Janet Waldo Wiki Biography
Janet Waldo is an American actress and voice artist with a career encompassing radio, television, animation and live-action films. She is best known in animation for voicing Judy Jetson, Penelope Pitstop and Josie McCoy in Josie and the Pussycats. She was equally famed for r…
| Net Worth | $15 Million |
| Date Of Birth | February 4, 1924 |
| Place Of Birth | Yakima, Washington, United States |
| Profession | Television actress |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Robert Edwin Lee (m. 1948–1994) |
| Children | Lucy Lee, Jonathan Barlow Lee |
| Siblings | Elisabeth Waldo |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm2837462 |
| Movies | Jetsons |
| Trademark | |
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| 1 | Breathy teenage girl voice |
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| 1 | Voiced Joanne Allen on the popular family-oriented radio show “Adventures in Odyssey,” produced by Focus on the Family. Joanne’s husband, Jack, was voiced by ‘Alan Young’ of Mr. Ed fame, who was also her co-star on Battle of the Planets (1978). [January 2008] |
| 2 | In the spring of 2007 Janet spent several weeks in New York for the Broadway run of her late husband’s play, “Inherit the Wind.”. |
| 3 | As of 2009, she is the last surviving major cast member of The Jetsons (1962). |
| 4 | Won a special performing award while attending the University of Washington. The award was presented to her by former alumnus Bing Crosby |
| 5 | Her sister Elisabeth Waldo is a virtuoso violinist, composer, conductor, songwriter and producer. |
| 6 | Her father, a railroad executive, was a descendant of Ralph Waldo Emerson. |
| 7 | In one memorable 1952 I Love Lucy episode, Janet guest-starred as high-schooler Peggy Dawson who is absolutely ga-ga over the much more mature Ricky Ricardo, while her steady boyfriend Arthur Morton (played hysterically by Richard Crenna) makes counter moves on Lucy. The joke of it all was that the ever youthful-looking Janet was 28 years old at the time she played Peggy–only seven years younger than Desi Arnaz. Crenna was 26. Janet, who played “Katy, the Maid” in the 50th Anniversary Reunion Performance of “Lucy’s First Sitcom,” first appeared with Lucille Ball in one of the last episodes of Lucy’s radio series My Favorite Husband. That part led to her guest spot on I Love Lucy. Then 1961, when I Love Lucy was re-tooled into the The Lucy Show, she guest starred during the first season, playing Lucy’s younger sister. |
| 8 | Recorded Jetsons: The Movie (1990) as the voice of Judy Jetson but was then replaced by Tiffany by studio executives to attract a younger crowd. |
| 9 | Has one son and one daughter |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wacky Races | 2000 | Video Game | Penelope Pitstop (voice) |
| King of the Hill | 1998 | TV Series | Mrs. Tobbis |
| Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby | 1993 | TV Movie | Pearl Slaghoople (voice) |
| Once Upon a Forest | 1993 | Edgar’s Mom (voice) | |
| I Yabba-Dabba Do! | 1993 | TV Movie | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Tom & Jerry Kids Show | 1993 | TV Series | |
| Wake, Rattle & Roll | 1990 | TV Series | Additional voices (1990) (voice) |
| Jetsons: The Movie | 1990 | Judy Jetson (voice) | |
| Dink, the Little Dinosaur | 1989 | TV Series | Female Dinosaur (voice) |
| The Smurfs | 1981-1989 | TV Series | Hogatha / Additional Voices |
| The Canterville Ghost | 1988 | TV Movie | Lucretia Otis (voice) |
| Rockin’ with Judy Jetson | 1988 | TV Movie | Judy Jetson (voice) |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | 1987 | TV Movie | Alice The Red Queen (voice) |
| The Jetsons | 1962-1987 | TV Series | Judy Jetson / Pliers Robot / Miss Brainmocker / … |
| The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones | 1987 | TV Movie | Judy Jetson / Female Computer (voice) |
| Return to Mayberry | 1986 | TV Movie | Amanda / Aunt Bee (voice, uncredited) |
| Yogi’s Treasure Hunt | 1986 | TV Series | Penelope Pitstop |
| The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries | 1984 | TV Series | Additional Voices |
| Alvin & the Chipmunks | 1983 | TV Series | |
| Saturday Supercade | 1983 | TV Series | Additional Voices |
| Beauty and the Beast | 1983 | TV Movie | Beauty / Jacqueline / Queen / … (voice) |
