Susanne Blakeslee

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Susanne Blakeslee
Nationality American
Other names
  • Susan Blakeslee
  • Suzanne Blakeslee
  • Suzanne Blakesley
OccupationActress
Years active1985–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 and Maleficent for various Disney media.

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In 2012, Blakeslee won an Ovation Award for Lead Actress in a Musical for Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits, Volume 2. [1] [2]

Career

Stage

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]

Voice acting

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 .

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:

Filmography

Live-action roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Saved by the Bell: The New Class WomanEpisode: "No Smoking"
1996 The Home Court TriciaEpisode: "Touched by an Anger"
1997 Caroline in the City Singing WomanEpisode: "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]

Anime roles

Animated roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997–2001 The Angry Beavers Daggett Beaver (singing), Hen, Female Passenger3 episodes [6]
1998 Cow and Chicken Loulabelle, Gunslinger, Cat, Polar Bear3 episodes [6]
1998 Superman: The Animated Series TeacherEpisode: "Little Big Head Man" [6]
1998–2000 Oh Yeah! Cartoons Wanda, various voices6 episodes [6]
2001 The Legend of Tarzan Kala 7 episodes
2001–2003 House of Mouse Cruella de Vil 8 episodes
2001–2017 The Fairly OddParents Wanda, Mrs. Turner, various voicesMain role [6]
2004 The Powerpuff Girls Sandra Practice, Police Operator, WomanEpisode: "Girls Gone Mild" [6]
2004 What's New, Scooby-Doo? Penelope BaileyEpisode: "Recipe for Disaster"
2004 Evil Con Carne Hector's MotherEpisode: "The Mother of All Evils"
2005 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy CrabinaEpisode: "My Fair Mandy"
2005 Danny Phantom Dora MattinglyEpisode: "Beauty Marked" [6]
2005–2007 American Dragon: Jake Long Dolores Dercerto5 episodes
2006 Brandy & Mr. Whiskers Rodent in StandsEpisode: "Go! Fight! Win!"
2007 The Replacements Mistress SerenaEpisode: "Fiddlin' Around"
2008–2010 The Secret Saturdays Miranda Grey, Rani Nagi10 episodes [6]
2009 Chowder Turtle Lady, WitchEpisode: "The Big Hat Biddies"
2010 The Penguins of Madagascar TeacherEpisode: "Field Tripped"
2010–2011 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil Librarian2 episodes
2011–2014 Winx Club Assistant Principal Griselda, Sirenix Guardian, various voicesEnglish dub [6]
2011–2013 Green Lantern: The Animated Series Sayd 6 episodes [6]
2013–2014 Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness Mei Ling2 episodes [6]
2015 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! Charlene Tandywine, Lady AnnabelleEpisode: "Poodle Justice" [6]
2016 All Hail King Julien Butterfly QueenEpisode: "The Butterfly War" [6]
2016–2022 The Loud House Mrs. Johnson, various voicesRecurring role [6]
2017 Bunsen Is a Beast Wanda, Mrs. TurnerEpisode: "Beast of Friends" [6]
2017 Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer Hag Witch3 episodes [6]
2017–2019 DuckTales Mrs. Quackfaster, various voices6 episodes [6]
2019–2020 Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Old Lady CrowleyReplacing Pat Carroll [6]
2019–2022 Amphibia Valeriana3 episodes [6]
2020 Elena of Avalor Ship ChandlerEpisode: "Giant Steps"
2020 It's Pony Nana BEpisode: "Bramley Holiday"
2021–2022 DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders Chief Ingrid2 episodes [6]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
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 seriesWanda, Mrs. Turner, additional voicesTelevision films [6]
2005 Once Upon a Halloween Evil Queen
2006 Tales from Earthsea QueenEnglish 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! WandaTelevision film [6]
2012 A Fairly Odd Christmas WandaTelevision film [6]
2014 Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy TownswomanDirect-to-video [6]
2016 My Life as a Courgette Ms. Paterson, Zucchini's Mother

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Lands of Lore III Jaden, Rosalinda
1999 Tarzan Kala [6]
1999 Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage Dunteth's Wife [6]
2000 Nox Women
2000 Disney's 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue Cruella de Vil
2001 Tarzan: Untamed Kala
2002 Kingdom Hearts Maleficent
2002 Summoner 2 Bashra, Perduellion, Nepanthies
2003 Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon Admiral Amelia [6]
2003 Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits Selkis [6]
2003Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3-DWanda [6]
2003 Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure Kala
2003 The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' Da Rules Wanda, Mrs. Turner [6]
2004 Nicktoons Movin' Wanda [6]
2004 The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown Wanda
2004 The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge Helgamine
2004 EverQuest II Various enemies
2004 Spyro: A Hero's Tail Ineptune
2005 God of War Oracle of Athens, Village Oracle [6]
2005 Scooby-Doo! Unmasked Dame Nella Vivante [6]
2005 Evil Dead: Regeneration Deadites [6]
2005 Nicktoons Unite! Wanda, Lab Computer [6]
2006 Kingdom Hearts II Maleficent
2006 Scooby-Doo! Who's Watching Who? Henrietta Bascombe, Scare Pair [6]
2006 Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island Wanda [6]
2007 Shrek the Third Evil Queen, Dronkies, Witch [6]
2007 BioShock Julie Langford
2007 Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots Wanda [6]
2007 The Golden Compass Mrs. Lonsdale
2008 Kung Fu Panda Wu Sister, Queen Crocodile
2008 Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors Wu Sister [6]
2009 Coraline Miriam Forcible
2010 BioShock 2 Ladysmith [6]
2010 God of War III Gaia [6]
2010 Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Lady Tremaine, Maleficent, Evil Queen
2010 Epic Mickey Madame Leota
2010 Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Madame Web
2011 Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Maleficent
2011 Shadows of the Damned Grim Shisatsu [6]
2011 Kinect: Disneyland Adventures Madame Leota
2012 Diablo III Maghda [6]
2012 Brave Witch
2012 Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Maleficent
2013 God of War: Ascension Village Oracle [6]
2013 Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix Maleficent
2014 Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Maghda [6]
2014 Disney Infinity 2.0 Witch
2014 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Maleficent
2015 Disney Infinity 3.0 Maleficent
2017 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Maleficent
2019 Kingdom Hearts III Maleficent
2020 Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Maleficent [6]
2023 Harry Potter: Magic Awakened Minerva McGonagall
2023 Persona 5 Tactica Jerri [6]
2024 Persona 3 Reload Mitsuko Kitamura [6]
2024 Alone in the Dark Magdalene Thompson [6]

Theme parks

Stage shows

Stage appearances

Stage work

Discography

Awards and nominations

Ovation Awards

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