Susan Rose (born July 2, 1954) is an American cartoonist, animator, voice actress and television script writer. She is known for co-creating the character

Fido Dido Fido Dido ( or ) is a cartoon character of a male youth created by Joanna Ferrone and Sue Rose. History Rose first doodled the character in 1985 on a napkin in a restaurant. Ferrone came up with the character's name on her way to work the next ...

with Joanna Ferrone. She is also known for creating the children's television programs ''

Pepper Ann ''Pepper Ann'' is an American animated television series created by Sue Rose and aired on Disney's One Saturday Morning on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. It first premiered on September 13, 1997, and ended on November 30, 2001. It was the f ...

'', ''

Angela Anaconda ''Angela Anaconda'' is a comedy animated children's TV series created by Joanna Ferrone and Sue Rose that originally aired from Fall 1999 until December 10, 2001. 65 episodes were produced. Premise The show focuses on the adventures of an e ...

'' (with Joanna Ferrone) and ''

Unfabulous ''Unfabulous'' is an American teen sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon. The series is about an "unfabulous" middle schooler named Addie Singer, played by Emma Roberts. The show, which premiered on September 12, 2004, was one of the most-watched pr ...

''. In ''Angela Anaconda'', she provided the voice of the titular character of the same name.

Early life

Rose was born in Hudson, New York and attended Hudson High School. After graduating in 1971, she attended Boston School of the Museum of Fine Arts and the

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Career

Rose and friend Joanna Ferrone first developed the character

in 1985, after Rose drew him on a cocktail napkin at a restaurant. Ferrone named him "Fido Dido". They later stenciled Fido on T-shirts with the credo: "Fido is for Fido, Fido is against no one". Fido Dido was licensed to

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in 1988 and appeared on numerous products. In 1996, Rose created the animated television series ''

''. The series was produced by

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and aired on

Disney's One Saturday Morning ABC Kids (originally known as Disney's One Saturday Morning until 2002) was an American Saturday morning children's programming block that aired on ABC from September 13, 1997 to August 27, 2011. It featured a mixture of animated and live-ac ...

block, debuting on September 13, 1997, on ABC. ''Pepper Ann'' began life as a comic strip created by Rose in the early 1990s for YM magazine. The animated series received popular and critical acclaim and earned numerous awards including Parent's Choice and Girls Inc. Rose and Ferrone later created the animated television show ''

'', which aired on Fox Family Channel from 1999 to 2001. Rose was also the voice of Angela. The cut-out animation show also aired on

Teletoon Cartoon Network (formerly Teletoon) is a Canadian English-language discretionary specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. The channel primarily broadcasts animated series aimed at children and teenagers. It was launched on October 17 ...

in Canada. The show earned Rose numerous awards and nominations, including nominations for Young Artist Award in 2000 and 2001, a Gemini Award in 2000, nominations for Daytime Emmys in 2000 and 2001, a nomination for an Annie Award in 2001, and a nomination for a BAFTA Award in 2002 In 2004, Rose's live-action tween sitcom ''

'' debuted on

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. The show starred

Emma Roberts Emma Rose Roberts (born February 10, 1991) Additional on October 9, 2016 is an American actress, singer and producer. Known for her performances spanning multiple genres of film and television, her work in the horror film, horror and thriller ...

and ran through 2007.

Filmography

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