Julie McWhirter (born October , ), also known as Julie Dees and Julie
McWhirter-Dees, is a retired American voice actress and impressionist
best known for her work as Jeannie in the animated version of Jeannie,
Bubbles in Jabberjaw and Baby Smurf and Sassette in The
Smurfs.McWhirter graduated from DePauw University in , with a degree
in speech. She studied acting and improvisational comedy under the
guidance of Howard Storm and Charles Conrad.One of her first voice
roles was as the title character in Jeannie, alongside Mark Hamill,
Bob Hastings and Joe Besser. She also portrayed the character in her
multiple appearances in other Hanna-Barbera series. She did the voice
of Kanga in Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore, taking over the role
from Barbara Luddy. Her voice acting also includes numerous other
animated programs, such as Casper and the Angels, Drak Pack, The
Smurfs, The Flintstone Kids, and the Ruby-Spears series Thundarr the
Barbarian.McWhirter made her stage debut as Eliza Doolittle in the
Lawrence Theatre production of My Fair Lady. She dubbed the singing
voice for Blousey Brown in the film Bugsy Malone. The actress was also
one of the hosts of the sketch comedy series Wacko. She portrayed
Betty Rubble in The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones TV movie and was the
voice of Huckleberry Pie in the s Strawberry Shortcake specials.
McWhirter-Dees, is a retired American voice actress and impressionist
best known for her work as Jeannie in the animated version of Jeannie,
Bubbles in Jabberjaw and Baby Smurf and Sassette in The
Smurfs.McWhirter graduated from DePauw University in , with a degree
in speech. She studied acting and improvisational comedy under the
guidance of Howard Storm and Charles Conrad.One of her first voice
roles was as the title character in Jeannie, alongside Mark Hamill,
Bob Hastings and Joe Besser. She also portrayed the character in her
multiple appearances in other Hanna-Barbera series. She did the voice
of Kanga in Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore, taking over the role
from Barbara Luddy. Her voice acting also includes numerous other
animated programs, such as Casper and the Angels, Drak Pack, The
Smurfs, The Flintstone Kids, and the Ruby-Spears series Thundarr the
Barbarian.McWhirter made her stage debut as Eliza Doolittle in the
Lawrence Theatre production of My Fair Lady. She dubbed the singing
voice for Blousey Brown in the film Bugsy Malone. The actress was also
one of the hosts of the sketch comedy series Wacko. She portrayed
Betty Rubble in The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones TV movie and was the
voice of Huckleberry Pie in the s Strawberry Shortcake specials.
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