Paddi Edwards | |
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Born | Paddy Edwards 9 December 1931 |
Died | 18 October 1999 Encino, California, U.S. | (aged 67)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1956–1999 |
Paddi Edwards (December 9, 1931 – October 18, 1999)[2] was a British-American actress. She worked steadily in film[3] and television.[1]
Career
She found a niche in television movies, and toward the end of her life, doing voice work in projects for Disney, such as the roles of Flotsam & Jetsam in The Little Mermaid franchise.[1]
Across a career spanning many live-action and voice-acting performances, she worked on Ghostbusters, 101 Dalmatians, Hercules, and Pepper Ann.[1] Paddi played Nostradamus "Bull" Shannon's mother Henrietta "Hank" Shannon on two episodes of Night Court: Season 8, episode 15 "Mama Was a Rollin' Stone" and season 9, episode 10 "Get Me to the Roof on Time". She also played the role of Anya on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Dauphin" (season 2, episode 10).[4]
Death
Edwards died of respiratory failure on October 18, 1999, aged 67, at her home in Encino, California.[1]
Partial filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1960 | Inn for Trouble | Deirdre | |
1978 | Corvette Summer | Loop Gaffer | |
1982 | Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Secretary | |
1983 | To Be or Not to Be | Pub Waitress | |
1984 | Ghostbusters | Gozer | Voice |
Fatal Vision | Perry MacDonald | ||
1986 | Blue City | Kate | |
Stewardess School | Older Woman | ||
1987 | Surrender | Judge | |
1989 | The Little Mermaid | Flotsam & Jetsam[5] | Voice |
1997 | The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | Lab Computer[5] | |
Hercules | Atropos | ||
1998 | The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | Satellite 1[5] | |
2000 | An Extremely Goofy Movie | Receptionist at Office (posthumous final role)[5] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Anya | Episode: "The Dauphin" |
1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Maggie Pie | Voice, episode: "Eternal Youth"[5] |
1994–1996 | Phantom 2040 | Gorda | Voice, 7 episodes[5] |
1997–2000 | Pepper Ann | Vera Groober-Schwartz | Voice, 18 episodes |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Paddi Edwards: Voice Performer in Disney Movies". The Los Angeles Times. November 21, 1999. p. 43. Retrieved May 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paddy Edwards in Social Security Death Index".
- ^ "Paddi Edwards Filmography". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Paddi Edwards | TVSA".
- ^ a b c d e f "Paddi Edwards (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 3, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.