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Lucille Bliss

January 09, 2023

Lucille Theresa Bliss (March 31, 1916 – November 8, 2012) was an American actress,[2] known in the Bay Area and in Hollywood as the "Girl With a Thousand Voices".[3]

Lucille Bliss
Bliss at the 34th Annie Awards, 2007
Born
Lucille Theresa Bliss[1]

(1916-03-31)March 31, 1916[1]
New York City, U.S.
DiedNovember 8, 2012(2012-11-08) (aged 96)
Costa Mesa, California, U.S.
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
OccupationActress
Years active1935–2007

A New York City native, Bliss lent her voice to numerous television characters, including the title character of the very first made-for-television cartoon, Crusader Rabbit, Smurfette on the popular 1980s cartoon The Smurfs and Ms. Bitters on the Nickelodeon animated series Invader Zim. In addition to her television roles, she was known for her work as a voice actress in feature films.

Life and career

Family

Bliss' parents were James Francis and Frieda (née Simmons) Bliss. Her mother was "a classically trained pianist who wanted Bliss to train as an opera singer".[4] Her father's death in 1928 prompted Mrs. Bliss and Lucille to move to San Francisco.[4]

Radio

Bliss was active in old-time radio, having roles in Pat Novak, for Hire, Candy Matson, and The Charlie McCarthy Show.[5]

Film

Bliss' first voice work was the role of the wicked stepsister Anastasia Tremaine in Walt Disney's 1950 feature film Cinderella,[6] for which she was honored 50 years later by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award in March 2000.[7]

Television

In the early years of television, Bliss acted in Harbor Command and The Lineup.[3] From 1950 to 1957, Bliss was "Auntie Lou" on San Francisco, California's KRON-TV's The Happy Birthday To You Show, also known as Birthday Party Show, which had guests from adults, to children, to animals. The program included use of Disney cartoon characters, as Bliss "picked up exclusive rights in northern California for the right to use Disney clips on her new show."[8] At the same time, she did voices for Hanna-Barbera while they were working for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio – as Tuffy in Robin Hoodwinked, as Leprechaun in Droopy Leprechaun and later was Hugo on an episode of The Flintstones. She was also the narrator on three stories from the Disney album "Peter Cottontail and Other Funny Bunnies": "Story of Thumper", :Story of the White Rabbit", and "Story of Grandpa Bunny". Bliss was also a voice-over performer for Airborne radio spots in 2004.[citation needed]

Volunteer efforts

Bliss produced and directed talent shows for the Embarcadero Armed Services YMCA in San Francisco. Some service personnel launched professional careers from those shows.[clarification needed][3]

Death

Bliss died from natural causes on November 8, 2012 in Costa Mesa, California, at the age of 96.[9][10] She was buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b "Lucille Bliss Interview". Archive of American Television. August 26, 2005. from the original on June 17, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "Lucille Bliss Dies". Contactmusic.com. 2012-11-13. from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  3. ^ a b c "Lucille Bliss To Guide Y Talent Show". Daily Independent Journal. Daily Independent Journal. November 14, 1958. p. 29. from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ a b "Lucille Bliss, Voice of Smurfette, Dies at 96". The Hollywood Reporter. November 15, 2012. from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Necrology for 2012". Nostalgia Digest. 39 (2): 24–31. Spring 2013.
  6. ^ "How to Be Like Walt: Capturing the Magic Every Day of Your Life" 2016-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Pat Williams, James Denney, and Jim Denney. (HCI, 2004)
  7. ^ . YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  8. ^ "Disney to Local TV". The Times. February 20, 1954. p. 6. from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
  9. ^ "Lucille Bliss dies at 96; voice of Crusader Rabbit and Smurfette" 2012-11-15 at the Wayback Machine, Los Angeles Times; retrieved November 15, 2012. She never married and left no survivors.
  10. ^ . Behind The Voice Actors. 1916-03-31. Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  11. ^ "Strong Kids, Safe Kids". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2020-08-01. Pebbles, Baby Smurf and Pac-Baby's usual voice actresses aren't listed, but Baby Smurf and Pac-Baby make noises and Pebbles and Pac-Baby each have only one line of dialogue.

