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Cinderella II
''Cinderella II: Dreams Come True'' (also known as simply ''Cinderella: Dreams Come True'') is a 2002 American direct-to-video fantasy comedy anthology film. It is directed by John Kafka and features a screenplay written by Jill E. Blotevogel, Tom Rogers, and Julie Selbo. It is the first direct-to-video sequel to the 1950 Disney film ''Cinderella'', and the first in the series to use digital ink and paint. It stars the voices of Jennifer Hale, Russi Taylor, Corey Burton, and Rob Paulsen. It was released on February 26, 2002. Plot Prologue In the royal palace, Cinderella's mice friends Gus and Jaq head to a chamber where the Fairy Godmother is reading the story of Cinderella to the other mice. Much to their disappointment, Gus and Jaq arrive just as she has finished the story. With her help, the mice set off to make a new book to narrate what happens after the Happily Ever After, by stringing three segments of stories together into one narrative. ''Aim to Please'' In the first segme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Hale
Jennifer Hale is a Canadian-American voice actress. She is best known for her work in video game franchises such as ''Baldur's Gate'', ''Mass Effect'', ''Metal Gear Solid'', ''BioShock Infinite'', ''Metroid Prime'', ''Overwatch'', and '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic''. In 2013, she was recognized by Guinness World Records as the most prolific video game voice actress. She is also best known for voicing Sally McKnight (Thorn) the lead vocalist of the rock band The Hex Girls. Hale is featured in animation such as ''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest'', ''The Powerpuff Girls'', '' Codename: Kids Next Door'', ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'', '' Brandy & Mr. Whiskers'', ''Totally Spies!'', ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' and its continuation ''The Legend of Korra'', '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', and ''Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?'' She also voices Thorn of the Hex Girls in various Scooby-Doo movies and TV episodes, as well as Cinderella and Princess Aurora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinderella
"Cinderella",; french: link=no, Cendrillon; german: link=no, Aschenputtel) or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Press, 1988. The protagonist is a young woman living in forsaken circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune, with her ascension to the throne via marriage. The story of Rhodopis, recounted by the Greek geographer Strabo sometime between around 7 BC and AD 23, about a Greek slave girl who marries the king of Egypt, is usually considered to be the earliest known variant of the Cinderella story.Roger Lancelyn Green: ''Tales of Ancient Egypt'', Penguin UK, 2011, , chapter "The Land of Egypt" The first literary European version of the story was published in Italy by Giambattista Basile in his ''Pentamerone'' in 1634; the version that is now most widely known in the English-speaking world was published in French by Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucille Bliss
Lucille Theresa Bliss (March 31, 1916 – November 8, 2012) was an American actress, known in the Bay Area and in Hollywood as the "Girl With a Thousand Voices". 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". Her father's death in 1928 prompted Mrs. Bliss and Lucille to move to San Francisco. Radio Bliss was active in old-time radio, having roles in ''Pat Novak, for Hire'', ''Candy Matson'', and '' The Charlie McCarthy Show''. Film Bliss' first voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tress MacNeille
Teressa Claire MacNeille (née Payne; born June 20, 1951) is an American voice actress, whose credits include voicing Dot Warner on the animated television series ''Animaniacs'', Babs Bunny on ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', Chip and Gadget Hackwrench on '' Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'', and Daisy Duck in various Disney media since 1999. She has also worked on animated series such as ''The Simpsons'', ''Futurama'', ''Rugrats'', and ''Hey Arnold!'' Early life MacNeille loved cartoons as a child and wanted to be a voice actress from the age of eight, but instead chose a "practical" career, feeling she would never be able to realise her ambition. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and attended broadcasting school, becoming a disc jockey. Career MacNeille worked in numerous jobs and had many minor voiceover roles before becoming a regular on an animated TV show. In her words: "I'd been doing radio spots, some TV, demos, sound-alikes, industrial narrations—an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor Audley
Eleanor Audley ( Zellman; November 19, 1905 – November 25, 1991) was an American actress with a distinctive voice and a diverse body of work. She played Oliver Douglas's mother, Eunice Douglas, on the CBS sitcom ''Green Acres'' (1965–1969), and provided Disney animated features with the voices of the two villain characters, Lady Tremaine, Cinderella’s evil stepmother in ''Cinderella'' (1950), and Maleficent, the wicked fairy in ''Sleeping Beauty'' (1959). She had roles in live-action films, but was most active in radio programs such as ''My Favorite Husband'' and ''Father Knows Best''. Audley's television appearances include those in ''I Love Lucy'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''The Beverly Hillbillies'', ''Mister Ed'', ''My Three Sons'' and ''Hazel''. Early and personal life Eleanor Zellman was born in Newark, New Jersey on November 19, 1905. Her family had moved to West 86th Street in Manhattan, New York City, by 1917. Zellman began using the stage-name "Eleanor Audle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Tremaine
Lady Tremaine is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Productions' 12th animated feature film, ''Cinderella'' (1950) and its direct-to-video sequels '' Cinderella II: Dreams Come True'' (2002) and '' Cinderella III: A Twist in Time'' (2007). In the original film, Lady Tremaine is voiced by American actress Eleanor Audley, who would later voice Maleficent, the evil fairy, in ''Sleeping Beauty'' (1959) and Madame Leota in The Haunted Mansion. For the sequels and subsequent film and television appearances, Audley was succeeded by American actress Susanne Blakeslee who also currently voiced Maleficent, Cruella de Vil from ''101 Dalmatians'', and the Evil Queen from ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. She is given the title of Lady in the original film (her first and maiden name unknown). Lady Tremaine treats Cinderella, her step-daughter, like a scullery maid and focuses all of her attention on her own two daughters, Anastasia and Drizella. She is based on The Wicked St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanne Blakeslee
