June Foray

June Foray Headshot

Voice Actor

Birth Name: June Lucille Forer

Birth Date: September 18, 1917

Death Date: July 26, 2017

Birth Place: Springfield, Massachusetts

One of the most accomplished and beloved voice actors of all time, June Foray was perhaps best known as the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel on "The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show" (ABC, 1959-1961). Born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1917, Foray began her career on the radio, appearing regularly on local programs at the young age of 15. By the 1940's, Foray was co-starring on shows like "Lux Radio Theatre," "The Jimmy Durante Show," "The Buster Brown Program," and her own series, "Lady Make Believe."

She branched into animation in the Warner Bros. short "The Unbearable Bear" (1943), and soon began voice-acting numerous Looney Tunes roles, including one that she would play for the next several decades, that of Sylvester and Tweety's sweet owner Granny. Foray also began appearing in Disney's productions, playing Lucifer the cat in "Cinderella" (1950) and a number of characters in "Peter Pan" (1953). She also began playing Knothead in the "Woody Woodpecker" cartoons, in addition to providing the voice of Rocky in 1959.

As if these accomplishments weren't enough, Foray gave her first of several performances as Tom and/or Jerry in the "Tom & Jerry" short "Duel Personality" (1965). While the coming decades would bring countless opportunities for Foray to reprise her iconic roles for Warner Bros., the voice actor never stopped taking on new projects as well, playing Jokey Smurf and Mrs. Sourberry on the long running series "The Smurfs" (NBC, 1981-89) and Grammi Gummi on "The Adventures of the Gummi Bears" (NBC, 1985-1991). She also sat on the Governor's board for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, where she lobbied for 20 years to establish the award for Best Animated Feature, finally succeeding in 2001 when the award was created thanks to her petitioning.

Foray died on July 26, 2017, less than two months shy of her 100th birthday.

Credits

Celebrating Mickey: The True Original (OV)

Voice
Movie
2018

Rocky and Bullwinkle

Voice
Rocky
Movie
2014

Dustland

Voice
Narrator
Movie
2013

The Looney Tunes ShowStream

Guest Voice
Granny
Series
2011

The Marvelous Misadventures of FlapjackStream

Guest Voice
Ruth/Kid in Contest
Series
2008

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Voice
Cindy Lou Who
Show
2006

The Legend of Sasquatch

Voice
Momma Sasquatch
Movie
2006

Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas

Voice
Granny
Movie
2006

Looney Tunes: Stranger Than Fiction

Voice
Granny / Witch Hazel
Show
2003

Looney Tunes: Reality Check

Voice
Granny
Show
2003

Baby Looney TunesStream

Voice
Granny
Series
2002

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle

Voice
Rocky
Movie
2000

Tweety's High-Flying Adventure

Voice
Granny
Movie
2000

Totally Tooned In

Voice
Series
1999

Family Guy

Guest Voice
Rocky
Show
1999

Family GuyStream

Guest Voice
Rocky
Series
1999

MulanStream

Voice
Grandmother Fa
Movie
1998
86%

The Sylvester & Tweety MysteriesStream

Voice
Series
1995

Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery

Voice
Witch Hazel
Show
1995

Weird ScienceStream

Guest Star
Baby Ruth/Tammy
Series
1994

Thumbelina

Voice
Queen Tabitha
Movie
1994

All-New Dennis the Menace

Voice
Martha Wilson
Show
1993

I Yabba-Dabba Do!

Voice
Movie
1993

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

Voice
Librarian
Movie
1992

RugratsStream

Guest Voice
Blocky/Svetlana the Spy
Series
1991

Garfield Gets a Life

Voice
Mona / Librarian
Show
1991

Pato Aventuras la Película

Voice
Movie
1990

DuckTales, the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp

Voice
Mrs. Featherby
Movie
1990

The SimpsonsStream

Actor
Rubber Baby Buggy Bumper Babysitting Service Receptionist/Happy Little Elf
Series
1989
85%

The SimpsonsStream

Guest Voice
Rubber Baby Buggy Bumper Babysitting Service Receptionist/Happy Little Elf
Series
1989
85%

The Joan Rivers Show

Guest
Talk
1989

Daffy Duck's Quackbusters

Voice
Various
Movie
1988

Fireman Sam

Voice
Granny
Show
1987

DuckTalesStream

Guest Voice
Ma Beagle
Series
1987

Married ... With ChildrenStream

Guest Voice
Scary Mary
Series
1987

Teen Wolf

Voice
Grandma
Show
1986

The Gummi Bears

Voice
Grammi Gummi
Show
1985

Heathcliff

Actor
Show
1984

Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island

Actor
Movie
1983

Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island

Voice
Granny
Movie
1983

Hulk e a Mulher das Cavernas

Actor
Show
1982

Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales

Voice
Granny, Goldimouse, Mrs. Sylvester, Mrs. Elvis Gorilla, Jack's Mother
Movie
1982

A Chipmunk Christmas

Voice
Show
1981

Spider-Man And His Amazing FriendsStream

Guest Voice
Aunt May
Series
1981

The SmurfsStream

Voice
Series
1981

The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie

Voice
Granny
Movie
1981

Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales

Voice
Clyde Rabbit/Mrs. Claus
Show
1979

Bugs Bunny's Valentine

Voice
Movie
1979

A Cricket in Times Square

Voice
Show
1973

Curiosity Shop

Voice
Show
1971

Horton Hears a Who

Voice
Jane Kangaroo/Mother Who/Cindy Lou Who
Show
1970

The Pink Panther ShowStream

Voice
Series
1969

The Dudley Do-Right Show

Voice
Show
1969

Frosty the Snowman

Voice
Teacher, Karen, Additional Voices
Movie
1969

The Phantom Tollbooth

Voice
Ralph/Faintly Macabre the Which/Princess of Pure Reason
Movie
1969

The Little Drummer BoyStream

Voice
Aaron's Mother
Special
1968

Mike and the Mermaid

Actor
Show
1968

Super President

Voice
Show
1967

Off to See the Wizard

Actor
Dorothy
Show
1967

George of the Jungle

Voice
Show
1967

How the Grinch Stole ChristmasStream

Voice
Cindy Lou Who
Special
1966
100%

The Man Called Flintstone

Voice
Tanya Malichite
Movie
1966

Green AcresStream

Guest Star
Carmelita
Series
1965

Beetle Bailey

Voice
Bunny
Show
1963

Fractured Flickers

Actor
Show
1963

Fractured Flickers

Voice
Show
1963

Arthur Godfrey in Hollywood

Actor
Show
1962

The Jet Cage

Voice
Granny
Movie
1962

Rocky & Bullwinkle

Voice
Series
1961

The FlintstonesStream

Actor
Betty
Series
1960

The Twilight ZoneStream

Voice
Talking Tina
Series
1959
92%

The Snow Queen

Voice
Court Raven
Movie
1959

Sabaka

Actor
Marku Ponjoy
Movie
1955

Little Johnny Jet

Voice
Show
1953

Let's Stick Together

Voice
Spike's wife
Movie
1952

One Cab's Family

Voice
Mary/Nurse
Movie
1952

CinderellaStream

Voice
Lucifer
Movie
1950
98%

Little Tinker

Voice
Show
1948

Red Hot Riding Hood

Voice
Show
1943

Saludos Amigos

Actor
Pedro
Movie
1942

Happy Harmonies

Voice
Tall Cigarette Girl
Show
1934