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

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...

 on Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Scooby-Doo, Where are You!

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! is the first incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. It premiered on September 13, 1969 at 10:30 a.m. EST and ran for two seasons on CBS as a half-hour long show. Twenty-five episodes were produced...

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Career

Christopherson has worked as a character actor, stage actress, and a recording artist in addition to her voice work. At the age of 18, she moved to Iceland and had a somewhat singing career in several languages. After returning to the United States, Ms. Christopherson started her stage career by appearing in such productions as Umbrellas of Cherboug (directed by Andrei Serban

Andrei Serban

Andrei Șerban is a Romanian-born American theater director. A major name in twentieth-century theater, he is renowned for his innovative and iconoclastic interpretations and stagings...

) at The Public Theatre and off-broadway in Harry Ruby's

Harry Ruby

Harry Ruby was a Jewish American songwriter and screenwriter.After failing in his early ambition to become a professional baseball player,...

 Songs My Mother Never Sang (directed by Paul Lazarus

Paul Lazarus

Paul Lazarus is an American director, producer and writer of film, television and theatre.He graduated from Dartmouth College, and apprenticed with the Royal Shakespeare Company in England.-Directing credits:*Big Time Rush*I'm in the Band...

) and Noo Yawk Tawk (directed by Richmond Shepard), in addition to several movie and television roles. She was also the original 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...

 on Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Scooby-Doo, Where are You!

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! is the first incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. It premiered on September 13, 1969 at 10:30 a.m. EST and ran for two seasons on CBS as a half-hour long show. Twenty-five episodes were produced...

for the first season before taking leave to move to New York to get married. Her replacement for the rest of the series (and various spinoffs and specials in the franchise through 1997) was Heather North

Heather North

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...

. She also provided the voice of Princess Dawn in Here Comes The Grump

Here Comes The Grump

Here Comes the Grump is an animated cartoon series produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and aired on NBC from 1969 to 1971.-History:The main character was a small, grumpy wizard named Susanne who put a spell of melancholy on the kingdom of the Princess Dawn...

at the same time she was voicing Daphne. She is also well known for penning and singing commercial jingles and songs. She sang in the AT&T

AT&T

AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...

jingle Reach Out And Touch Someone, with music composed by David Lucas

David Lucas (composer)

David Lucas is an American rock and roll composer, singer, and music producer. He has written a number of well-known commercial jingles, such as AT&T's "Reach out and touch someone". In 1981, he received a Clio Award for composing the music to Pepsi's "Catch that Pepsi spirit"...

, and won a Clio Award

Clio Awards

The Clio Awards are annual awards bestowed to reward innovation and creative excellence in advertising, design and communication. The categories include work in nearly all types of media, and the judges are advertising professionals from around the world....

. She also performed voice overs for Scholastic Media in Clifford the Big Red Dog

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Clifford the Big Red Dog is an American children's book series first published in 1963. Written by Norman Bridwell, the series helped establish Scholastic Books as a premier publishing company....

 and the series Your Community Changes Every Day (for which she won the DuKane Citizenship Award).
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Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1969	The Grasshopper The Grasshopper (film) The Grasshopper is a 1969 drama film directed by Jerry Paris. It stars Jacqueline Bisset and Jim Brown.-Plot:Christine Adams, a cheerful 19-year-old from British Columbia, Canada, travels to Los Angeles to be with her fiance, who works there in a bank. When the relationship doesn't work out, she...	Libby
1973	Wicked, Wicked Wicked, Wicked Wicked, Wicked is a 1973 horror-thriller feature film starring David Bailey, Tiffany Bolling and Randolph Roberts that was presented in "Duo-Vision," a gimmick more commonly known as split-screen.-Plot:...	Genny	Credited as Indira Danks
2006	Universal Remote Universal Remote A universal remote is a remote control that can be programmed to operate various brands of one or more types of consumer electronics devices. Low-end universal remotes can only control a set number of devices determined by their manufacturer, while mid- and high-end universal remotes allow the...	Indira
2008	Knocked Down Knocked down Knocked down may refer to:* A car kit, see CKD.* Being knocked down in combat sports....	Depressed Woman
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1968	Mayberry R.F.D. Mayberry R.F.D. Mayberry R.F.D. is a spin-off and direct continuation of The Andy Griffith Show under a new title, for the same sponsor, General Foods...	Dorothy	One Episode: The Harvest Ball
	Here Come the Brides Here Come the Brides Here Come the Brides is an American comedy Western series from Screen Gems that aired on the ABC television network from September 25, 1968 to April 3, 1970...	Lu Ann	One Episode: The Stand Off
1969	Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Mr. Deeds Goes to Town is a 1936 American screwball comedy film directed by Frank Capra, and starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in her first featured role...	Role Unknown	One Episode: Wedding Bells for Mr. Deeds
	Here Comes the Grump Here Comes The Grump Here Comes the Grump is an animated cartoon series produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and aired on NBC from 1969 to 1971.-History:The main character was a small, grumpy wizard named Susanne who put a spell of melancholy on the kingdom of the Princess Dawn...	Princess Dawn	Seventeen Episodes
1969–1970	Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Scooby-Doo, Where are You! Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! is the first incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. It premiered on September 13, 1969 at 10:30 a.m. EST and ran for two seasons on CBS as a half-hour long show. Twenty-five episodes were produced...	Daphne Blake	Seventeen Episodes
1972	Sanford and Son Sanford and Son Sanford and Son is an American sitcom, based on the BBC's Steptoe and Son, that ran on the NBC television network from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977....	Hat Check Girl	One Episode: Happy Birthday, Pop Credited as Indira Banks
1973	M*A*S*H	Lt. O'Brien	One Episode: Love Story Credited as Indira Banks

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