B.J. Ward Attending Pensacon 2018!
- May 31, 2017
- 4 min read
UPDATE: B.J. Ward is unable to attend Pensacon 2018.
B.J. Ward is an American actress, voice actressand singer. She is the creator and star of Stand-Up Opera, a musical one-woman show, as well as being a licensed aviator.
She made her debut on the stage in 1960, in the original off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks, where she was an understudy for the role of Luisa/the Girl. B.J. Ward had gotten the part by calling the producer of the show.
She toured with the Groundlings for a short while before starting her voice over career on Hanna-Barbera’s Jana of the Jungle in 1978.
Ward is best known as a voice actress. Her animation voice credits include:
Scarlett on G.I. Joe
The title role on Jana of the Jungle
Deena Strong on Robo Force— The Revenge of Nazgar
Betty Rossin The Incredible Hulk
Panky and Punkin on The Pink Panther and Sons
Casey Kelp, Celia and Lil’ Seaweed in Snorks
Bjørn’s wife in The Little Troll Prince
Velma in four Scooby-Doo direct-to-DVD films.
Betty Rubble in various Flintstones media throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s.
Princess Allura, Witch Haggar and all female voices in Voltron (English dub), with the exception of Queen Merla, who is voiced by Tress MacNeille
Melissa Duck in The Duxorcist on Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters
Lady from The Biskitts
Violet Gray from Peanuts
Tom’s Owner from Tom and Jerry: The Movie
Whopper in Pound Puppies
Butch in The Little Rascals
Erica Slade in Sky Commanders
Elektra in Space Stars
Harmond in TaleSpin
Tommy Stubbins in The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Brown in Paddington Bear
Mage, Halinor in I.T.C.H.
Teresa Bobcat (Bubsy’s niece), Oblivia Cat and Ally Cassandra in the Bubsypilot episode.
Fanny Frog in Saturday Supercade (Frogger segment)
Iris the computer in The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Winnie Woodpecker in The New Woody Woodpecker Show
Small Foot in Challenge of the GoBots
Glinda the Good Witch of the North in The Wizard of Oz
Wonder Woman in The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
Cassandra Cross and Lilith Cross in The Centurions
Shaggy’s Mom, Sugie, Evil Babysitter, Rona Lickton, and others in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Grumpella in The Little Engine That Could
Singing voice of Judy Jetson in Rockin’ with Judy Jetson
Googie and Repulsa in Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf
Rusty Nails in The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound
Galli in Gallavants
Megellenic in The Pebble and the Penguin
Bucktooth in Christopher and Holly a.k.a. The Bears Who Saved Christmas
The singing voice of Velma in Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire
The Queen of Hearts in The Pagemaster (Her only line is to scream “OFF WITH HIS HEAD!” at Richard Tyler, the main character of the movie)
Aunt Margaret in Curious George
Joel’s mother in Ben 10 (Episode “Big Fat Alien Wedding”)
Queen Bea in 2 Stupid Dogs (Episode “Queen Bea”)
Additional Voices in The Mask: Animated Series
M3 in Batman: The Animated Series (episode “The Lion and the Unicorn”)
Witch Hag in Samurai Jack (Episode XXX)
Mayor Waters in The Spectacular Spider-Man (Episode “Persona”)
Doctor Bittersweet in Totally Spies (Episode “Passion Patties”)
Duke’s Mom, Connie Hauser in I. Joe: Renegades (Episode “Homecoming Part One”)
Asinovskovich, Lady, and Woman in Regular Show (Episode “Grilled Cheese Deluxe”)
The Mistress of Baskerville Manor in Droopy, Master Detective (Episode “Sherlock Droopy”)
Brunhilda Bear and Buttercup Bear in The New Yogi Bear Show (Episode “Yogi De Beargerac”)
Raye Fay in Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream
Pincess Allura and Witch Haggar in Voltron
Additional voices in The Bugs Bunny Show
Additional voices in Mighty Max
Additional voices in Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Additional voices in James Bond Jr.
Additional Voices in Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire
Wizz and Wigg in The Zula Patrol
In 1985, she made a rare film appearance in the TV movie Malice inWonderland alongside Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Alexander. Ward has also guest-starred on television series such as Frasier, ER, and In-Laws. She has also done voices for video games, including:
Stonekeep
Grandia II
Dark Chronicle
Jade Empire
Legacy of Kain(Additional voices in multiple titles in series)
Demon Stone
Sword of the Berserk: Guts’ Rage
Baldur’s Gate II
Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits
Onimusha 3, Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams
Voice Over Work for theme park include:
Voices for Epcot Centerand Euro Disney
The narration of the former PeopleMoverattraction at Disneyland.
“Mother” in the 1993 version of the Carousel of Progress.
Some of the singing voices (“Burrow’s Rabbit”, opossums and rabbits) in Splash Mountain
The current voice guide for It’s a Small World
She was also the safety narrator for Spaceship Earth from 1994-2007
She also sings the song “Help Your Wish Along” from the Shining Time Station episode “Becky Makes a Wish”.
Pensacon is pleased to announce a first time ever reunion - The Voltron Lion Force pilots are assembling in 2018! Joining the already announced Michael Bell, please welcome B.J. Ward and Neil Ross!
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