Actress Janet Waldo 1920-2016 Age: 96

Voice actress Janet Waldo has died

Voice actress Janet Waldo, best known for such cartoon characters as Judy Jetson, Penelope Pitstop and Josie (of the Pussycats) has died. She was 96 years old.

Janet was born in Yakima Washington and got into acting in 1938 with small roles in several films. She was leading lady in some westerns featuring Tim Holt at RKO, being loaned out from her home studio of Paramount.

In the early 1940s, Janet’s distinctive voice got her a radio contract. She appeared in regular roles on such series as “One Man’s Family,” “The Gallant Heart,” “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.” “The Eddie Bracken Show,” and in the title role on “Meet Corliss Archer.”

Janet also worked extensively on television, reprising her regular role on Ozzie and Harriet’s show, as well as in a memorable performance as Peggy Dawson on “I Love Lucy.” She started doing cartoon voiceovers in 1962 with Judy Jetson on “The Jetsons,” and continuing to do voice work on several other animated series. Her other most noted cartoon role would be Penelope Pitstop While doing cartoons, Waldo continued to appear on TV on “The Andy Griffith Show,” “Get Smart,” and “Petticoat Junction,” but by the 1970s, she was almost exclusively doing cartoons.

Janet Waldo remained active into the 1990s doing cartoons (including a guest stint on “King of the Hill”) and radio “Adventures in Odyssey.” She had been in poor health recently for an inoperable brain tumor. She died Sunday June 12, 2016 according to ABC News who confirmed it with her daughter.

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