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| Diane Michelle | |
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| Born | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Alma mater | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actress, impressionist, painter, guitarist |
| Years active | 1982–present |
Diane Michelle is an American voice actress, famous for voicing Daisy Duck in several modern Disney projects from 1989 to 1999.
Early life
Michelle is a Los Angeles native and a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Career
In 1984, Michelle formed the Goils, a group of three singers in World War II uniforms who emulate The Andrews Sisters but include jazz, swing, and popular tunes in their repertoire. The group has appeared on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, spent one year as resident performers at Las Vegas' New York, New York, and toured Japan four times.
She performs in many TV and radio commercials, including as the voice of Olive Oyl in commercials for Prego Spaghetti Sauce. Her numerous television V.O. credits include The Simpsons, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (as Jane Jetson and Orbitty) and The West Wing. She has also done voices for many motion pictures, including RV (as the voice of the R.V.), The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, and The Savages. Michelle is the dubbed voice of Dianne Feinstein in the feature film Milk.
In 2002, Michelle launched a one-woman show at the Theme Building at LAX portraying spaceship captain/diva Va Va LaVoom, her character from Elmo Aardvark.
Her voice work also appears in Happy Feet, Wings, Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds, Son of Batman, Crayon Shin-chan, and Kiki's Delivery Service. Michelle has voiced multiple characters in video games such as The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (where she voiced Sally Field's rendition of Aunt May), Mass Effect, EverQuest II, and Diablo II.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Golgo 13: The Professional | Rita | English dub |
| 1999 | Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas | Daisy Duck (singing voice) | |
| 2012 | Wings | Rosie | English dub |
| 2014 | Son of Batman | Francine Langstrom | Direct-to-video |
| 2017 | Top Cat Begins | Tourist |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–1994 | Batman: The Animated Series | Candance | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Pinky and the Brain | Mousey Galore | Episode: "To Russia with Lab Mice" |
| 1998–2000 | Superman: The Animated Series | Lashina | 4 episodes |
| 2001 | Invader Zim | Avon Lady, Mrs. Slunchy, Earth Mother | Episode: "Walk of Doom" |
| 2001–2003 | House of Mouse | Daisy Duck | 6 episodes |
| 2002 | As Told by Ginger | Dr. Fondfeelings | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Crayon Shin-chan | Shin Chan Nohara | Lead role, 52 episodes, Phuuz English dub |
| 2004 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Jane Jetson, Orbitty | Episode: "Back to the Present" |
| 2004–2005 | Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi | Courtney, Nurse, Veronica West, Monet Renoir | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Cosmic Mom | Episode: "Busy Box" |
| 2017 | The Tom and Jerry Show | Snotti, Nanny | Episode: "Pillow Case" |
| 2021 | Tom and Jerry in New York | Old Lady, Mrs. Vandarkashian | 2 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Minority Report: Everybody Runs | Iris Hineman | |
| 2007 | Mass Effect | Mira, Dr. Warren, Destiny Ascension Computer | |
| 2013 | Saints Row IV | President | |
| 2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | May Parker | |
| 2015 | Saints Row: Gat out of Hell | President | |
| 2017 | Dishonored: Death of the Outsider | Lena Rosewyn |
External links
References
- ^ "Diane Michelle (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 19, 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.