Nicole Jaffe
| Nicole Jaffe David | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 23, 1941 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Other names | Nicole Jaffe |
| Occupation | Talent agent, actress, voice actress |
| Years active | 1968–1975, 2002–2004 |
| Spouse(s) | Brad David (m. 1973–?; divorced) Brian Braff (currently) |
Nicole Jaffe David (born May 23, 1941) is a Canadian talent agent and former actress and voice actress, best known as the original voice actress for Velma Dinkley in Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoon series from 1969 to 1973. A life member of The Actors Studio, David - under her maiden name Nicole Jaffe - had previously appeared in The Trouble with Girls with Elvis Presley (and future Scooby-Doo co-star Frank Welker) and in Disney's The Love Bug.
Jaffe starred in a 1969 stage production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown as Patty, where she was seen by Hanna-Barbera recording director Gordon Hunt, who auditioned her for and eventually cast her as Velma on Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! In 1970, after Stefanianna Christopherson, who voiced Daphne on Scooby-Doo, left the show, Jaffe recommended her roommate, Heather North as a replacement; North voiced Daphne in various Scooby productions for the next three decades. Velma was Jaffe's only voice role, which she reprised in the 1972-74 spin-off series, The New Scooby-Doo Movies. During this time, Nicole also appeared in a starring role in the Room 222 second season episode "What Would We Do Without Bobbie?" in 1970.
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