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| name = Heather North |
| name = Heather North |
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| image = Heather_North_in_Gidget_1965.jpg |
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| caption = North in ''[[Gidget (TV series)|Gidget]]'' in 1965 |
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| birth_name = Heather May North |
| birth_name = Heather May North |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1945|12|13}} |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|11|29|1945|12|13}} |
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|11|29|1945|12|13}} |
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| death_place = [[Studio City, Los Angeles|Studio City, California]], U.S. |
| death_place = [[Studio City, Los Angeles|Studio City, California]], U.S. |
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| occupation = Actress |
| occupation = Actress |
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[H. Wesley Kenney|Wes Kenney]]|1971|2015|end=died}} |
| spouse = {{marriage|[[H. Wesley Kenney|Wes Kenney]]|1971|2015|end=died}} |
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| years_active = 1957–2003 |
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'''Heather May North''' (December 13, 1945 – November 29, 2017) was an American actress |
'''Heather May North''' (December 13, 1945 – November 29, 2017) was an American actress. She is known for voicing [[Daphne Blake]] in the ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'' franchise. |
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== Early years == |
== Early years == |
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North was born in Pasadena, California.<ref name="ci">{{cite journal |title=Heather North, 70 |journal=Classic Images |date=February 2018 |issue=512 |page=47}}</ref> |
North was born in [[Pasadena, California]].<ref name="ci">{{cite journal |title=Heather North, 70 |journal=Classic Images |date=February 2018 |issue=512 |page=47}}</ref> |
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She was close with actress and voice talent [[Nicole Jaffe]], the voice of [[Velma Dinkley]] in ''Scooby-Doo'', before her retirement. The two were roommates in 1969 and Jaffe was the one who encouraged her to audition for Daphne Blake.{{Citation needed |date=February 2023}} |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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North made her acting debut at the age of 11.<ref>[https://www.noblemania.com/2011/10/super-70s-and-80s-scooby-doo-where-are_11.html noblemania.com]</ref> |
North made her acting debut at the age of 11.<ref>[https://www.noblemania.com/2011/10/super-70s-and-80s-scooby-doo-where-are_11.html noblemania.com]</ref> |
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Her first |
Her first film role was in ''[[Git!]]'' (1965).<ref name="ci" /> She later guest starred on [[The Monkees]] and [[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]], both in 1966, and on [[Green Acres]] in 1968. |
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Though she appeared in several live |
Though she appeared in several live-action films and TV shows, such as Jennifer Scott alongside [[Kurt Russell]] in the Disney film ''[[The Barefoot Executive]]'' (1971) and as [[Sandy Horton]] on ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' from 1967 until 1972, she is largely remembered for her portrayal of [[Daphne Blake]] in the ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'' franchise. She took over the role from [[Stefanianna Christopherson]] in the second season of ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' and ultimately went on to voice the character in various installments of franchise for more than three decades.<ref>{{Cite interview|last1=North|first1=Heather|author-link1=Heather North|last2=Jaffe|first2=Nicole|author-link2=Nicole Jaffe|date=2001|title=In Their Own Words|location=[[New York City|New York]]; [[Los Angeles]], [[California|CA]]|publisher=[[Warner Bros. Entertainment]], Inc.}} Documentary featurette from ''[[The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour]]'': The Complete Series DVD bonus features.</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life and death == |
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North was married to [[H. Wesley Kenney]], producer of the [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]] daytime drama ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' from 1971 until his death in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/h-wesley-kenney-dead-all-763857 |title=H. Wesley Kenney, Director on ''All in the Family'' When Carroll O'Connor Went on Strike, Dies at 89 |access-date=April 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223050655/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/h-wesley-kenney-dead-all-763857 |archive-date=December 23, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
North was married to [[H. Wesley Kenney]], producer of the [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]] daytime drama ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'', from 1971 until his death in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/h-wesley-kenney-dead-all-763857 |title=H. Wesley Kenney, Director on ''All in the Family'' When Carroll O'Connor Went on Strike, Dies at 89 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 14, 2015 |access-date=April 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223050655/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/h-wesley-kenney-dead-all-763857 |archive-date=December 23, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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⚫ | North died of [[bronchiolitis]] on November 29, 2017, at her home in [[Studio City, California]], at the age of 71.