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American actress
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Female
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Birth:
15 October 1912(Chicago)
Death:
16 October 1993(Springfield)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Bonnie Poe was an American actress and voice artist, best known for providing the voice for the Fleischer Studios animated character Betty Boop beginning in 1933. She was also the initial voice for the character Olive Oyl in that studio's series of Popeye cartoons. Poe also portrayed Betty Boop in an on-camera live action short.
Poe died from complications connected to pneumonia in 1993, the day after her 81st birthday.
Filmography
1933
- Boilesk – various (uncredited)
- Hollywood on Parade No. A-8 – Betty Boop (on-camera)
- Mother Goose Land – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
- Morning, Noon and Night – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
- Betty Boop's Hallowe'en Party – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
- Popeye the Sailor – Betty Boop & Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)
- I Yam What I Yam – Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)
- Blow Me Down! – Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)
- Seasin's Greetinks! – Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)
- Wild Elephinks – Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)
1934
- Red Hot Mamma – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
- Let's You and Him Fight – Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)
- Betty in Blunderland – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
- Betty Boop's Rise to Fame – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
- Betty Boop's Life Guard – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
- Rambling 'Round Radio Row – herself (on-camera)
1938
- Out of the Inkwell – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
- The Swing School – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)