| The Dukes | 1983 | TV Series | Additional voices |
| Mister T | 1983 | TV Series voice | |
| Pac-Man | 1983 | TV Series | Additional Voices |
| The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show | 1983 | TV Series voice | |
| The Puppy’s Further Adventures | 1983 | TV Series | Mother (1983) (voice) |
| Uniko: Mahô no shima e | 1983 | West Wind (English version, voice) | |
| ABC Weekend Specials | 1980-1983 | TV Series | Mother / Miss Switch / Alice / … |
| Rubik, the Amazing Cube | 1983 | TV Series | Additional Voices |
| Jokebook | 1982 | TV Series 1982 voice | |
| Yogi Bear’s All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper | 1982 | TV Movie | Mrs. Jones / Murray’s Wife / Lady in the Street / … (voice) |
| Heidi’s Song | 1982 | Tinette (voice) | |
| The Gary Coleman Show | 1982 | TV Series | Additional Voices |
| Daniel Boone | 1981 | TV Movie voice | |
| Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends | 1981 | TV Series | Zerona / Shanna the She-Devil |
| Thundarr the Barbarian | 1981 | TV Series | Circe |
| Yogi’s First Christmas | 1980 | TV Movie | Cindy Bear / Mrs. Throckmorton (voice) |
| Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels | 1977-1980 | TV Series | Additional Voices |
| Battle of the Planets | 1978-1980 | TV Series | Princess / Susan |
| The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show | 1979 | TV Series | Additional Voices (1979) (voice) |
| Gulliver’s Travels | 1979 | TV Movie voice | |
| Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | 1979 | TV Series | Additional Voices (voice) |
| The New Fred and Barney Show | 1979 | TV Series 1979 voice | |
| The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour | 1976-1978 | TV Series | Arlene Wilcox / Beth Crane |
| Yogi’s Space Race | 1978 | TV Series | |
| The Adventures of the Little Prince | 1978 | TV Series | Additional Voices (voice) |
| C B Bears | 1977 | TV Series | Various (voice) |
| Jabberjaw | 1976 | TV Series | Additional Voices |
| Clue Club | 1976 | TV Series | |
| The Tiny Tree | 1975 | TV Short | Little Girl / Lady Bird (voice) |
| The New Tom & Jerry Show | 1975 | TV Series | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Hong Kong Phooey | 1974 | TV Series voice | |
| These Are the Days | 1974 | TV Series voice | |
| Freedom 2000 | 1974 | Short voice | |
| Jeannie | 1973 | TV Series | Mrs. Anders |
| Inch High, Private Eye | 1973 | TV Series | |
| The Addams Family | 1973 | TV Series | Morticia Addams Morticia |
| Fantastic Planet | 1973 | Hollow Log Chief / Traag Child (English version, voice, uncredited) | |
| Josie and the Pussy Cats in Outer Space | 1972 | TV Series | Josie |
| The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan | 1972 | TV Series | Various Characters |
| A Christmas Story | 1972 | TV Movie voice | |
| The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie | 1972 | TV Series | Marybell / Georgia |
| The Roman Holidays | 1972 | TV Series | Curvia / Henrietta |
| The New Scooby-Doo Movies | 1972 | TV Series | Grandmama Addams |
| Around the World in Eighty Days | 1972 | TV Series | Belinda Maze (voice) |
| Help!… It’s the Hair Bear Bunch! | 1971 | TV Series voice | |
| Josie and the Pussycats | 1970-1971 | TV Series | Josie Josie McCoy |
| Julia | 1969-1970 | TV Series | Mrs. Appleton / Mrs. Brachetto |
| The Perils of Penelope Pitstop | 1969-1970 | TV Series | Penelope Pitstop |
| Cattanooga Cats | 1969 | TV Series | Jenny Trent (voice) |
| Wacky Races | 1968-1969 | TV Series | Penelope Pitstop |
| The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | 1968 | TV Series | Anointed Maiden of the Sacrifice |
| Sally Sargent | 1968 | TV Short | Sally Sargent (voice, uncredited) |
| Fantastic Four | 1967 | TV Series | Princess Pearla |
| Shazzan | 1967 | TV Series | Nancy |
| The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show | 1967 | TV Series | Granny Sweet / Flora Rugg (1967-1968) (voice) |
| Abbott & Costello | 1967 | TV Series | Additional Voices (1967) (voice) |
| The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure | 1967 | TV Series | Lana Lang (voice) |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | 1967 | TV Movie | Princess Serena (voice) |
| A Laurel and Hardy Cartoon | 1966 | TV Series | Various Characters |
| The Atom Ant Show | 1965-1966 | TV Series | Granny Sweet |
