Jane Karyl Webb[1] (August 13, 1925 – March 30, 2010)[2] was an American film, radio, and voice actress, best known for her work on Filmation's cartoons.
Jane Webb | |
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Born | Jane Karyl Webb August 13, 1925 |
Died | March 30, 2010 Green Valley, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 84)
Other names | Jane Webb Edwards Joanne Louise |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1933–1951, 1967–1979 |
Spouse |
Jack Edwards Jr.
(m. 1948; died 2008) |
Children | 2 |
Webb's mother was Estelle Sigrid Webb, a Swedish immigrant who was an operatic soprano and performed at the Metropolitan Opera.[3][4] Her father is named James Howard Webb.[1] She is a descendant of Walter Webb, who used to accompany George Washington on his surveying trips.[5][6]
As a high school student in Central YMCA High School, she was president of the student council and headed other student organizations.[5] On June 10, 1942, Webb graduated with the highest honors.[7][8] In 1943, Webb took flying lessons.[9] Webb attended Central Day College.[1]
At the age of eight, she started her career as a professional entertainer when she was mistress of ceremonies, singing a Swedish song in a Chicago Century of Progress show.[5]
Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Edwards acted on multiple radio series, including the Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters.[10]
On April 19, 1939, Webb signed an acting contract with Paramount Pictures.[4]
In 1974, Webb appeared in Jim Backus's comedy album The Dirty Old Man, providing voices of two characters.[citation needed]
In her private life, Webb collected spools, rode miniature horses, kept canaries, read "everything", and made her own recipes.[8][11] She had also written her own poetry, short stories, musical compositions, and a novel.[8][12]
In 1947, Webb moved from Chicago, Illinois to the neighborhood of Hollywood Hills, California, along with her family.[3] In August 1948, Webb married Jack Lawson Edwards, Jr, brother of actor and cartoon voiceover performer Sam Edwards, at her parents' home.[1][13] The couple moved to New York City to continue their careers in television until they moved back to Hollywood Hills.[14] The couple had two sons, Alan James Edwards (b. April 23, 1951), a U.S. Navy member,[3][14][15][16] and Steven Monroe, a lead guitarist and vocalist.[3][14][15] In 1960, the couple moved to the neighborhood of Studio City.[3]
Jack Edwards Jr. died in September 2008.[15][where?] Webb had resided[when?] in Green Valley, Arizona during her later life.[2]
On March 30, 2010, Webb died in Green Valley, Arizona.[2][15] The cause of death is unknown.
Year | Title | Role(s) |
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1939 | Our Leading Citizen | Telephone operator (uncredited) |
$1,000 a Touchdown | Billie (uncredited) | |
1940 | The Farmer's Daughter | Cashier (uncredited) |
1972 | Treasure Island | Mrs. Hawkins (voice) |
1974 | Oliver Twist | Nancy (speaking voice) |
Year | Title | Role(s) |
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1936–1941 | Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters | [10][17] |
1937–1945 | Grand Hotel | |
1939–1942 | The Bartons | Midge[18] |
1940–1954 | The Chicago Theater of the Air | Guest star |
1941 | Lone Journey | Jean[19] |
1942–1946 | Bachelor's Children | Doris Keller (a.k.a. Dorothy Keeler)[5][20] |
1942–1951 | Aunt Mary Show | Peggy Mead[21] |
1943–1947 | The Baxters | Daughter |
1943, 1951[9] | Guiding Light | Peggy Ashley Regan |
1943–1944 | The Road to Life | Debutante,[22] Janet Mercer[23] |
1944 | That Brewster Boy | Minerva[5] |
Sky High | Guest role[24] | |
1945–1946 | Island Venture | Medoza's daughter |
1945–1948 | Those Websters | Belinda Boyd |
1948 | The People Next Door | Charlotte[25] |
1949 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | One episode ("The John Blackwell Case") |
1950 | The Truitts | Gladys Truitt[26] |
1950–1951 | Dr. Kildare | Mary Lamont[27] |
Crime Classics | Guest role | |
Heartbeat Theater | Guest role | |
Inheritance | Guest role | |
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar | Guest role | |
Let George Do It | Guest role | |
Lux Radio Theatre | Guest role | |
Suspense | Guest role | |
The Chase | Guest role | |
1979 | Suspense Story | Jessica Thomas |
Year | Title | Role(s) |
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1967 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Cindy Lindenbrook, Queen Mortia, Fossil |
1968 | The Batman/Superman Hour | Barbara Gordon/Batgirl, Catwoman, Charlotte Ruuse |
Fantastic Voyage | Dr. Erica Lane, Alvin Upwell, Lisette Clossard | |
The Archie Show | Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Big Ethel, additional voices | |
Family Affair | Live action role; television announcer ("A Matter of Choice") | |
1969 | Archie and His New Pals | Preview special for The Archie Comedy Hour; Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Sabrina Spellman |
The Archie Comedy Hour | Sabrina Spellman, Aunt Hilda, Aunt Zelda, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Big Ethel, Miss Della | |
The Hardy Boys | Wanda Kay Breckenridge, Gertrude Hardy | |
1970 | Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down | Geraldine Lewis, Rhonda |
Archie's Funhouse | Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Big Ethel | |
Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies | Sabrina Spellman, Aunt Hilda, Aunt Zelda, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Big Ethel, Miss Della, additional voices | |
Groovie Goolies | Bella La Ghostly, Sabrina Spellman, additional voices | |
1971 | Archie's TV Funnies | Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Big Ethel, Tess Trueheart, Moon Maid, Gravel Gertie, Mama, Emmy Lou, Taffy, Nancy Ritz, Fritzi Ritz, Cookie, Hazel Nutt, Broom-Hilda, Breathless Mahoney, additional voices |
Aesop's Fables | Female Tortoise, Bee, Female Swan, Mother Duck, Duckling, Female Hare #1, Female Hare #2 | |
1972 | The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie |
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The Brady Kids | Babs, Diana Prince/Wonder Woman ("It's All Greek to Me"), additional voices | |
1973 | Lassie's Rescue Rangers | Laura Turner, additional voices |
My Favorite Martians | Katy O'Hara, Jan, Coral, Lorelei Brown, Miss Casserole | |
1974 | The U.S. of Archie | Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, additional voices |
The New Adventures of Gilligan | Ginger Grant, Mary Ann Summers (credited as both "Jane Webb" and "Jane Edwards"[28]) | |
1975 | The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty | Felicia, Pronto, Sparrow |
1976–1979 | Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle | Additional voices |
1977 | The New Archie and Sabrina Hour | Sabrina Spellman, Aunt Hilda, Aunt Zelda, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Big Ethel, Miss Della, additional voices |
Year | Title | Role(s) |
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1967 | The Three Faces of Stanley | Unknown name (voice) |
1969 | How We Feel About Sound | Clancy's Mom (voice) |
1971 | Hopscotch | Unknown name (voice) |
1977 | He Really Lives | Unknown name (voice) |