June Foray

June Foray (born September 18, 1917) is an American voice actress who has worked for most of the studios which produced animated films since the 1940s.

Foray was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, where her voice was first broadcast in a local radio drama when she was 12 years of age; by age 15 she was doing regular radio voice work. Two years later she moved to Los Angeles, California, and soon became a popular voice actress on radio there, including on the national programs of Jimmy Durante and Danny Thomas. In the 1940s, she began film work as well, including a few appearances acting in live-action movies, but mostly doing voiceovers for animated cartoons.

For Warner Bros. Cartoons she was Granny, owner of Tweety and Sylvester (whom she has played, on and off, since 1943). Petunia Pig was voiced in 1948 in Looney Tunes.

Trivia

 * Hiss and Make Up was the 1943 cartoon that launched Foray's career as Granny. However, between 1950 and 1953, Foray was working for Disney and Bea Benaderet once again played Granny.


 * Foray was pig character for Looney Tunes name Petunia Pig in 1948.

References and external links

 * Interview with June Foray
 * Interview with June Foray
 * Interview with June Foray

June Foray