Bonnie Poe

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Bonnie Poe (October 15, 1912 – October 16, 1993) was an American actress and voice artist, best known for providing the voice for the Fleischer Studios animated character Betty Boop beginning in 1933, starting with the Popeye the Sailor series and featuring in a dozen cartoons. She voiced her in a live-action segment on the special Hollywood on Parade No. A-8, performing a skit with Bela Lugosi providing a portrayal of Count Dracula.^[1]

Career[edit]

In 1933, Poe was a voice actress for Betty Boop, including voicing her on a few episodes of an NBC radio special called Betty Boop Fables ^[2] Poe was the initial voice for the character Olive Oyl in that studio's series of Popeye. Poe also portrayed Betty Boop in an on-camera live action short.

Poe died from complications connected to pneumonia on October 16, 1993, the day after her 81st birthday.

Filmography[edit]

1933[edit]

• Boilesk – various (uncredited)
• Hollywood on Parade No. A-8 – Betty Boop (on-camera)
• Mother Goose Land – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
• Morning, Noon and Night – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
• Betty Boop's Hallowe'en Party – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
• Popeye the Sailor – Betty Boop & Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)
• I Yam What I Yam – Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)
• Blow Me Down! – Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)
• Seasin's Greetinks! – Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)
• Wild Elephinks – Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)
• Parade of the Wooden Soldiers – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)

1934[edit]

• She Wronged Him Right – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
• Red Hot Mamma – various (voice, uncredited)
• Let's You and Him Fight – Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)
• Betty in Blunderland – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
• Betty Boop's Rise to Fame – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
• Strong to the Finich – Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)
• Betty Boop's Life Guard - Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)
• Poor Cinderella - Betty Boop, Fairy Godmother, Ugly Stepsisters (voice, uncredited)
• Rambling 'Round Radio Row – herself (on-camera)

1935[edit]

• Dizzy Divers – Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)

1938[edit]

• Out of the Inkwell – Betty Boop (voice, uncredited)

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Bonnie Poe at IMDb 
• Bonnie Poe at the Three Stooges Online Filmography
• Bonnie Poe at Behind The Voice Actors
• Bonnie Poe at Otrrpedia