Heather North
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Heather Lindsay North is an American
television and voice actress. She is most notable as having performed the voice of Daphne Blake
in all incarnations of Hanna-Barbera
's Scooby-Doo
Saturday morning cartoon
series from 1970 to 1979, 1983 to 1997, and from 2002 to 2003.
North was the second actress to voice Daphne; Indira Stefanianna Christopherson
voiced the character during the first season of Scooby-Doo, Where are You! in 1969. She was the regular voice actress of Daphne until 1997, when she voiced Daphne in the Johnny Bravo
crossover special. She would briefly return to the series for the 2003 direct-to-video
movies Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire, and Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico.
In 1971, she starred with Kurt Russell
and Raffles the Chimpanzee in Walt Disney
's Barefoot Executive
. North is married to Wes Kenney
, producer of the NBC
Daytime drama Days Of Our Lives
.
North appeared in such live television shows as Days of our Lives
, Green Acres
, The Monkees
, The Fugitive
, Adam-12
and My Three Sons
.
United States
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television and voice actress. She is most notable as having performed the voice of Daphne Blake
Daphne Blake
Daphne Anne Blake is a fictional character in the long-running American animated series Scooby-Doo. Daphne, depicted as coming from a wealthy family, is noted for her red hair, her fashion sense, and her knack for getting into danger...
in all incarnations of Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
's Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo is an American media franchise based around several animated television series and related works produced from 1969 to the present day. The original series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, was created for Hanna-Barbera Productions by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears in 1969...
Saturday morning cartoon
Saturday morning cartoon
A Saturday morning cartoon is the colloquial term for the animated television programming that has typically been scheduled on Saturday mornings on the major American television networks from the 1960s to the present; the genre's peak in popularity mostly ended in the 1990s while the popularity of...
series from 1970 to 1979, 1983 to 1997, and from 2002 to 2003.
North was the second actress to voice Daphne; Indira Stefanianna Christopherson
Indira Stefanianna
Indira Stefanianna, born Indira Stefanianna Christopherson, and also credited as Indira Danks, Stefanianna Christopherson, and Indira Stefanianna, is an American singer and actress, of Icelandic heritage, who is perhaps best known for role as the original voice of Daphne Blake on Scooby-Doo, Where...
voiced the character during the first season of Scooby-Doo, Where are You! in 1969. She was the regular voice actress of Daphne until 1997, when she voiced Daphne in the Johnny Bravo
Johnny Bravo
Johnny Bravo is an American animated television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network. The series stars a muscular beefcake young man named Johnny Bravo who dons a pompadour hairstyle and an Elvis Presley-like voice and has a forward, woman-chasing personality...
crossover special. She would briefly return to the series for the 2003 direct-to-video
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
movies Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire, and Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico.
In 1971, she starred with Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell
Kurt Vogel Russell is an American television and film actor. His first acting roles were as a child in television series, including a lead role in the Western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters...
and Raffles the Chimpanzee in Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
's Barefoot Executive
The Barefoot Executive
The Barefoot Executive is a live-action Disney film released by Buena Vista Distribution in 1971 starring Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Wally Cox, Heather North and John Ritter , about a pet chimpanzee, named Raffles, who can predict the popularity of television programs...
. North is married to Wes Kenney
H. Wesley Kenney
H. Wesley Kenney is an American producer and director of several television series.He is best known for his work on soap operas, producing and directing Days of our Lives from 1968 to 1979, and then becoming Co-Executive Producer of The Young and the Restless, a spot he held from 1982 to 1986...
, producer of the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
Daytime drama Days Of Our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
.
North appeared in such live television shows as Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
, Green Acres
Green Acres
Green Acres is an American television series starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm...
, The Monkees
The Monkees (TV series)
The Monkees is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC from September 1966 to March 1968. The series follows the adventures of four young men trying to make a name for themselves as rock 'n roll singers. The show introduced a number of innovative new-wave film techniques to series...
, The Fugitive
The Fugitive (TV series)
The Fugitive is an American drama series produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television that aired on ABC from 1963 to 1967. David Janssen stars as Richard Kimble, a doctor from the fictional town of Stafford, Indiana, who is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death...
, Adam-12
Adam-12
Adam-12 was a television police drama which followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12. Created by Jack Webb who is known for creating Dragnet, the series captured a...
and My Three Sons
My Three Sons
My Three Sons is an American situation comedy. The series ran from 1960 to 1965 on ABC, and moved to CBS until its end on August 24, 1972. My Three Sons chronicles the life of a widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas , raising his three sons.The series was a cornerstone of the CBS...
.