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Lucille Theresa Bliss March 31 1916 November 8 2012 was an American actress 2 known in the Bay Area and in Hollywood as the Girl With a Thousand Voices 3 Lucille BlissBliss at the 34th Annie Awards 2007BornLucille Theresa Bliss 1 1916 03 31 March 31 1916 1 New York City U S DiedNovember 8 2012 2012 11 08 aged 96 Costa Mesa California U S Resting placeHollywood Forever CemeteryOccupationActressYears active1935 2007A New York City native Bliss lent her voice to numerous television characters including the title character of the very first made for television cartoon Crusader Rabbit Smurfette on the popular 1980s cartoon The Smurfs and Ms Bitters on the Nickelodeon animated series Invader Zim In addition to her television roles she was known for her work as a voice actress in feature films Contents 1 Life and career 1 1 Family 1 2 Radio 1 3 Film 1 4 Television 1 5 Volunteer efforts 1 6 Death 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksLife and career EditFamily Edit Bliss parents were James Francis and Frieda nee Simmons Bliss Her mother was a classically trained pianist who wanted Bliss to train as an opera singer 4 Her father s death in 1928 prompted Mrs Bliss and Lucille to move to San Francisco 4 Radio Edit Bliss was active in old time radio having roles in Pat Novak for Hire Candy Matson and The Charlie McCarthy Show 5 Film Edit Bliss first voice work was the role of the wicked stepsister Anastasia Tremaine in Walt Disney s 1950 feature film Cinderella 6 for which she was honored 50 years later by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award in March 2000 7 Television Edit In the early years of television Bliss acted in Harbor Command and The Lineup 3 From 1950 to 1957 Bliss was Auntie Lou on San Francisco California s KRON TV s The Happy Birthday To You Show also known as Birthday Party Show which had guests from adults to children to animals The program included use of Disney cartoon characters as Bliss picked up exclusive rights in northern California for the right to use Disney clips on her new show 8 At the same time she did voices for Hanna Barbera while they were working for the Metro Goldwyn Mayer cartoon studio as Tuffy in Robin Hoodwinked as Leprechaun in Droopy Leprechaun and later was Hugo on an episode of The Flintstones She was also the narrator on three stories from the Disney album Peter Cottontail and Other Funny Bunnies Story of Thumper Story of the White Rabbit and Story of Grandpa Bunny Bliss was also a voice over performer for Airborne radio spots in 2004 citation needed Volunteer efforts Edit Bliss produced and directed talent shows for the Embarcadero Armed Services YMCA in San Francisco Some service personnel launched professional careers from those shows clarification needed 3 Death Edit Bliss died from natural causes on November 8 2012 in Costa Mesa California at the age of 96 9 10 She was buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery Filmography EditCinderella 1950 Anastasia Tremaine Credit cut Crusader Rabbit 1950 52 Crusader Rabbit Alice in Wonderland 1951 Daisy Tulip Uncredited Peter Pan 1953 Mermaid Uncredited A Kiddies Kitty 1955 Suzanne Uncredited The Waggily Tale 1958 Little Girl Mama Uncredited Robin Hoodwinked 1958 Tuffy Droopy Leprechaun 1958 Leprechaun How to Have an Accident at Work 1959 Donald s son The Flintstones 1960 Hugo episode The Good Scout Uncredited 101 Dalmatians 1961 TV Commercial Singer DoDo The Kid from Outer Space 1965 70 DoDo The Space Kidettes 1966 67 Snoopy Funnyman 1967 Girl of 1000 voices The Tiny Tree 1975 Field Mouse The Flintstones Christmas 1977 Bamm Bamm Rubble The Flintstones Little Big League 1978 Dusty Casper the Friendly Ghost He Ain t Scary He s Our Brother 1979 Gervais Carmelita Nice Lady Hug Me 1981 The Smurfs 1981 89 Smurfette Smurfettes Additional Voices The Secret of NIMH 1982 Mrs Beth Fitzgibbons The Great Bear Scare 1983 Miss Witch Chuck E Cheese The Christmas That Almost Wasn t 1983 Mrs Claus Strong Kids Safe Kids 1984 Pebbles Flintstone Bamm Bamm Rubble Smurfette Baby Smurf Pac Baby 11 Cap n O G Readmore 1985 92 Lickety Page Rainbow Brite San Diego Zoo Adventure 1986 Narrator Assassination 1987 Crone The Night Before 1988 Gal Baby Miracle Mile 1988 Old Woman in Diner Betty Boop s Hollywood Mystery 1989 Miss Green Asterix and the Big Fight 1989 Impedimenta aka Bonnemine Tales of the City 1993 Cable Car Lady Thumbelina Narrated by Mayim Bialik 1994 Miscellaneous video game Space Quest VI The Spinal Frontier 1995 Sharpei Waitron video game Wacked 1997 Jane Katz Star Wars Bounty Hunter 2002 Rozatta video game Battlestar Galactica 2003 Shaden video game Blue Harvest Days 2005 Bear Brat Robots 2005 Pigeon Lady Avatar The Last Airbender 2005 Yugoda Invader Zim 2001 02 2006 Ms Bitters Woman 2 episode Parent Teacher Night Up In Down Town 2007 QuinbyReferences Edit a b Lucille Bliss Interview Archive of American Television August 26 2005 Archived from the original on June 17 2010 Retrieved June 14 2010 Lucille Bliss Dies Contactmusic com 2012 11 13 Archived from the original on 2014 05 31 Retrieved 2012 11 13 a b c Lucille Bliss To Guide Y Talent Show Daily Independent Journal Daily Independent Journal November 14 1958 p 29 Archived from the original on January 5 2016 Retrieved May 5 2015 via Newspapers com a b Lucille Bliss Voice of Smurfette Dies at 96 The Hollywood Reporter November 15 2012 Archived from the original on 22 March 2015 Retrieved 5 May 2015 Necrology for 2012 Nostalgia Digest 39 2 24 31 Spring 2013 How to Be Like Walt Capturing the Magic Every Day of Your Life Archived 2016 05 12 at the Wayback Machine Pat Williams James Denney and Jim Denney HCI 2004 21st Annual Young Artist Awards YoungArtistAwards org Archived from the original on 2012 07 19 Retrieved 2011 03 31 Disney to Local TV The Times February 20 1954 p 6 Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved May 5 2015 via Newspapers com Lucille Bliss dies at 96 voice of Crusader Rabbit and Smurfette Archived 2012 11 15 at the Wayback Machine Los Angeles Times retrieved November 15 2012 She never married and left no survivors Lucille Bliss 1916 2012 Behind The Voice Actors 1916 03 31 Archived from the original on 2014 05 25 Retrieved 2012 11 13 Strong Kids Safe Kids Behind The Voice Actors Retrieved 2020 08 01 Pebbles Baby Smurf and Pac Baby s usual voice actresses aren t listed but Baby Smurf and Pac Baby make noises and Pebbles and Pac Baby each have only one line of dialogue External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lucille Bliss Lucille Bliss at IMDb Lucille Bliss at AllMovie Lucille Bliss at The Interviews An Oral History of Television Lucille Bliss at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lucille Bliss amp oldid 1116413827, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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