Joan Gerber | |
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Born |
Joanellen Gerber July 29, 1935 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | August 22, 2011 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
(aged 76)
Occupation | Voice actress |
Years active | 1959–2003 |
Spouse(s) | Frank Dowse (1957–1961; divorced); 1 child |
Joan Gerber (July 29, 1935 – August 22, 2011) was an American voice actress who provided voices for a variety of cartoons.
Her most challenging voice role was "all the children in a Japanese train wreck" for a Godzilla television episode. She voiced Freddy the Flute for H.R. Pufnstuf, which she identified as a favorite role. She also voiced the Queen of Oz in the animated cartoon Dorothy in the Land of Oz. She was described as talented and possessing a "golden throat" and a "splendid singing voice".
She had one daughter from her marriage to Frank Dowse. Gerber died on August 22, 2011, at the age of 76.