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Janet Marie Waldo

Janet Marie Waldo

Female 1919 - 2016  (97 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document


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  • Name Janet Marie Waldo 
    Born 4 Feb 1919  Grandview, Yakima, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Occupation Actress, voice artist. She appeared on many radio shows including a eight year run as the star of "Meet Corliss Archer". She appeared on three episodes of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. She had a few Television appearances and, found huge success as a voice actress in TV cartoons.  
    CBS Radio Mystery Theater Logo.
    CBS Radio Mystery Theater Logo.
    CBS Radio Mystery Theater Logo.
    Judy Jetson.
    Judy Jetson.
    Janet played Judy Jetson and other voice rolls in 73 episodes of "The Jetsons" and two Jetsons TV movies.

    She completed recording the roll for the 1990 feature movie "The Jetsons" when Universal Pictures decided to replace her with pop star Tiffany. The casting director resigned in protest and asked to have her name removed from the credits. The 2004 book "The Magic Behind the Voices: A Who's Who of Cartoon Voice Actors" reported that the voice director asked Tiffany to "sound more like Waldo".

    The movie was a box-office disappointment and a critical failure. Most of the negative reviews were directed at Tiffany's acting and the replacement of the original Judy Jetson.

    In his book; "Iwao Takamoto: My Life with a Thousand Characters" The supervising director wrote; "The problem was animated films take a long time to produce, in 1990 by the time the picture was released Tiffany's career was already on the wane." And, "The punch line, of course, is that fifteen years after the fact, Janet Waldo is still working while for most people, saying the name Tiffany automatically brings to mind a lamp."
    Penelope Pitstop.
    Penelope Pitstop.
    Janet was Penelope Pitstop in "The Wacky Racers" and "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop.
    Josie and the Pussycats.
    Josie and the Pussycats.
    Janet was Josie in "Josie and the Pussycats" and "Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space".
    Scooby Dee.
    Scooby Dee.
    Janet was Scooby Dee on the only appearance of that character. She appeared 36 times in various incarnations of Scooby Doo cartoons.
    Addams Family Cartoon.
    Addams Family Cartoon.
    Janet Waldo was Morticia Addams and Grandma Adddams in the 16 episodes of the animated Addams Family as well as hundreds of other appearances as a voice on Saturday morning TV.

    Jackie Coogan the original Uncle Fester reprised his roll n animation.
    Died 2 Jun 2016  Encino, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Janet Waldo Death
    Janet Waldo Death
    Honolulu Star-Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii), 14 Jun 2016, Tuesday, Page B4
    Janet Waldo Sound Of Sweetness
    Janet Waldo Sound Of Sweetness
    The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), 19 Jun 2016, Sunday. Page E8
    Janet Waldo Death
    Janet Waldo Death
    The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), 14 Jun 2016, Tuesday, Page B7
    Buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 3 siblings 
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Person ID I64676  Nagel
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2022 

    Father Benjamin Franklin Waldo, Sr,   b. 5 Dec 1869, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1956, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Jane Althea Blodgett,   b. 15 Nov 1878, Clarkson, Monroe, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1954, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 1 Oct 1906  Tacoma, Pierce, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F20030  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robert Edwin Lee,   b. 15 Oct 1918, Elyria, Lorain, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1994, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 1948 
    Lee-Waldo Marriage.
    Lee-Waldo Marriage.
    Lee-Waldo Marriage.
    Children 
     1. Jonathan Barlow Lee,   b. 1952  [Birth]
     2. Lucy V Lee,   b. 1956  [Birth]
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2022 
    Family ID F20033  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart