Gerrianne Raphael
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Gerrianne Raphael | |
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| Born | February 23, 1935 New York City, US |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, voice actress |
| Years active | 1938–2009 |
| Spouse | Noah Keen |
| Children | 3 |
Gerrianne Raphael (born February 23, 1935) is an American stage, screen, and voice actress and voice actor. Though much of her career has been spent in the theatre, she is perhaps best known for her major role as the voice of "Pumyra" on the original ThunderCats cartoon.
Personal life
Gerrianne Raphael was born in New York City on February 23, 1935 to Sidney, a concert pianist and Evelyn Raphael.[1] Gerrianne also has a piece of art permanently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[2] She was married to Noah Keen from 2004 till his death in 2019. Her three daughters, Kristen Weaver, Deirdre Weaver and Kathleen Weaver are all married.
Career
Gerrianne's first professional performances were on radio when she was four years old.[3] Her father was the concert pianist with the CBS symphony and he also played on Let’s Pretend — a children’s program of fairy tales and the very young Ms. Raphael would hold her script. Her first Broadway show was at seven years of age in a play called Solitaire by John Van Druten. She understudied Patricia Hitchcock, the daughter of Alfred Hitchcock. Since then, her countless stage performances would include the landmark production of Threepenny Opera with Lotte Lenya and Beatrice Arthur and the original Broadway production of Man of La Mancha (and numerous subsequent revivals and tours) as Aldonza. Having started in radio as a child, doing commercial voice-overs and cartoons was a natural progression. At one point Ms. Raphael had voice-overs for Revlon, Gloria Vanderbilt, Geritol and Helena Rubinstein all running at the same time. And the littlest dwarf on the Ajax commercials.
Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1938 | Little Miss Thoroughbred | Kathleen O'Reilly | Uncredited |
| 1984 | My Little Pony: Rescue at Midnight Castle | Sealight (Voice) | |
| 1985 | Thundercats - Ho! The Movie | Pumyra (voice) | |
| 2005 | The Engagement Ring | Nana Voice Over | TNT Movie |
| 2007 | Raising the Bar | Jesse | Short |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1949 | The Aldrich Family | Role Unknown | Episode Unknown |
| 1950 | The First Hundred Years | Role Unknown | Role Unknown |
| 1953 | Captain Video and His Video Rangers | Ranger Craig 3 | One Episode: Spartak Returns |
| 1986 | ThunderCats | Pumyra, Chilla and Jagara (voice) | Episodes: 32 episodes (season 2-season 4) |
| 1987 | Karate Kat | Mama McClaw[4] | Episodes Unknown |
| 1999 | Courage the Cowardly Dog | Role Unknown | One Episode: The Snowman Cometh/The Precious, Wonderful, Adorable, Loveable Duckling |
| 2000 | A Little Curious | Pad | |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mrs. Weiman | One Episode: Informed |
| 2008 | 30 Rock | The Nun | One Episode: Reunion |
| 2009 | Random! Cartoons | Garlic Boy's Mom (voice) | One Episode: Garlic Boy |
Theatre
| Broadway | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1942 | Solitaire | Virginia Stewart | Standby (Pat Hitchcock) |
| 1942 | Guest in the House | Lee Proctor | Standby (Joan Spencer) |
| 1944 | Violet | Violet | Standy (Patricia Hitchcock) |
| 1948 | Goodbye, My Fancy | Clarisse | |
| 1955 | Seventh Heaven | Camille | Understudy Diane (Gloria DeHaven) |
| 1956 | Li'l Abner | "Moonbeam" McSwine | Replacement |
| 1959 | Saratoga | Daisy Porcelain | Understudy Cleo Dulaine (Carol Lawrence) |
| 1961 | Milk and Honey | Zipporah | Replacement (Ellen Madison) |
| 1965 | Man of La Mancha | Fermina | Understudy Aldonza/Dulcinea (Joan Diener) |
| 1967 | Hallelujah, Baby! | Mrs. Charlies, Mistress, Ethel, Dorothy | Replacement (Marilyn Cooper) |
| 1972 | Man of La Mancha | Aldonza/Dulcinea | Lincoln Center Revival |
| 1978 | King of Hearts | Isolde, La Chanteuse d'Opera | Understudy Madeleine (Millicent Martin) |
| Off-Broadway | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1954 | The Threepenny Opera | Dolly, a whore | Theatre de Lys |
| 1954 | The Threepenny Opera | Polly Peachum | Replacement (Jo Sullivan) Theatre de Lys |
| 1955 | The Threepenny Opera | Jenny | Replacement Theatre de Lys |
| 1958 | The Boyfriend | Maisie | The Downtown Theatre \ The Cherry Lane |
| 1960 | Ernest in Love | Cecily Cardew | Grammercy Arts \ The Cherry Lane |
| 1961 | Fourth Avenue North | Principal | Madison Avenue Playhouse |
| 1972 | Say When | Therese | Plaza 9 |
| 1976 | Stauf | Goddess Kali | Cubiculo Theatre |
| 1981 | The Butler Did It | Angela Butler | Players Theatre |
| 1984 | The Ninth Step | Principal | Riverwest Theatre |
| 1989 | Sid Caesar & Co. | Part of "& Co." | Downstairs at the Village Gate |
| 1996 | Dorian Gray | Mrs. Vane | Judith Anderson Theatre |
| 1998 | Little Women | Aunt March | York Theater Co. at Saint Peter's Church |
| Tours and Regional | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1954 | Arabian Nights | Chorus | Jones Beach Marine Theatre |
| 1981 | Catch My Soul | Emilia | Ahmanson |
References
- ^ "Gerrianne Raphael Biography (1939-)". Film Reference. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- ^ Mills, Nick (October 12, 2008). "Gerrianne Raphael Audio Interview". ThunderCats Lair. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- ^ "WorksByWomen: Interview with Gerrianne Raphael". Worksbywomen.Wordpress.Com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Behind The Voice Actors: Gerrianne Raphael". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
External links
- Gerrianne Raphael at IMDb
- Gerrianne Raphael at the Internet Broadway Database
- Gerrianne Raphael at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- https://thundercats-ho.fandom.com/wiki/Gerrianne_Raphael
- https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Gerrianne-Raphael/
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