Rainbow Brite" . Retrieved March 17, 2023.
13. Venezio-Preston, Allison L. (June 2, 2020). "Exploring The San Diego Zoo…With Rainbow Brite!". Allison's Written Words. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

External links

• Bettina Bush at IMDb
• Bettina Bush on Twitter