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(I should support that claim, but it's something I definitely remember her saying. It may have been in the Witch's Ghost BTS video)
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'''Betty Jean "B. J." Ward''' is an American voice actress and singer. She worked extensively for [[Hanna-Barbera]], beginning in the late 1970s. Her first assignment was the title role in ''[[Jana of the Jungle]]'', followed by [[Wonder Woman]] in the later incarnations of ''[[SuperFriends]]''. Ward later took over as the voices of [[Betty Rubble]], first as a child character in ''[[The Flintstone Kids]]'' and then in several later Flintstones specials and projects in the late [[1980s]] and [[1990s]], and [[Velma Dinkley]] from [[1997]] to [[2002]] before [[Mindy Cohn]] took over.
'''Betty Jean "B.J." Ward''' is an American voice actress and singer. She worked extensively for [[Hanna-Barbera]], beginning in the late [[1970s]]. Her first assignment was the title role in ''[[Jana of the Jungle]]'', followed by [[Wonder Woman]] in the final incarnation of ''[[Super Friends (franchise)|Super Friends]]''. Ward later took over as the voices of [[Betty Rubble]], first as a child character in ''[[The Flintstone Kids]]'', and then the original adult incarnation in several later ''[[Flintstones (franchise)|Flintstones]]'' specials in the late [[1980s]] and [[1990s]], and [[Velma Dinkley]] in ''[[Scooby-Doo (franchise)|Scooby-Doo]]'' direct-to-video films from [[1997]] to [[2002]], before [[Grey DeLisle]] and [[Mindy Cohn]] took over, respectively.


==Roles==
==Roles==
===20th century===
===20th century===
* ''Jana of the Jungle'' ([[1978]])
** [[Jana]]
* ''[[Teen Force (segments)|Teen Force]]'' ([[1981]]-[[1982]])
** [[Elektra]]
* ''[[Space Ghost (segments)|Space Ghost]]''
** Elektra ("[[Planet of the Space Monkeys]]," 1981)
* ''[[Snorks]]'' ([[1984]]-[[1988]])
** [[Casey Kelp]]
* ''[[The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians]]'' ([[1985]])
** Wonder Woman
** Bizarro Wonder Woman ("[[The Bizarro Super Powers Team]]")
** Young [[Batman|Bruce Wayne]] ("[[The Fear]]")
* ''[[The Jetsons (TV series)|The Jetsons]]''
** [[Wicked Wrench of the West]] ("[[Elroy in Wonderland]]," [[1985]])
* ''[[The Flintstone Kids]]'' ([[1986]]-1988)
** [[Betty Bricker]]
** [[Janet Granite]]
* ''[[Rockin' with Judy Jetson]]'' (1986)
** [[Judy Jetson]] (singing)
** [[Zippy Zoomy]]
* ''[[Popeye and Son]]'' ([[1987]])
** [[Rad]]
* ''[[The Flintstone Kids "Just Say No" Special]]'' (1988)
** Betty Bricker
* ''[[Paddington Bear]]'' ([[1989]]-[[1990]])
** [[Mary Brown]]
* ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (ride)|The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]'' (1990)
** Betty Rubble
* ''[[Jetsons: The Movie]]'' (1990)
** [[Gertie Furbelow]]
* ''[[Capitol Critters]]'' ([[1992]])
** Max's mother
* ''[[Fish Police (TV series)|Fish Police]]''
** [[Widow Casino]] ("[[The Shell Game]]," 1992)
* ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]'' (1992)
** Tom's owner
* ''[[I Yabba-Dabba Do!]]'' ([[1993]])
** Betty Rubble
* ''[[Super Super Secret Squirrel]]''
** [[Queen Bea (character)|Queen Bea]] ("[[Queen Bea]]," 1993)
* ''[[Hollyrock-A-Bye Baby]]'' (1993)
** Betty Rubble
* ''[[A Flintstone Family Christmas]]'' (1993)
** Betty Rubble
* ''[[Daisy Head-Mayzie]]'' ([[1995]])
** [[Mrs. McGrew]]
* ''[[Johnny Bravo (TV series)|Johnny Bravo]]''
** Velma Dinkley ("[[Bravo Dooby-Doo]]," [[1997]])
* ''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'' ([[1998]])
** Velma Dinkley
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost]]'' ([[1999]])
** Velma Dinkley
* ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders]]'' (2000)
** Velma Dinkley
===21st century===
===21st century===
* ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (film)|Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]'' ([[2001]])
** Velma Dinkley
* ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]''
** Velma Dinkley ("[[Shaggy Busted]]," [[2002]])


==Other roles==
==Other roles==
==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
* She wore glasses like Velma, which seemed to help get her in the role.


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 19:59, 25 May 2022

Template:Infobox actor Betty Jean "B.J." Ward is an American voice actress and singer. She worked extensively for Hanna-Barbera, beginning in the late 1970s. Her first assignment was the title role in Jana of the Jungle, followed by Wonder Woman in the final incarnation of Super Friends. Ward later took over as the voices of Betty Rubble, first as a child character in The Flintstone Kids, and then the original adult incarnation in several later Flintstones specials in the late 1980s and 1990s, and Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo direct-to-video films from 1997 to 2002, before Grey DeLisle and Mindy Cohn took over, respectively.

Roles

20th century

21st century

Other roles

Behind the scenes

  • She wore glasses like Velma, which seemed to help get her in the role.

References