Julie McWhirter

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Julie McWhirter
Born
Julie McWhirter
Other namesJulie Dees, Julie McWhirter-Dees
Alma mater Depauw University
Occupation(s)Voice actress, impressionist
Years active1970–1993
Notable credit(s) Jeannie as Jeannie Jabberjaw as Bubbles
The Smurfs as Baby Smurf and Sassette
Spouse
(m. 1977)
Children1

Julie McWhirter, also known as Julie Dees and Julie McWhirter-Dees, is a retired American voice actress and impressionist best known for her work as Jeannie in the animated version of Jeannie , Bubbles in Jabberjaw and Baby Smurf and Sassette in The Smurfs .

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Biography

McWhirter graduated from DePauw University in 1970, with a degree in speech. [1] She studied acting and improvisational comedy under the guidance of Howard Storm and Charles Conrad.[ citation needed ]

One of her first voice roles was as the title character in Jeannie , alongside Mark Hamill, Bob Hastings and Joe Besser. She also portrayed the character in her multiple appearances in other Hanna-Barbera series. She did the voice of Kanga in Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore , taking over the role from Barbara Luddy. Her voice acting also includes numerous other animated programs, such as Casper and the Angels , Drak Pack , The Smurfs , The Flintstone Kids , and the Ruby-Spears series Thundarr the Barbarian .

McWhirter made her stage debut as Eliza Doolittle in the Lawrence Theatre production of My Fair Lady . She dubbed the singing voice for Blousey Brown in the film Bugsy Malone . The actress was also one of the hosts of the 1977 sketch comedy series Wacko . She portrayed Betty Rubble in The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones TV movie and was the voice of Huckleberry Pie in the 1980s Strawberry Shortcake specials.

She has been married to disc jockey Rick Dees since 1977.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Animated series

YearTitleRoleNotes
1970 Famous Classic Tales Additional voicesEpisode: "Tales of Washington Irving"
1972 The Barkleys Terry Barkley13 episodes
1973–75 Jeannie Jeannie16 episodes
1973 The New Scooby-Doo Movies JeannieEpisode: "Mystery in Persia"
1974–75 Partridge Family 2200 A.D. Marion Moonglow16 episodes
1976 Clue Club Additional voices
1976 The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour Queen Hornet2 episodes
1976 Jabberjaw Bubbles16 episodes
1977–80 Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels Additional voices40 episodes
1977 CB Bears Additional voices
1977–78 The Skatebirds Additional voicesWoofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives segment
1977–78 Fred Flintstone and Friends Jeannie / Marion95 episodes
1978 Dynomutt, Dog Wonder Queen Hornet2 episodes
1978 The Adventures of the Little Prince Little Prince26 episodes (English dub)
1979 Casper and the Angels Casper13 episodes
1979–80 The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show Additional voices
1979 Casper's Halloween Special CasperTV special
1979 Casper's First Christmas CasperTV special
1980 The World of Strawberry Shortcake Huckleberry PieTV special
1980–82 Drak Pack Vampira16 episodes
1980 The Flintstones' New Neighbors Hidea FrankenstoneTV special
1980–81 Thundarr the Barbarian Cinda / Stryia2 episodes
1980 Super Friends Additional voices
1981 Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City Huckleberry Pie / T.N. HoneyTV special
1981 The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma Hidea FraneknstoneTV special
1981–82 Laverne & Shirley in the Army Additional voices
1982 Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade Huckleberry PieTV special
1982Stanley, the Ugly DucklingAdditional voicesTV special
1982 Pandamonium Amanda Panda13 episodes
1982 The Gary Coleman Show Lydia2 episodes
1982 Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour Broom GildaEpisode: "Which Witch Is the Witch"
1982–83 Pac-Man Dinky4 episodes
1982–84 The Little Rascals Alfalfa / Porky / Woim31 episodes
1983 ABC Weekend Specials Pollywog / Green Lady / WomanEpisode: "The Secret World of Og"
1983–85 Alvin and the Chipmunks Additional voices
1983 Saturday Supercade Q*Bertha / Q*Mom / ViperEpisode #1.3
1983–90 The Smurfs Baby Smurf / Sassette Smurfling
1984 The Smurfic Games Baby SmurfTV special
1984–85 The Littles Additional voices
1985 The Jetsons Additional voicesEpisode: "Elroy in Wonderland"
1986 Smurfquest Baby Smurf / Sassette SmurflingTV film
1986–87 The Flintstone Kids Wilma Slaghoople / Tarpit Tommy
1987 The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones Betty Rubble / Jet Rivers / InvestorTV film
1987 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy Baby Smurf / Sassette SmurflingTV special
1991–93 The Pirates of Dark Water Additional voices
1992 Bobby's World Additional voicesEpisode: "The Play's the Thing"
1993 The Town Santa Forgot Additional voicesTV special

Television live-action appearances

YearTitleRoleNotes
1970Happy DaysHerself10 episodes
1970Information ProcessingHerselfDocumentary short
1973The Bobby Darin ShowHerself2 episodes
1976 The Hollywood Squares Herself5 episodes
1976The Rich Little ShowHerself12 episodes
1976–78 The Mike Douglas Show Herself: Impressionist5 episodes
1977 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Ted Knight HerselfTV special
1977The Alan Hamel ShowHerself1 episode
1977 Wacko Herself: Host10 episodes
1980Steve Martin: All Commercials... A Steve Martin SpecialHerselfTV special
1981 The Alan Thicke Show Herself1 episode
1981The John Davidson ShowHerself1 episode
1984 TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes Herself1 episode
1988 The New Hollywood Squares Herself1 episode

Animated film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1976Snooper GoopLive-action/Animated short
1979The Story of HeidiNeighbor Lady, Peter's MotherEnglish dub
1983 Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore KangaAnimated short

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References

  1. "Julie McWhirter '70 is Voice of TV's Jeannie". DePauw University. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.