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Joan Gerber

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Joan Gerber
Born
Joanellen Gerber

(1935-07-29)July 29, 1935
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedAugust 22, 2011(2011-08-22) (aged 76)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationVoice actress
Years active1959–2003
Spouse
Frank Dowse
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(m. 1957; div. 1961)​
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Joan "Joanie" Gerber (July 29, 1935 – August 22, 2011) was an American voice actress who provided voices for a variety of cartoons. She was the voice of Betina Beakly in DuckTales in 1987 before Duck Dodgers in 2003.[1]

Her most challenging voice role was "all the children in a Japanese train wreck" for a Godzilla television episode.[2] She voiced Freddy the Flute and other characters for H.R. Pufnstuf, and identified Freddy as a favorite role.[2] She also voiced Ozma, the Queen of Oz, in the TV special Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz.[3] She was described as talented and possessing a "golden throat" and a "splendid singing voice".[4] She also voiced a syndicated series of roughly one-minute radio spots, "The Story Lady," that parodied children's programming.

Personal life and death

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She had one daughter from her marriage to Frank Dowse. She later dated fellow actor Regis Cordic.[5]

Gerber died on August 22, 2011, at the age of 76.[6][7]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Hischak, Thomas S. (September 21, 2011). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-7864-6271-1. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Erickson, Hal (April 11, 2007). Sid and Marty Krofft: A Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children's Television, 1969-1993. McFarland. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-7864-3093-2. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  3. ^ Terrace, Vincent (November 1, 1985). Encyclopedia of Television: Series, Pilots, and Specials. VNR AG. pp. 118–. ISBN 978-0-918432-61-2. Retrieved June 4, 2016. ... Queen of Oz Joan Gerber
  4. ^ Erickson 2007, p. 23-25.
  5. ^ "Interview: Mona Marshall". Talkin' Toons with Rob Paulsen. July 14, 2018. Event occurs at 19:39. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  6. ^ "Joan Gerber Biography (1935-)". FilmReference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "In Memoriam" (PDF). Screen Actor. Vol. 52, no. 3. Fall 2011. p. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
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