Susanne Ellender Blakeslee is an American voice, stage and musical theatre actress. She is also known as Susan Blakeslee, Suzanne Blakeslee, and Suzanne Blakesley; Among her notable roles are the voices of Wanda, Anti-Wanda, and Mrs. Turner on ''The Fairly OddParents''; and as the voice of Maleficent in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series and ''Disney'' media. In 2012, Blakeslee won an Ovation Award for Lead Actress in a Musical for ''Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits, Volume 2''. Career Stage Blakeslee performed on the stage set of ''Forbidden Broadway'' from 1990 to 1994 and worked as the show's choreographer in 1994. Blakeslee won the Lead Actress in a Musical Ovation Award in 2012 for her performance in ''Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits, Volume 2''. Voice acting Blakeslee is noted for voicing Wanda, Anti-Wanda, and Mrs. Turner, for ''The Fairly OddParents'' franchise from 2001 to 2017, including 127 episodes of the television series, six specials and seven TV movies, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhoda Williams
Rhoda Elaine Williams (July 19, 1930 – March 8, 2006) was an American actress who voiced Drizella Tremaine in Walt Disney's ''Cinderella''. Early life Williams learned to read at age three, and performing on radio came naturally to her. She soon had her own local weekly show on KMPC's, ''We Who Are Young.'' Williams graduated from Hollywood High School when she was 14, following which she earned a degree in theatre arts at the University of California. Early radio 1937–1957 In 1949, Williams began a five-year stint as Robert Young's oldest daughter, Betty, on NBC Radio's ''Father Knows Best''. Motion pictures During this period, she also appeared in movies such as ''National Velvet'', ''Meet John Doe'', and ''That Hagen Girl''. In Walt Disney's ''Cinderella'', she was the voice for the nasty stepsister, Drizella. She attended Hollywood High School and earned a B.A. degree from UCLA when she was 18. Early life and filmed television With the advent of television, Willia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verna Felton
Verna Arline Felton (July 20, 1890December 14, 1966) was an American actress, best known for providing many voices in numerous Disney animated films. She also provided the voice for Fred Flintstone's mother-in-law, Pearl Slaghoople in Hanna-Barbera's ''The Flintstones'' (1962–1963) and had roles in live-action films. However, she was most active in radio programs, where her characters were known for their husky voices and no-nonsense attitudes. Two of her most famous roles were as Dennis Day's mother, Mrs. Day on ''The Jack Benny Program'' (1939–1962) and as Hilda Crocker on the CBS sitcom ''December Bride'' (1952–1959). Felton's television appearances include those in ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show'', ''I Love Lucy'', ''Where's Raymond?'', ''Pete and Gladys'' and '' Dennis the Menace''. Early years Verna Arline Felton was born in Salinas, California, on July 20, 1890. Her father, Horace Wilcox Felton, a doctor, died shortly before her ninth birthday. When goin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andre Stojka
Andre Stojka is an American voice actor. He is best known for his role as the voice of Owl in the Winnie-the-Pooh franchises starting with ''Pooh’s Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin'' inheriting the role from Hal Smith after his death in 1994. Career Stojka also performed the voice of the horse Starlite in all of the animated ''Rainbow Brite'' productions. Other roles include the druid from ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy'' and the King in the ''Cinderella'' sequels. He also voiced the "Grim Creeper" in ''Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School''. Starting in September 2009, Stojka took over the role of John Avery Whittaker on the Christian radio series ''Adventures in Odyssey''. This role was previously voiced by Hal Smith (both men voiced Owl from Winnie the Pooh) and Paul Herlinger. Filmography Film *'' Cinderella II: Dreams Come True'' - The King *'' Cinderella III: A Twist in Time'' - The King *'' The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart'' - Owl *''Pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy MacDonald (sound Effects Artist)
John James MacDonald (May 19, 1906 – February 1, 1991) was a foley artist, voice actor, musician and conductor. He was the original head of the Disney sound effects department, and was also the 2nd official voice of Mickey Mouse from 1947 to 1976 and again in 1978 after Walt Disney stopped playing the character and before Wayne Allwine became the third voice of Mickey in 1983. Early life MacDonald was born on May 19, 1906, in Crewe, Cheshire. His parents were Richard William MacDonald and Minnie Hall. The family emigrated to America when MacDonald was 1 month old. They travelled via the SS Haverford from Liverpool, England, arriving in Pennsylvania fifteen days later. Career Sound effects As a young man, MacDonald landed a job as a musician on the Dollar Steam Ship Lines, which in 1934 led to an opportunity to record music for a Disney cartoon. He went on to secure a permanent contract with Disney, becoming head of the sound department. In addition to directing sounds f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Van Rooten
Luis d'Antin van Rooten (November 29, 1906 – June 17, 1973) was a Mexican-born American actor. He was sometimes credited as Louis Van Rooten. Van Rooten was born in Mexico City, Mexico, and emigrated to the United States with his parents when he was eight, growing up in Pennsylvania. He earned his Bachelor of Arts, BA at the University of Pennsylvania and worked as an architect before deciding to pursue film work in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood during World War II. His facility with languages made van Rooten an in-demand military radio announcer during the war, and he conducted a variety of broadcasts in Italian, Spanish, and French. This led into film work, often in roles requiring an accent or skill with dialects. Film work Known for his villainous roles, he played Nazi ringleader Heinrich Himmler in ''The Hitler Gang'' (1944) and ''Operation Eichmann'' (1961). He played supporting roles with a number of film stars, including Alan Ladd in ''Two Years Before the Mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