| Petticoat Junction | 1966 | TV Series | Violet Bentley |
| The Adventures of Superboy | 1966 | TV Series | Lana Lang |
| The New Adventures of Superman | 1966 | TV Series | Lana Lang (voice) |
| The Space Kidettes | 1966 | TV Series | Jenny (voice) |
| The Man Called Flintstone | 1966 | Additional voices (voice) | |
| Alice in Wonderland or What’s a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? | 1966 | TV Movie | Alice (voice) |
| The F.B.I. | 1966 | TV Series | Arlene Morgan |
| Get Smart | 1966 | TV Series | Telephone Operator |
| The Flintstones | 1963-1966 | TV Series | Mrs. Slaghoople / Woman #1 / Jamie the Baby Sitter / … |
| The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | 1953-1966 | TV Series | Janet / Emmy Lou / Ann / … |
| Please Don’t Eat the Daisies | 1965 | TV Series | Miss Reece |
| The Secret Squirrel Show | 1965 | TV Series | Additional Voices |
| Valentine’s Day | 1964-1965 | TV Series | Libby Freeman / LIbby Freeman |
| Jonny Quest | 1964 | TV Series | Airport P.A. / Stewardess |
| Bear Knuckles | 1964 | Short | Emmy-Lou (voice) |
| Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress | 1964 | TV Series | Grandmother (Act IV) |
| Bear Hug | 1964 | Short | Emmy-Lou (voice) |
| Habit Rabbit | 1963 | Short voice | |
| The Andy Griffith Show | 1963 | TV Series | Amanda |
| The Lucy Show | 1963 | TV Series | Marge |
| Saints and Sinners | 1962 | TV Series | Marion Simmons |
| Tot Watchers | 1958 | Short | Jeannie / Joan (voice) |
| Busy Buddies | 1956 | Short | Jeannie / Joan (voice) |
| The Phil Silvers Show | 1955 | TV Series | Hazel |
| I Love Lucy | 1952 | TV Series | Peggy Dawson |
| Land of the Open Range | 1942 | Mary Cook | |
| The Bandit Trail | 1941 | Ellen Grant | |
| Silver Stallion | 1941 | Jan | |
| So Ends Our Night | 1941 | Jacqueline (uncredited) | |
| Rhythm on the River | 1940 | Westlake’s Receptionist (uncredited) | |
| One Man’s Law | 1940 | Joyce Logan | |
| The Way of All Flesh | 1940 | Hat Check Girl (uncredited) | |
| Those Were the Days! | 1940 | Miss Willowboughy (uncredited) | |
| Waterloo Bridge | 1940 | Elsa | |
| If I Had My Way | 1940 | Miss Courtney (uncredited) | |
| Adventure in Diamonds | 1940 | Telephone Operator (uncredited) | |
| The Farmer’s Daughter | 1940 | Switchboard Operator (uncredited) | |
| Parole Fixer | 1940 | Switchboard Operator (uncredited) | |
| All Women Have Secrets | 1939 | Doris | |
| Our Neighbors – The Carters | 1939 | Receptionist (uncredited) | |
| What a Life | 1939 | Gwen | |
| Honeymoon in Bali | 1939 | Fortune Girl’s Companion (uncredited) | |
| The Star Maker | 1939 | Stella | |
| Grand Jury Secrets | 1939 | Hat Check Girl (uncredited) | |
| The Gracie Allen Murder Case | 1939 | Cigarette Girl (uncredited) | |
| Undercover Doctor | 1939 | Bridesmaid (uncredited) | |
| Unmarried | 1939 | Secretary (uncredited) | |
| I’m from Missouri | 1939 | Hat Check Girl (uncredited) | |
| Cafe Society | 1939 | Girl (uncredited) | |
| Persons in Hiding | 1939 | Ruth Waldron | |
| Paris Honeymoon | 1939 | Village Girl (uncredited) | |
| Disbarred | 1939 | uncredited | |
| Zaza | 1938 | Simone | |
| Tom Sawyer, Detective | 1938 | Ruth Phelps | |
| The Arkansas Traveler | 1938 | Townsgirl (uncredited) | |
| Sing, You Sinners | 1938 | Minor Role (uncredited) | |
| Hunted Men | 1938 | Bit Part (uncredited) | |
| Cocoanut Grove | 1938 | Girl (uncredited) |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | 1987 | TV Movie performer: “Nobility” |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Know That Voice | 2013 | Documentary | Herself (as Janet Waldo Lee) |
| The Jetsons Return to the Future | 2009 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices | 2008 | Video documentary | Herself |
| The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Award Show Program Special… Live!… in Stereo | 2002 | TV Special | Judy Jetson (voice) |
| A Yabba-Dabba-Doo Celebration!: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Judy Jetson Penelope Pitstop Josie (voice) |
| The Good Old Days of Radio | 1976 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| In the Know | 1970 | TV Series documentary | Josie |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack | 1979 | TV Movie | Pegasus bridge officer / shuttle pilot (uncredited) |
| Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | 1976 | Miss Joyce (uncredited) |