Thea Ruth White (née Zitzner; born June 16, 1940) is an American
voice actress best known for her voice over work as Muriel Bagge on
Courage the Cowardly Dog.White was born in Newark, New Jersey, the
daughter of Arthur Zitzner and Eleanor (née Hazard). White's mother
and maternal grandmother Eva were both actresses: Eleanor began acting
as a child, and continued to do so as an adult, while Eva made her
acting debut as a teenager and retired following marriage, later
opening a movie theater with her husband.White moved to North Caldwell
with her parents at the age of 12. She graduated high school and
studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and the American
Theater Wing. While acting on stage, Broadway and theater, she served
as the personal assistant for Marlene Dietrich, during Dietrich's
later career.After marrying her husband, White retired from acting and
became a librarian and outreach specialist at the Livingston Public
Library in Livingston, New Jersey. She returned to acting when she was
offered the role of Muriel Bagge on Courage the Cowardly Dog. She
voiced Muriel during the entire series run, and reprised her role in
the 2006 video game Cartoon Network Racing and the 2014 short The Fog
of Courage.
voice actress best known for her voice over work as Muriel Bagge on
Courage the Cowardly Dog.White was born in Newark, New Jersey, the
daughter of Arthur Zitzner and Eleanor (née Hazard). White's mother
and maternal grandmother Eva were both actresses: Eleanor began acting
as a child, and continued to do so as an adult, while Eva made her
acting debut as a teenager and retired following marriage, later
opening a movie theater with her husband.White moved to North Caldwell
with her parents at the age of 12. She graduated high school and
studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and the American
Theater Wing. While acting on stage, Broadway and theater, she served
as the personal assistant for Marlene Dietrich, during Dietrich's
later career.After marrying her husband, White retired from acting and
became a librarian and outreach specialist at the Livingston Public
Library in Livingston, New Jersey. She returned to acting when she was
offered the role of Muriel Bagge on Courage the Cowardly Dog. She
voiced Muriel during the entire series run, and reprised her role in
the 2006 video game Cartoon Network Racing and the 2014 short The Fog
of Courage.
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