Nicole Jaffe

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Nicole Jaffe David
Born
Nicole Cowgill Jaffe

(1941-05-23) May 23, 1941 (age 80)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Other namesNicole Jaffe
OccupationActress, talent agent
Years active1968–1986, 2002–2004
Spouse(s)
Brad David
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(m. 1969; div. 1979)​

Brian Braff
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(m. 1982)​

Nicole Cowgill Jaffe David (born May 23, 1941) is a Canadian actress and talent agent, best known as the original voice actress for Velma Dinkley in Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoon series from 1969 to 1973.

Biography[]

A life member of The Actors Studio,[1] David – under her maiden name Nicole Jaffe – had previously appeared in The Trouble with Girls (1969) with Elvis Presley (and Scooby-Doo voice actor Frank Welker) and in Disney's The Love Bug (1968).

Jaffe starred in a 1969 stage production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown as Patty,[2] where she was seen by Hanna-Barbera recording director Gordon Hunt, who auditioned her for and eventually cast her as Velma on Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

During the second season in 1970, after Stefanianna Christopherson, who voiced Daphne on Scooby-Doo, left the show, Jaffe recommended her roommate Heather North as a replacement;[2] North voiced Daphne in various Scooby productions for the next three decades. Velma was Jaffe's only voice role, which she reprised in the spin-off series The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–74). During this time, Nicole also appeared in a starring role in the Room 222 second season episode "What Would We Do Without Bobbie?" in 1970.

Jaffe retired from acting after marrying Actors Studio classmate Brad David[1] in 1973 and went into talent representation. With Arnold Rifkin, Nicole David formed the Rifkin/David agency in 1982, which was merged two years later into the Triad Artists agency.[3] Triad was sold to the larger William Morris Agency in 1992 for over $20 million.[3][4] David worked as a senior agent and senior vice president at William Morris and its successor William Morris Endeavor until 2013; her clients over the years have included John Travolta, Whitney Houston, Lauryn Hill, and Elijah Wood.[4][5] She temporarily returned to the Scooby-Doo series for two 2003 direct-to-video movies: Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire and Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico.

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
1968 The Love Bug Girl In Dune-buggy
1969 The Trouble with Girls Betty
1969 Marlowe Lilly Uncredited
1969–1970 Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Velma Dinkley (voice) 25 episodes
Room 222 Bobbie Walstone, Student in Pete's Class 2 episodes
1971 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Hot Pants Episode: "Broken Melody"
1972–1973 The New Scooby-Doo Movies Velma Dinkley (voice) 24 episodes
1976 Dynomutt, Dog Wonder Damsel Woman In Distress (voice) Episode: "The Wizard of Ooze"
1977–1980 Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels Additional voices 38 episodes
1978 The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour Episode: "The Creepy Case of Old Iron Face"
1979–1982 Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo 3 episodes
1983 The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries Additional voices Episode: "The Mark Of Scooby/The Crazy Carnival Caper"
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show Episode: "Wedding Bell Boos!"
1986 Scooby's Mystery Funhouse 1 episode
2002 Scooby-Doo! Winter Wonderdog Velma Dinkley (voice) Direct-to-video
2003 Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire
2003 Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 278. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Super '70s and '80s: "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"—Nicole David (Jaffe) (Velma 1, 1969-74)".
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Morris Agency engulfs Triad". 19 October 1992.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Nicole David Exits WME; Top Talent Agent Who Voiced 'Scooby-Doo's Velma Eyes Next Chapter". 5 February 2013.
  5. ^ [1][dead link]

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