Susanne Blakeslee Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2012 she earned an Ovation Award for Lead Actress in a Musical for her turn in Musical Theatre West's production of "Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits, Volume 2․"
• She was educated all over the world because her father's work caused her to travel widely, and she did her drama training in London
• Quote: "The people at Disney always love to say, `This is the woman who does all of our evil characters,' but I'm really a pretty benign person․"
• Quote: "I always loved England․ I remember in school the teacher asking us what our favorite TV programs were․ Everybody said 'The Monkees' but I replied, 'Upstairs Downstairs' and 'The Avengers․'"
• Quote: "My first recording job came when Disney needed a voice-match for Cruella de Ville [the villain of 101 Dalmatians"]․""
• Quote: "(On voice acting) "It's the sort of business where you jump in feet first and ask questions later․ That's why it's the best job․ If you see people on the other side of the glass laughing, you know you've hit the mark․""
• Her favorite actresses are Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett