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Paddi Edwards (December 9, 1931 – October 18, 1999)[2] was a British-American actress. She worked steadily in film[3] and television.[1]
Paddi Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 December 1931 |
| Died | 18 October 1999 (aged 67) Encino, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1956–1999 |
Career
editShe found a niche in television movies, and toward the end of her life, doing voice work in projects for Disney, such as the roles of Flotsam & Jetsam in The Little Mermaid franchise.[1]
Across a career spanning many live-action and voice-acting performances, she worked on Ghostbusters (in which she provided the voice of Gozer the Gozerian), 101 Dalmatians, Hercules, and Pepper Ann.[1] Paddi played Nostradamus "Bull" Shannon's mother Henrietta "Hank" Shannon on two episodes of Night Court: Season 8, episode 15 "Mama Was a Rollin' Stone" and season 9, episode 10 "Get Me to the Roof on Time". She also played the role of Anya on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Dauphin" (season 2, episode 10).[4]
Death
editEdwards died of respiratory failure on October 18, 1999, aged 67, at her home in Encino, California.[1]
Partial filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Inn for Trouble | Deirdre | |
| 1978 | Corvette Summer | Loop Gaffer | |
| 1982 | Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Secretary | |
| 1983 | To Be or Not to Be | Pub Waitress | |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters | Gozer | Voice |
| Fatal Vision | Perry MacDonald | ||
| 1986 | Blue City | Kate | |
| Stewardess School | Older Woman | ||
| 1987 | Surrender | Judge | |
| 1989 | The Little Mermaid | Flotsam & Jetsam[5] | Voice |
| 1997 | The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | Lab Computer[5] | |
| Hercules | Atropos | ||
| 1998 | The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | Satellite 1[5] | |
| 2000 | An Extremely Goofy Movie | Receptionist at Office (posthumous final role)[5] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Anya | Episode: "The Dauphin" |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Maggie Pie | Voice, episode: "Eternal Youth"[5] |
| 1994–1996 | Phantom 2040 | Gorda | Voice, 7 episodes[5] |
| 1997–2000 | Pepper Ann | Vera Groober-Schwartz | Voice, 18 episodes |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Paddi Edwards: Voice Performer in Disney Movies". The Los Angeles Times. November 21, 1999. p. 43. Retrieved May 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paddy Edwards in Social Security Death Index".
- ^ "Paddi Edwards Filmography". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Paddi Edwards | TVSA".
- ^ a b c d e f "Paddi Edwards (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 3, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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