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/heather-north-dead-voice-daphne-scooby-doo-was-71-1069297 |title=Heather North, Voice of Daphne on 'Scooby-Doo,' Dies at 71 |first=Mike |last=Barnes |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=December 19, 2017 |issn=0018-3660 |access-date=December 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326191938/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/heather-north-dead-voice-daphne-scooby-doo-was-71-1069297 |archive-date=March 26, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="TMZ">{{cite web |url=https://www.tmz.com/2017/12/21/heather-north-daphne-voice-scooby-doo-death-certificate/ |title=Daphne from 'Scooby-Doo' Death Certificate Died from Cardiac Arrest |magazine=TMZ |date=December 21, 2017 |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519185933/https://www.tmz.com/2017/12/21/heather-north-daphne-voice-scooby-doo-death-certificate/ |archive-date=May 19, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== Death == |
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⚫ | North died of [[bronchiolitis]] on November 29, 2017, at her home in [[Studio City, California]], at the age of 71.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/heather-north-dead-voice-daphne-scooby-doo-was-71-1069297 |title=Heather North, Voice of Daphne on 'Scooby-Doo,' Dies at 71 |first=Mike |last=Barnes |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=December 19, 2017 |issn=0018-3660 |access-date=December 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326191938/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/heather-north-dead-voice-daphne-scooby-doo-was-71-1069297 |archive-date=March 26, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=" |
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== Filmography == |
== Filmography == |
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| 1963 || ''[[My Three Sons]]'' || Sally || Episode: "Caged Fury" |
| 1963 || ''[[My Three Sons]]'' || Sally || Episode: "Caged Fury" |
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| 1965 || ''[[Karen (1964 TV series)|Karen]]'' || Carla || Episode: "Good Neighbor Policy" |
| rowspan="5" | 1965 || ''[[Karen (1964 TV series)|Karen]]'' || Carla || Episode: "Good Neighbor Policy" |
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| ''[[Mr. Novak]]'' || Felicia || Episode: "Faculty Follies: Part 2" |
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| ''[[Gidget (TV series)|Gidget]]'' || Pokey || Episode: "In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust" |
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| ''[[Paradise Bay (TV series)|Paradise Bay]]'' || Kitty Morgan || Unknown episodes |
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| ''[[Git!]]'' || Elaine || Feature film |
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| 1967 || ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'' || Marie Diamond || Episode "The Breaking of the Habit" |
| rowspan="3" | 1967 || ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'' || Marie Diamond || Episode: "The Breaking of the Habit" |
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| ''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]'' || Wendy / Girl || Episode: "The Prince and the Paupers" |
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| ''[[My Three Sons]]'' || Gretchen || Episode: "My Son, the Bullfighter" |
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| 1967–72 || ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' || [[Sandy Horton]] || Unknown episodes |
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| 1969 || ''[[Green Acres]]'' || Kathy Baxter || Episode: "Oliver's Schoolgirl Crush" |
| 1969 || ''[[Green Acres]]'' || Kathy Baxter || Episode: "Oliver's Schoolgirl Crush" |
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| 1970 || ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' || [[Daphne Blake]] || Voice |
| rowspan="2" | 1970 || ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' || [[Daphne Blake]] || Voice; 8 episodes (season 2) |
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| ''[[I Love My Wife (film)|I Love My Wife]]'' || Betty || Feature film |
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| 1971 || ''[[Love, American Style]]'' || Ellen || Episode: "Love and the Only Child" segment |
| rowspan="4" | 1971 || ''[[Love, American Style]]'' || Ellen || Episode: "Love and the Only Child" segment |
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| ''[[The Barefoot Executive]]'' || Jennifer Scott || Feature film |
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| ''[[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]'' || Lori Stockton || Episode: "Lesson in Terror" |
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| ''[[Adam-12]]'' || Shirley Young || Episode: "The Dinosaur" |
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| 1972 || ''[[Ghost Story (TV series)|Ghost Story]]'' (aka ''Circle of Fear'') || Dana Evans || Episode: Elegy for a Vampire |
| 1972 || ''[[Ghost Story (TV series)|Ghost Story]]'' (aka ''Circle of Fear'') || Dana Evans || Episode: Elegy for a Vampire |
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| 1972–73 || ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'' || [[Daphne Blake]] || Voice; 24 episodes |
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| 1973 || ''[[Walt Disney anthology television series|The Wonderful World of Disney]]'' || Jennifer Scott || Episodes: "[[List of Walt Disney anthology television series episodes#Season 20 (1973–1974)|The Barefoot Executive]]" (Parts 1 & 2) |
| 1973 || ''[[Walt Disney anthology television series|The Wonderful World of Disney]]'' || Jennifer Scott || Episodes: "[[List of Walt Disney anthology television series episodes#Season 20 (1973–1974)|The Barefoot Executive]]" (Parts 1 & 2) |
