Gerrianne Raphael

Gerrianne Raphael
Gerrianne Raphael
Born	February 23, 1935 (age 89); New York City, US
Occupation(s)	Actress, voice actress
Years active	1938–2019
Spouse(s)	John Weaver, Noah Keen
Children	Three (first marriage)

Gerrianne Raphael (born February 23, 1935) is an American stage, screen, and voice-over actress. 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.^[1]

Personal Life

Gerrianne Raphael was born in New York City on February 23, 1935 to Sidney, a concert pianist and Evelyn Raphael.^[2] She was married to Noah Keen from 2004 till his death in 2019. She has three daughters from her first marriage.

Career

Raphael'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 and read into the microphone. 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 have included the landmark production of Threepenny Opera with Lotte Lenya and Beatrice Arthur ^[4]and the original Broadway production of Man of La Mancha^[5]. Having started in radio as a child, the progression to commercial voice-overs, "audiobooks" and cartoons was a natural progression. At one point Raphael had voice-overs for Revlon, Gloria Vanderbilt, Geritol and Helena Rubinstein all running at the same time. She had also provided the voice for the littlest dwarf on the Ajax commercials in the 1950s.^[6]

Filmography

Film
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^[7]	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
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) ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available Decca Broadway Original Cast Album
1956	Li'l Abner	"Moonbeam" McSwine	Replacement
1959	Saratoga	Daisy Porcelain	Understudy Cleo Dulaine (Carol Lawrence) ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available Masterworks Broadway
1961	Milk and Honey	Zipporah	Replacement (Ellen Madison)
1965	Man of La Mancha	Fermina	Understudy Aldonza/Dulcinea (Joan Diener) ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available Decca Broadway Original Cast Album
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) ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available Original Cast Records ‎– THT CD 9225
Off-Broadway
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1954	The Threepenny Opera	Dolly, a whore	Theatre de Lys ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available Decca Broadway Original Cast Album
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 ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available Masterworks Broadway
1961	Fourth Avenue North	Principal	Madison Avenue Playhouse
1972	Say When	Therese	Plaza 9
1974	The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie	Jean Brodie	Manhattan Theatre Club
1976	Stauf	Goddess Kali	Cubiculo Theatre
1978	Noah	Mrs. Noah	Pratt Institute
1981	The Butler Did It	Angela Butler	Players Theatre
1984	The Ninth Step	Joanna Wheeler	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
2001	Imagining Shadows		Ohio Theater

Tours and Regional
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1954	Arabian Nights	Chorus	Jones Beach Marine Theatre
1960	West Side Story	Maria	Papermill Playhouse (and subsequent tour)
1964	Gypsy	Louise	Las Vegas
1968	Catch My Soul	Amelia	Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles
1980	Man of La Mancha	Aldonza/Dulcinea	Westport Country Playhouse
1980	Man of La Mancha	Aldonza/Dulcinea	Coachlight Dinner Theatre, Nanuet
1982	Candide	The Old Lady	Philadelphia Opera
2000	Dear World	Countess Aurelia	Standby, Goodspeed-at-Chester/Norma Terris Theatre
2002	Zorba	Madame Hortense	Berkshire Theatre Festival
2005	The Full Monty	Jeanette	Gateway Playhouse
2009	The Unexpected Guest	Mrs. Warwick	Fulton Opera House

References

^ "Thundercats (TV Series 1985-1989) Full Credits". IMDB. Retrieved September 11, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Gerrianne Raphael Biography (1939-)". Film Reference. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
^ Jack, Dunning (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio. Oxford University Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "The Threepenny Opera - Lortel Archives". Lortel Archives - Off-Broadway Internet Database. Retrieved September 11, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Man of La Mancha - Broadway Musical Original". IBDB Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved September 11, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Works by Women: Interview with Gerrianne Raphael". Works by Women. March 27, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Behind The Voice Actors: Gerrianne Raphael". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved August 30, 2011.

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[1] "Thundercats (TV Series 1985-1989) Full Credits". IMDB. Retrieved September 11, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "Gerrianne Raphael Biography (1939-)". Film Reference. Retrieved August 30, 2011.

[3] Jack, Dunning (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio. Oxford University Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "The Threepenny Opera - Lortel Archives". Lortel Archives - Off-Broadway Internet Database. Retrieved September 11, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] "Man of La Mancha - Broadway Musical Original". IBDB Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved September 11, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[6] "Works by Women: Interview with Gerrianne Raphael". Works by Women. March 27, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[7] "Behind The Voice Actors: Gerrianne Raphael". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved August 30, 2011.

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