The Woman Who Voiced Basically Our Entire Childhood Just Died At Age 99

By Tanya | Dec 30, 2023

There are a lot of cartoons that we all watched over and over when we were kids even though they came out decades before we were born.

The Flintstones, Rocky & Bullwinkle, and The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show, were a big part of our lives when we were kids and honestly still are to this day. One person actually had a hand in basically every one of your childhood favorites and while you might not know her name, you have absolutely heard her voice.

June Foray is a legend in the voice acting community. Her life is full of amazing accomplishments and characters that you absolutely loved when you were a kid. Unfortunately she passed away on July 26th, 2017 at the age of 99, after a 71-year long career. Even though she is gone, the characters she created will live on forever.

You probably didn't realize just how many characters the "First Lady of Voice Actors" had done, but here is just a small sampling of her most iconic creations.

Lucifer in Cinderella

Mermaid / Squaw in Peter Pan

Rocky the Flying Squirrel

Granny / Witch Hazel - The Bugs Bunny Show (and every other Bugs Bunny project with Granny or Witch Hazel in it)

Granny / Ma / Secretary in The Flintstones

Cindy Lou Who in How The Grinch Stole Christmas

Usula in George of the Jungle (the original cartoon)

Jokey Smurf in all of the Smurfs shows and movies

There are so many more amazing characters you won't believe she voiced. Click to the next page to see more!

Aunt May Parker in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

Grandma in Teen Wolf

Wheezy in Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Ma Beagle / Magica De Spell / Mrs. Featherby in Ducktales

Aunt Punella in Garfield and Friends

Martha Wilson in All-New Dennis the Menace

Queen Tabitha in Thumbelina

Grandmother Fa in Mulan

So many iconic characters all played by the same person! Such a huge loss for the cartoon world, but at least she made quite the mark in her 71-year long career. Thank you June Foray for all your work!

Share if you didn't realize all of these characters were voiced by the same person!

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