Susanne Blakeslee is an American
voice actress. Her notable roles include the voices of
Wanda,
Anti-Wanda, and
Mrs. Turner on ''
The Fairly OddParents''; and as the voices of
Cruella de Vil,
Evil Queen,
Lady Tremaine,
Maleficent and Madame Leota for various Disney media.
In 2012, Blakeslee won an
Ovation Award for Lead Actress in a Musical for ''Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits, Volume 2''.
Career
Stage
Blakeslee performed on the stage set of ''
Forbidden Broadway'' from 1990 to 1994 and worked as the show's choreographer in 1994. Blakeslee won the Lead Actress in a Musical
Ovation Award in 2012 for her performance in ''Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits, Volume 2''.
Voice acting
Blakeslee is noted for voicing
Wanda,
Anti-Wanda, and
Mrs. Turner, for ''
The Fairly OddParents'' franchise from 2001 to 2017, including
172 episodes of the
television series
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, six
specials and
seven TV movies, as well as voicing these characters in the related
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour trilogy. Blakeslee reprised the role of Wanda in the 2022 live-action/animated series ''
The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder'' and in the 2024 animated series ''
The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish''.
Blakeslee has done extensive voice work for
Disney
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, including animated features and theme park attractions at the
Disneyland Resort
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,
Walt Disney World
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and
Tokyo Disney Resort
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since 2001.
Blakeslee has voiced-sound-alikes and original characters in ''Disney'' media. Her roles include the following:
*
Cruella de Vil in ''
102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue'' and ''
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure''.
* The
Evil Queen in ''
House of Mouse
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'' and ''
Once Upon a Halloween''.
* Kala in ''
The Legend of Tarzan'' (replacing
Glenn Close
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).
* Madame Leota in the
Haunted Mansion Holiday attraction in
Disneyland
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.
*
Lady Tremaine in ''
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True'' and ''
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time''.
*
Maleficent in ''
Kingdom Hearts''.
* Delores Derceto and Ms. Birch in ''
American Dragon: Jake Long''.
* Flora in the
Nightfall Glow attraction in
Tokyo Disneyland
is a theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, near Tokyo. Its main gate is directly adjacent to both Maihama Station and Tokyo Disneyland Station. It was the first Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Disney park t ...
.
* The Witch in the video game ''
Brave''.
* Old Lady Crowley in ''
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure'' (replacing
Pat Carroll).
* Mrs. Quackfaster in the 2017 reboot series ''
DuckTales DuckTales refers to:
Film and television
* ''DuckTales'' (1987 TV series), original TV series
** '' DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp''
* ''DuckTales'' (2017 TV series), reboot TV series
Video games
* ''DuckTales'' (video game) ...
''.
Filmography
Live-action roles
Anime roles
*''
Vampire Princess Miyu'' - Machiko (ep. 8), Ja-Ka (ep. 10)
Animated roles
Film
Video games
Theme parks
*''
Wishes'' -
Evil Queen (voice)
*''
Fantasmic!'' -
Cruella de Vil (voice)
*''
Halloween Screams'' -
Maleficent (voice)
*''
HalloWishes'' - Maleficent (voice)
*''
Magic, Music and Mayhem'' - Flora (voice)
*''
Haunted Mansion Holiday'' - Madame Leota (voice)
*''
Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast'' - Wanda (voice)
*''
Nightfall Glow'' - Flora (voice, uncredited)
*''Disney's Fantillusion!'' - Flora (voice, uncredited)
*''
Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom'' -
Cruella de Vil (voice), Flora (voice, uncredited),
Maleficent (voice)
Stage shows
*''Disney Live! Mickey's Magic Show'' -
Evil Queen (voice)
*''Disney on Ice: Disneyland Adventure'' -
Maleficent (voice)
*''Disney on Ice: Let's Celebrate'' -
Cruella de Vil (voice), Evil Queen (voice),
Maleficent (voice)
*''Disney on Ice: Princess Classics'' -
Lady Tremaine (voice)
*''Dream Along With Mickey'' -
Maleficent (voice)
*''Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular'' -
Maleficent (voice)
*''The Disney Villains Mix and Mingle'' -
Maleficent (voice)
*''Three Classic Fairy Tales'' -
Evil Queen (voice),
Lady Tremaine (voice)
Stage appearances
*''
Forbidden Broadway'' 1990, Theatre East, New York City, 1990
*''
Forbidden Broadway'' 1991 ½, Theatre East, 1991–92
*''Forbidden Christmas, Theatre East'', 1991–92
*''
Forbidden Broadway'' featuring ''Forbidden Christmas'', Theatre East, 1992
*''
Forbidden Broadway'' 1993, Theatre East, 1993
*''
Forbidden Broadway'' 1994, Theatre East, 1994
*''
On the Twentieth Century'' as Dr. Johnson, UCLA Freud Playhouse, Los Angeles, 2003
*''What If?'', Hudson Main Stage, Los Angeles, 2004
Stage work
*Choreographer, ''
Forbidden Broadway'' 1994, Theatre East, New York City, 1994
Discography
* ''Disney Princess Cinderella Read-Along Storybook and CD'' (2009/Disney Book Group) - Lady Tremaine
* ''Disney Songs and Story: Cinderella'' (2009/Walt Disney Records) - Lady Tremaine
Awards and nominations
Ovation Awards
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*
2012
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: Won the award for Lead Actress in a Musical for her role as Woman 1 in the Musical Theatre West production of "Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits, Volume 2"
References
External links
*
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Living people
American musical theatre actresses
American stage actresses
American video game actresses
American voice actresses
Disney people
Nickelodeon people
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses