Susanne Blakeslee | |
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Nationality | American |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1985–present |
Awards | Ovation Award |
Susanne Blakeslee is an American actress. Her notable roles include the voices of Wanda, Anti-Wanda, and Mrs. Turner on The Fairly OddParents ; and as the voices of Cruella de Vil, Evil Queen, Lady Tremaine, Maleficent and Madame Leota for various Disney media.
In 2012, Blakeslee won an Ovation Award for Lead Actress in a Musical for Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits, Volume 2. [1] [2]
Blakeslee performed on the stage set of Forbidden Broadway from 1990 to 1994 and worked as the show's choreographer in 1994. Blakeslee won the Lead Actress in a Musical Ovation Award in 2012 for her performance in Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits, Volume 2. [3]
Blakeslee is noted for voicing Wanda, Anti-Wanda, and Mrs. Turner, for The Fairly OddParents franchise from 2001 to 2017, including 172 episodes of the television series, six specials and seven TV movies, as well as voicing these characters in the related Jimmy Timmy Power Hour trilogy. [4] Blakeslee reprised the role of Wanda in the 2022 live-action/animated series The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder and in the 2024 animated series The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish .
Blakeslee has done extensive voice work for Disney, including animated features and theme park attractions at the Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disney Resort since 2001.
Blakeslee has voiced-sound-alikes and original characters in Disney media. Her roles include the following:
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Woman | Episode: "No Smoking" |
1996 | The Home Court | Tricia | Episode: "Touched by an Anger" |
1997 | Caroline in the City | Singing Woman | Episode: "Caroline and the Long Shot" |
2005 | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Wanda (voice) | Episode: "Daydreaming" |
2022 | The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder | Wanda (voice) | Main role [5] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997–2001 | The Angry Beavers | Daggett Beaver (singing), Hen, Female Passenger | 3 episodes [6] |
1998 | Cow and Chicken | Loulabelle, Gunslinger, Cat, Polar Bear | 3 episodes [6] |
1998 | Superman: The Animated Series | Teacher | Episode: "Little Big Head Man" [6] |
1998–2000 | Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Wanda, various voices | 6 episodes [6] |
2001 | The Legend of Tarzan | Kala | 7 episodes |
2001–2003 | House of Mouse | Cruella de Vil, The Evil Queen | 8 episodes |
2001–2017 | The Fairly OddParents | Wanda, Mrs. Turner, various voices | Main role [6] |
2004 | The Powerpuff Girls | Sandra Practice, Police Operator, Woman | Episode: "Girls Gone Mild" [6] |
2004 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Penelope Bailey | Episode: "Recipe for Disaster" |
2004 | Evil Con Carne | Hector's Mother | Episode: "The Mother of All Evils" |
2005 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Crabina | Episode: "My Fair Mandy" |
2005 | Danny Phantom | Dora Mattingly | Episode: "Beauty Marked" [6] |
2005–2007 | American Dragon: Jake Long | Dolores Dercerto | 5 episodes |
2006 | Brandy & Mr. Whiskers | Rodent in Stands | Episode: "Go! Fight! Win!" |
2007 | The Replacements | Mistress Serena | Episode: "Fiddlin' Around" |
2008–2010 | The Secret Saturdays | Miranda Grey, Rani Nagi | 10 episodes [6] |
2009 | Chowder | Turtle Lady, Witch | Episode: "The Big Hat Biddies" |
2010 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Teacher | Episode: "Field Tripped" |
2010–2011 | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Librarian | 2 episodes |
2011–2014 | Winx Club | Assistant Principal Griselda, Sirenix Guardian, various voices | English dub [6] |
2011–2013 | Green Lantern: The Animated Series | Sayd | 6 episodes [6] |
2013–2014 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Mei Ling | 2 episodes [6] |
2015 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Charlene Tandywine, Lady Annabelle | Episode: "Poodle Justice" [6] |
2016 | All Hail King Julien | Butterfly Queen | Episode: "The Butterfly War" [6] |
2016–2022 | The Loud House | Mrs. Johnson, various voices | Recurring role [6] |
2017 | Bunsen Is a Beast | Wanda, Mrs. Turner | Episode: "Beast of Friends" [6] |
2017 | Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer | Hag Witch | 3 episodes [6] |
2017–2019 | DuckTales | Mrs. Quackfaster, various voices | 6 episodes [6] |
2019–2020 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | Old Lady Crowley | Replacing Pat Carroll [6] |
2019–2022 | Amphibia | Valeriana | 3 episodes [6] |
2020 | Elena of Avalor | Ship Chandler | Episode: "Giant Steps" |
2020 | It's Pony | Nana B | Episode: "Bramley Holiday" |
2021–2022 | DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders | Chief Ingrid | 2 episodes [6] |
2024 | The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish | Wanda, Anti-Wanda | Main role [7] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Cinderella II: Dreams Come True | Lady Tremaine | [6] |
2002 | Mickey's House of Villains | Cruella de Vil | [6] |
2003 | 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure | Cruella de Vil | [6] |
2004–2006 | The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour series | Wanda, Mrs. Turner, additional voices | Television films [6] |
2005 | Once Upon a Halloween | Evil Queen | |
2006 | Tales from Earthsea | Queen | English dub |
2007 | Cinderella III: A Twist in Time | Lady Tremaine | [6] |
2007 | Shrek the Third | Evil Queen | [6] |
2007 | Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams | Narrator | |
2011 | A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! | Wanda | Television film [6] |
2012 | A Fairly Odd Christmas | Wanda | Television film [6] |
2014 | Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy | Townswoman | Direct-to-video [6] |
2016 | My Life as a Courgette | Ms. Paterson, Zucchini's Mother |
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