B.J. Ward

B.J. Ward
Years active at Hanna-Barbera	1978-2001
Years active at Warner Bros.	2002
Relatives	Wife to Gordon Hunt until his death; 1995-2016
Characters played	Jana Elektra Butch Waldo Lady Casey Kelp Panky Panther Punkin Small Foot Wonder Woman Betty Rubble Janet Granite Whopper Judy Jetson Dr. Erica Slade Rad Googie Mrs. Rogers Mary Brown Federal Spokesman Mrs. McGrew Gertie Furbelow Velma Dinkley

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 incarnate 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

• Jana of the Jungle (1978)
  • Jana
• Teen Force (1981)
  • Elektra
• Laverne & Shirley (1981-1982)
  • Additional voices
• Space Ghost
  • Elektra ("Planet of the Space Monkeys," 1981)
• The Little Rascals (1982-1983)
  • Butch
  • Waldo
• The Smurfs (1982-1989)
  • Additional voices
• The Biskitts (1983)
  • Lady
• The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983)
  • Maggie Rogers ("Wedding Bell BOOs!," 1983)
• Snorks (1984-1988)
  • Casey Kelp
• Pink Panther and Sons (1984)
  • Panky Panther
  • Punkin
• Challenge of the GoBots (1985)
  • Small Foot
• The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985)
  • Wonder Woman
  • Bizarro Wonder Woman ("The Bizarro Super Powers Team")
  • Young Bruce Wayne ("The Fear")
• The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985)
  • Marcella ("When You Witch Upon a Star," 1985)
  • Additional voices
• The Jetsons
  • Wicked Wrench of the West ("Elroy in Wonderland," 1985)
• The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
  • Haman's wife ("Queen Esther," 1986)
• GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)
• The Flintstone Kids (1986-1988)
  • Betty Bricker
  • Janet Granite
• Pound Puppies (1986-1987)
  • Whopper
• Sky Commanders (1987)
  • Doctor Erica Slade
• Popeye and Son (1987)
  • Rad
• The Little Troll Prince (1987)
  • Bjørn's Wife
  • Trolls
• The Good, the Bad and Huckleberry Hound (1988)
  • Chieftess
  • Desert Flower
  • Rusty Nails
• Rockin' with Judy Jetson (1988)
  • Judy Jetson (singing)
  • Zippy Zoomy
• The Flintstone Kids "Just Say No" Special (1988)
  • Betty Bricker
• The New Yogi Bear Show (1988)
  • Additional voices
• Fantastic Max (1988-1990)
  • Additional voices
• A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988-1991)
  • Mrs. Rogers ("The Babysitters from Beyond," 1988)
  • Babysitter ("The Babysitters from Beyond," 1988)
  • Mrs. Morganson ("Snow Place Like Home," 1988)
  • Mrs. Stickler ("The Computer Walks Among Us," 1989)
  • Rona Lickton ("The Ghost of Mrs. Shusham," 1991)
  • Bernice Binder ("The Ghost of Mrs. Shusham," 1991)
  • Ghost of Mrs. Shusham ("The Ghost of Mrs. Shusham," 1991)
  • Mrs. Shusham ("The Ghost of Mrs. Shusham," 1991)
  • Sugie Rogers
• Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988)
  • Googie
  • Repulsa
• The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1988)
  • Additional voices
• The Further Adventures of SuperTed (1989)
  • Parrot ("Phantom of the Grand Ol' Opry," 1989)
  • Woman in Giovanni Rigoletto's house ("Phantom of the Grand Ol' Opry," 1989)
  • Polkahontas ("Dot's Entertainment," 1989)
• Paddington Bear (1989-1990)
  • Mary Brown
• The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (1990)
  • Betty Rubble
• Jetsons: The Movie (1990)
  • Gertie Furbelow
• Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990)
  • Additional voices
• Yo Yogi! (1991)
• The Pirates of Dark Water (1991-1993)
  • Additional voices
• Capitol Critters (1992)
  • Max's mother
• Fish Police
  • Widow Casino ("The Shell Game," 1992)
• Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
  • Tom's owner
• I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993)
  • Betty Rubble
• Droopy, Master Detective (1993)
  • The Mistress of Baskerville Manor ("Sherlock Droopy Gets Hounded," 1993)
• Super Secret Secret Squirrel
  • Queen Bea ("Queen Bea," 1993)
• Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (1993)
  • Betty Rubble
• A Flintstone Family Christmas (1993)
  • Betty Rubble
• The Town Santa Forgot (1993)
  • Neighbor
• Captain Planet and the Planeteers
  • Federal Spokesman ("Twilight Ozone," 1994)
• A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)
  • Betty Rubble
• Daisy-Head Mayzie (1995)
  • Mrs. McGrew
• Dumb and Dumber (1995-1996)
• The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996-1997)
  • Iris the Computer
  • Nurse Holloway ("Village of the Doomed," 1996)
• 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
• The Scooby-Doo Project (1999)
  • Velma Dinkley
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery of the Fun Park Phantom (1999)
  • Velma Dinkley

21st century

• Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000)
  • Velma Dinkley
• Scooby-Doo! Showdown in Ghost Town (2000)
  • Velma Dinkley
• Scooby-Doo! Phantom of the Knight (2000)
  • Velma Dinkley
• Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001)
  • Velma Dinkley
  • Cyber Velma
• Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001)
  • Velma Dinkley
• Scooby-Doo! Jinx at the Sphinx (2001)
  • Velma Dinkley
  • Thelma Dinkley
• Night of the Living Doo (2001)
  • Velma Dinkley
• Scooby-Doo! Activity Challenge (2001)
  • Velma Dinkley
• Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights (2002)
  • Velma Dinkley
• Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
  • Velma Dinkley ("Shaggy Busted," 2002)

Behind the scenes

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