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| 1974 || ''[[Doc Elliot]]'' || Amy Oliver || Episode: "The Carrier" |
| 1974 || ''[[Doc Elliot]]'' || Amy Oliver || Episode: "The Carrier" |
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| 1976 || ''[[The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour]]'' || rowspan="2"|[[Daphne Blake]] || Voice |
| 1976 || ''[[The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour]]'' || rowspan="2"|[[Daphne Blake]] || Voice; 16 episodes: ''Scooby-Doo'', 3 episodes: ''Dynomutt'' |
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| 1976–78 || ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]'' || Voice; 40 episodes<br> |
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16 episodes – as part of "[[The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour]]" (1976)<br> |
16 episodes – as part of "[[The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour]]" (1976)<br> |
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8 episodes – as part of "[[Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics]]" (1977)<br> |
8 episodes – as part of "[[Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics]]" (1977)<br> |
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16 episodes – as and part of "[[Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics|Scooby's All-Stars]]" (1978) |
16 episodes – as and part of "[[Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics|Scooby's All-Stars]]" (1978) |
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| 1977–80 || ''[[Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels]]'' || Loni (and others) || Voice; 39 episodes |
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| 1978 || ''[[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder]]'' || rowspan="10"| |
| 1978 || ''[[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder]]'' || rowspan="10"|Daphne Blake || Voice; Episodes: "Everyone Hyde!", "What Now, Lowbrow?", "The Wizard of Ooze" |
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| 1979 || ''[[Scooby Goes Hollywood]]'' || Voice, Television special |
| 1979 || ''[[Scooby Goes Hollywood]]'' || Voice, Television special |
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| 1979–80 || ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979 TV series)|Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]'' || Voice, 16 episodes |
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| 1983 || ''[[The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show]]'' || Voice |
| 1983 || ''[[The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show]]'' || rowspan="2" | Voice; 13 episodes (26 segments) |
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| 1984 || ''[[The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show#Season 2 (The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries)|The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries]]'' |
| 1984 || ''[[The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show#Season 2 (The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries)|The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries]]'' |
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| 1985 || ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]'' || Voice |
| 1985 || ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]'' || Voice; 13 episodes |
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| 1985–86 || ''[[Scooby's Mystery Funhouse]]'' || Voice; 21 episodes (various segments: reruns of ''Scooby & Scrappy-Doo'' shorts) |
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| 1997 || ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'' || Voice |
| 1997 || ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'' || Voice; Episode: "Bravo Dooby Doo" |
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| 2003 || ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]'' || Voice |
| 2003 || ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]'' || Voice; Direct-to-video |
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| 2003 || ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico]]'' || Voice |
| 2003 || ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico]]'' || Voice; Direct-to-video (Final role) |
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* [https://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=2667 Heather North] at [https://www.voicechasers.com/ VoiceChasers] |
* [https://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=2667 Heather North] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809025246/https://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=2667 |date=August 9, 2020 }} at [https://www.voicechasers.com/ VoiceChasers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008083545/https://voicechasers.com/ |date=October 8, 2020 }} |
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Heather North | |
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Born | Heather May North December 13, 1945 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
Died | November 29, 2017 Studio City, California, U.S. | (aged 71)
Other names | Heather North Kenney |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1957–2003 |
Spouse |
Heather May North (December 13, 1945 – November 29, 2017) was an American actress. She is known for voicing Daphne Blake in the Scooby-Doo franchise.
Early years
[edit]North was born in Pasadena, California.[1]
She was close with actress and voice talent Nicole Jaffe, the voice of Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo, before her retirement. The two were roommates in 1969 and Jaffe was the one who encouraged her to audition for Daphne Blake.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]North made her acting debut at the age of 11.[2]
Her first film role was in Git! (1965).[1] She later guest starred on The Monkees and The Fugitive, both in 1966, and on Green Acres in 1968.
