Joan Gerber
Joan Gerber | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joanellen Gerber July 29, 1935 |
| Died | August 22, 2011 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Years active | 1959–2003 |
| Spouse |
Frank Dowse
(m. 1957; div. 1961) |
| Children | 1 |
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 and other characters for H.R. Pufnstuf, and identified Freddy as a favorite role. She also voiced Ozma, the Queen of Oz, in the TV special Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz. She was described as talented and possessing a "golden throat" and a "splendid singing voice". She also voiced a syndicated series of roughly one-minute radio spots, "The Story Lady," that parodied children's programming.