Teresa Ganzel
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Teresa Ganzel | |
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Born | |
Other names | Teresa Ganzel-Davis |
Occupation | Actress, comedienne |
Years active | 1981–present |
Agent | Arlene Thornton and Associates[1] |
Spouse(s) | Richard Davis (2004–present)[citation needed] |
Teresa Ganzel (born March 23, 1957, in Toledo, Ohio) is an American actress and comedienne.[citation needed]
Career[]
Ganzel is probably known best as a recurring cast member of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in the role of the Matinee Lady in the popular "Tea Time Movie" skits. She has often played stereotypical ditzy blonde bimbo roles, including as Greedy Gretchen in the Three's Company episode "Lies My Roommate Told Me" (1981), National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982), the film The Toy (1982) with Jackie Gleason and Richard Pryor, and the Married... with Children episode "A Three Job, No Income Family" (1989).[citation needed]
In 1984, Ganzel played another young and ditzy blonde, Sheree Winkler, in the short-lived sitcom The Duck Factory, which introduced a young Jim Carrey to American audiences.[citation needed] She was a frequent game show celebrity in the 1980s, particularly on the $25,000 and $100,000 incarnations of Pyramid, as well as a recurring celebrity on the 1986–1989 version of Hollywood Squares. She also appeared as a celebrity in the game show pilot for Money in the Blank (1987).[citation needed]
Ganzel has had several voice-over roles on cartoons, animated movies, and series, notably Cow and Chicken, The Emperor's New School, Monsters, Inc., Goof Troop, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Rugrats, and Horton Hears a Who!. Her first venture into voice acting was playing Kitty Glitter in Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats. Her best-known role in animation, Miss Vavoom, is an homage to all of the sexy film stars, singers, and damsels in distress who served as Droopy's love interest in the Tex Avery cartoons. Ganzel appears in Tom & Jerry Kids and Droopy, Master Detective.[citation needed]
In 2010, Ganzel played a principal role in the off-Broadway production of Viagara Falls (2010) after appearing in the same role, Jacqueline Tempest, in productions of the play staged in other cities.[2][3]
On April 20, 2016, Ganzel appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast.[citation needed]
Reputation[]
TV writer Mark Evanier has opined:
"[Ganzel] took the Matinee Lady from being someone to be ogled and laughed-at because her I.Q. was lower than her bra-size to being a skilled comic actress playing that kind of character...This all may wind up to a tiny milestone in the evolution of women on TV but I think it's quite real and that Teresa deserves some real credit."[4]
Selected roles[]
- Three's Company (1981) (TV Series) ... Greedy Gretchen
- My Favorite Year (1982) ... Dumpling
- The Toy (1982) ... Fancy Bates
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ... Tea Time Movie Lady (1982–1991)
- National Lampoon Goes to the Movies (1982) ... Diana
- The Duck Factory (1984) (TV series) ... Mrs. Sheree Winkler
- Three's a Crowd (1985) (TV series) ... Greedy Gretchen
- Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)... Elizabeth Ellison
- Newhart (1986) (TV series) ... Kathy Newman (episode: "Torn Between Three Brothers")
- Fresno (1986) (TV miniseries) ... Bobbi Jo Bobb
- Roxie (1987) (TV series) ... Marcie McKinley
- Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats (1987) (animated TV movie) ... Kitty Glitter
- The New Yogi Bear Show (1988) ... Additional voices
- Mama's Family (1989) ... Heather
- Married... with Children (1989) ... Heather (episode: "A Three Job, No Income Family")
- The Dave Thomas Comedy Show (1990) ... Regular
- Tom & Jerry Kids (1990–94) ... Miss Vavoom and others
- Droopy, Master Detective (1993–94) ... Miss Vavoom
- Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1998) ... Livia Sterling Randolph (episode: "A New Leaf: Part 2")
- I Am Weasel (1998) ... Loullabelle
- Rugrats (1998) ... Colleen McNulty (episode: "A Very McNulty Birthday")
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) ... Betty (voice)
- Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004) ... Liz
- EverQuest II (2004 computer game) ... 13 voice roles
- The Emperor's New School (2006) ... Princess Lalala
- Surf's Up (2007) ... Female Penguin #2s
- Horton Hears a Who! (2008) ... Female Who #2
- Wall·e (2008) ... Additional voices
- Up (2009) ... Additional voices
- Random! Cartoons (2009) ... Lulu
- Toy Story 3 (2010) ... Additional voices
- Monsters University (2013) ... Gladys
- Inside Out (2015) ... Additional voices
- Despicable Me 3 (2017) ... Additional voices
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Welcome to Arlene Thornton Agency".
- ^ Genzilinger. Neil. "Two Guys Trying Their Best to Grow Old Disgracefully". The New York Times. July 26, 2010
- ^ "'Viagra Falls': Hilarious comedy return to the desert". Desert Entertainer. Retrieved on 2011-07-25 from http://www.desertentertainer.com/articles/2009/01/08/entertainment/desert_nightlife/doc49663a1ee9d66163986371.txt.
- ^ "Smart-Funny - News From ME". newsfromme.com. 2017-06-17.
Bibliography[]
External links[]
- 1957 births
- Living people
- American women comedians
- American voice actresses
- American film actresses
- American stage actresses
- American television actresses
- Actresses from Toledo, Ohio
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- 20th-century American comedians
- 21st-century American comedians
- Comedians from Ohio