Though she appeared in several live-action films and TV shows, such as Jennifer Scott alongside Kurt Russell in the Disney film The Barefoot Executive (1971) and as Sandy Horton on Days of Our Lives from 1967 until 1972, she is largely remembered for her portrayal of Daphne Blake in the Scooby-Doo franchise. She took over the role from Stefanianna Christopherson in the second season of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! and ultimately went on to voice the character in various installments of franchise for more than three decades.[3]
Personal life and death
[edit]North was married to H. Wesley Kenney, producer of the NBC daytime drama Days of Our Lives, from 1971 until his death in 2015.[4]
North died of bronchiolitis on November 29, 2017, at her home in Studio City, California, at the age of 71.[5][6]
Filmography
[edit]Film and Television | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1963 | My Three Sons | Sally | Episode: "Caged Fury" |
1965 | Karen | Carla | Episode: "Good Neighbor Policy" |
Mr. Novak | Felicia | Episode: "Faculty Follies: Part 2" | |
Gidget | Pokey | Episode: "In God, and Nobody Else, We Trust" | |
Paradise Bay | Kitty Morgan | Unknown episodes | |
Git! | Elaine | Feature film | |
1967 | The Fugitive | Marie Diamond | Episode: "The Breaking of the Habit" |
The Monkees | Wendy / Girl | Episode: "The Prince and the Paupers" | |
My Three Sons | Gretchen | Episode: "My Son, the Bullfighter" | |
1967–72 | Days of Our Lives | Sandy Horton | Unknown episodes |
1969 | Green Acres | Kathy Baxter | Episode: "Oliver's Schoolgirl Crush" |
1970 | Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! | Daphne Blake | Voice; 8 episodes (season 2) |
I Love My Wife | Betty | Feature film | |
1971 | Love, American Style | Ellen | Episode: "Love and the Only Child" segment |
The Barefoot Executive | Jennifer Scott | Feature film | |
Ironside | Lori Stockton | Episode: "Lesson in Terror" | |
Adam-12 | Shirley Young | Episode: "The Dinosaur" | |
1972 | Ghost Story (aka Circle of Fear) | Dana Evans | Episode: Elegy for a Vampire |
1972–73 | The New Scooby-Doo Movies | Daphne Blake | Voice; 24 episodes |
1973 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Jennifer Scott | Episodes: "The Barefoot Executive" (Parts 1 & 2) |
1974 | Doc Elliot | Amy Oliver | Episode: "The Carrier" |
1976 | The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour | Daphne Blake | Voice; 16 episodes: Scooby-Doo, 3 episodes: Dynomutt |
1976–78 | The Scooby-Doo Show | Voice; 40 episodes 16 episodes – as part of "The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour" (1976) | |
1977–80 | Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels | Loni (and others) | Voice; 39 episodes |
1978 | Dynomutt, Dog Wonder | Daphne Blake | Voice; Episodes: "Everyone Hyde!", "What Now, Lowbrow?", "The Wizard of Ooze" |
1979 | Scooby Goes Hollywood | Voice, Television special | |
1979–80 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | Voice, 16 episodes | |
1983 | The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show | Voice; 13 episodes (26 segments) | |
1984 | The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries | ||
1985 | The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo | Voice; 13 episodes | |
1985–86 | Scooby's Mystery Funhouse | Voice; 21 episodes (various segments: reruns of Scooby & Scrappy-Doo shorts) | |
1997 | Johnny Bravo | Voice; Episode: "Bravo Dooby Doo" | |
2003 | Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire | Voice; Direct-to-video | |
2003 | Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico | Voice; Direct-to-video (Final role) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Heather North, 70". Classic Images (512): 47. February 2018.
- ^ noblemania.com
- ^ North, Heather; Jaffe, Nicole (2001). "In Their Own Words" (Interview). New York; Los Angeles, CA: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. Documentary featurette from The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour: The Complete Series DVD bonus features.
- ^ "H. Wesley Kenney, Director on All in the Family When Carroll O'Connor Went on Strike, Dies at 89". The Hollywood Reporter. January 14, 2015. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (December 19, 2017). "Heather North, Voice of Daphne on 'Scooby-Doo,' Dies at 71". The Hollywood Reporter. ISSN 0018-3660. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ "Daphne from 'Scooby-Doo' Death Certificate Died from Cardiac Arrest". TMZ. December 21, 2017. Archived from the original on May 19, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Heather North at IMDb
- Heather North at the TCM Movie Database
- Heather North Archived August 9, 2020, at the Wayback Machine at VoiceChasers Archived October 8, 2020, at the Wayback Machine