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Gerrianne Raphael
Born (1935-02-23) February 23, 1935 (age 89)
New York City, US
Occupation(s)Actress, voice actress
Years active1938–2019
Spouse(s)John Weaver, Noah Keen
ChildrenThree (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] on Let’s Pretend, a children’s program of fairy tales. 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
1960 The Threepenny Opera Jenny Replacement Theatre de Lys[8]
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[9]
1972 Say When Therese Plaza 9[10]
1974 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Jean Brodie Manhattan Theatre Club
1976 Stauf Goddess Kali Cubiculo Theatre[11]
1978 Noah Mrs. Noah Pratt Institute[12]
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[9]
1998 Little Women Aunt March York Theater Co. at Saint Peter's Church[13]
2001 Imagining Shadows Ohio Theater[14]
Tours and Regional
Year Title Role Notes
1940 American Jubilee Children's Chorus 1940 New York World's Fair
1954 Arabian Nights Chorus Jones Beach Marine Theatre ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available

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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[15]
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

  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.
  8. ^ The Threepenny Opera (March 19, 1960). "Goings on About Town - Off Broadway". New Yorker: 4.
  9. ^ a b Dietz, Dan (2010). Off Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007: Casts, Credits, Songs, Critical Reception. McFarland & Co. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-7864-3399-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Stewart, John (2006). Broadway Musicals, 1943-2004. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. Entry 2348. ISBN 0-7864-2244-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Willis, John A. (1977). John Willis' Theatre World, Volume 32. Crown Publishers. p. 114.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Davis, Peter G. (February 26, 1978). "Quog Music Theater Does "Noah," by Salzman and Michael Sahl". New York Times: Page 48 – via New York Times.
  13. ^ Willis, John (2002). Theatre World 1998-1999. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 129. ISBN 1-55783-432-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Rosenberg, David A. (February 21, 2001). "Imagining Shadows". Backstage Magazine – via https://www.backstage.com/magazine/. {{cite journal}}: External link in |via= (help)
  15. ^ "Index of Plays - Chronological Order 1980". Westport Country Playhouse. Retrieved September 11, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)




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