Diane Michelle
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Diane Michelle is an American voice actress, famous for voicing Daisy Duck
in several modern Disney projects (Daisy was also voiced by fellow voice actress Tress MacNeille
in many of these projects). Diane's voice work appears in Happy Feet
and she voiced both Depa Billaba, a Republic Medic Droid, and Zam Wessel in Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds. She's voiced multiple characters in popular videogames such as Mass Effect
, EverQuest II
, and Diablo II
-- in which she not only played the character Natalya but also many of the scary monsters.
Diane is a Southern California native and a graduate of UCSB. She can often be heard on current TV and radio commercials - she's the voice of Olive Oyl in the recent Prego Spaghetti Sauce commercials. Diane's known for creating off-beat voices for animated characters. Her numerous television V.O. credits include The Simpsons
, Harvey Birdman
(as Jane Jetson), and The West Wing. She has also done voices for many motion pictures, including RV (as the voice of the R.V.), Little Mermaid II and The Savages
. She's the dubbed voice of Dianne Feinstein in the newly released feature about Harvey Milk, entitled Milk
.
In 1984, Ms. Michelle formed The Goils, a group of three talented and harmonious singers in World War II uniforms who emulate The Andrews Sisters but include jazz, swing, and popular tunes in their wide repertoire. The group has appeared on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, spent one year as resident performers at Las Vegas' New York, New York, and toured Japan four times.
In 2002 Diane launched a one-woman show at the world-famous Encounter restaurant at LAX portraying the award-winning cartoon spaceship captain/diva Va Va LaVoom, her character from the Elmo Aardvark cartoon series.
Diane Michelle is an expert in dialects and celebrity impersonations and is also a fine painter, an accomplished guitarist, and a highly experienced voice teacher.
Daisy Duck
Daisy Duck is a cartoon character created in 1940 by Walt Disney Productions as the girlfriend of Donald Duck. Like Donald, Daisy is an anthropomorphic white duck, but has large eyelashes and ruffled tail feathers to suggest a skirt. She is often seen wearing a hair bow, blouse, and shoes...
in several modern Disney projects (Daisy was also voiced by fellow voice actress Tress MacNeille
Tress MacNeille
Tress MacNeille is an American voice actress best known for providing various voices on the animated series The Simpsons, Futurama, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Disney's House of Mouse, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Rugrats, All Grown Up!, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, and Dave the...
in many of these projects). Diane's voice work appears in Happy Feet
Happy Feet
Happy Feet is a 2006 American-Australian computer-animated family film with music, directed and co-written by George Miller. It was produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic for Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures and Kingdom Feature Productions and was released...
and she voiced both Depa Billaba, a Republic Medic Droid, and Zam Wessel in Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds. She's voiced multiple characters in popular videogames such as Mass Effect
Mass Effect
Mass Effect is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows by Demiurge Studios. The Xbox 360 version was released worldwide in November 2007 published by Microsoft Game Studios...
, EverQuest II
EverQuest II
EverQuest II is a 3D fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Sony Online Entertainment , based on EverQuest, and shipped on 8 November 2004...
, and Diablo II
Diablo II
Diablo II is a dark fantasy/horror-themed hack and slash, with elements of the role playing game and dungeon crawl genres. It was released for Windows and Mac OS in 2000 by Blizzard Entertainment, and was developed by Blizzard North. It is a direct sequel to the 1996 hit PC game, Diablo.Diablo II...
-- in which she not only played the character Natalya but also many of the scary monsters.
Diane is a Southern California native and a graduate of UCSB. She can often be heard on current TV and radio commercials - she's the voice of Olive Oyl in the recent Prego Spaghetti Sauce commercials. Diane's known for creating off-beat voices for animated characters. Her numerous television V.O. credits include The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
, Harvey Birdman
Harvey Birdman
Harvey Birdman is a super hero on the Hanna-Barbera show Birdman and the Galaxy Trio, a depressed guy on Space Ghost Coast to Coast, and an attorney on Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.-Birdman and the Galaxy Trio:...
(as Jane Jetson), and The West Wing. She has also done voices for many motion pictures, including RV (as the voice of the R.V.), Little Mermaid II and The Savages
The Savages (film)
The Savages is a 2007 American comedy-drama film, written and directed by Tamara Jenkins. It stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.-Plot:...
. She's the dubbed voice of Dianne Feinstein in the newly released feature about Harvey Milk, entitled Milk
Milk
Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...
.
In 1984, Ms. Michelle formed The Goils, a group of three talented and harmonious singers in World War II uniforms who emulate The Andrews Sisters but include jazz, swing, and popular tunes in their wide repertoire. The group has appeared on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, spent one year as resident performers at Las Vegas' New York, New York, and toured Japan four times.
In 2002 Diane launched a one-woman show at the world-famous Encounter restaurant at LAX portraying the award-winning cartoon spaceship captain/diva Va Va LaVoom, her character from the Elmo Aardvark cartoon series.
Diane Michelle is an expert in dialects and celebrity impersonations and is also a fine painter, an accomplished guitarist, and a highly experienced voice teacher.