Bonnie_Poe

Bonnie Poe

Bonnie Poe

American actress


Bonnie Poe (October 15, 1912 – October 16, 1993) was an American actress, best known for providing the voice for the Fleischer Studios animated character Betty Boop beginning in 1933, starting with the Popeye the Sailor series and featuring in a dozen cartoons. She voiced her in a live-action segment on the special Hollywood on Parade No. A-8, performing a skit with Bela Lugosi providing a portrayal of Count Dracula.[1]

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Career

In 1933, Poe was a voice actress for Betty Boop, including voicing her on a few episodes of an NBC radio special called Betty Boop Fables [2] Poe was the initial voice for the character Olive Oyl in that studio's series of Popeye. Poe also portrayed Betty Boop in an on-camera live action short.[citation needed]

Poe died from complications connected to pneumonia on October 16, 1993, the day after her 81st birthday.[citation needed]

Filmography

1933

1934

1935

  • Dizzy Divers Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)

1938


References

  1. "BONNIE POE".
  2. "The Hollywood Creation of Betty Boop". bellaonline.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

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