American actress
Susan Silo (born July 27, 1942) is an American actress who is known for her work in voice-over roles.
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Early life
Susan Silo was born in New York City. Both her parents were actors Jon Silo and Ruth Silo.
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Career
Her acting career started in television on the episode "The Dick Clark Show" of
The Jack Benny Show . Silo co-starred with
Larry Blyden , Dawn Nickerson and Diahn Williams in the
NBC sitcom
Harry's Girls , about a vaudeville troupe touring Europe.
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Her first TV appearance was when she entered and won a contest over 350 people who auditioned across the US, at age 15, to sing (Mr. Wonderful) on
The Jerry Lewis Show on November 5, 1957. She also made guest appearances in episodes of numerous TV series from the 1960s to the 1990s, including
Alfred Hitchcock Presents ,
Hawaiian Eye ,
McHale's Navy ,
Route 66 ,
Gunsmoke ,
Bonanza , Wagon Train,
Have Gun Will Travel ,
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis ,
Sea Hunt ,
Ripcord ,
Hazel ,
Combat! ,
Batman ,
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ,
The Love Boat ,
L.A. Law and
The Wild Wild West . In 1964, Silo appeared in an episode of
Jack Palance 's
The Greatest Show on Earth . She also played Rita Lane on
Gunsmoke in 1969.
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Susan Silo is a successful voice actress, and she teaches workshops in this field and lectures all over the country. She is also a successful singer, which she has brought to her work in cartoons. Silo began her voice-acting career as a talking cow in a series of Land O' Lakes Margarine commercials for over ten years. In addition, she has done animated cartoon voices for
Hanna-Barbera ,
Marvel ,
Disney ,
Ruby-Spears ,
DIC ,
Film Roman ,
Murakami Wolf Swenson and many others.
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Her famous roles are
Wuya the Witch in
Xiaolin Showdown , Sartana of the Dead in
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera , Dr Karbunkle in
Biker Mice from Mars ,
White Queen on
Pryde of the X-Men , multiple voices on
What A Cartoon , Sue on
Pac-Man and Tess on
Zazoo U . She also played the roles of Mama Mousekewitz in
Fievel's American Tails and Petaluma in
The Smurfs .
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She has also done voices for video games, such as
Crash Tag Team Racing and
X-Men (arcade game) , where she reprised the White Queen. She later voiced Auntie Roon on
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee and Flamestrike in
Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight in 2008.
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In 2009, she guest-starred as the cat empress Neferkitty on
The Garfield Show , episode "The Curse of the Cat People" and reprised the character in 2012, in the episode "Revenge of the Cat People". In 2014, Silo played Yin on
Nickelodeon 's
The Legend of Korra .
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Personal life
Silo was married to actor
Burr DeBenning , who died in 2003. They have two sons together.
[18] Later she married Michael Irwin Nave.
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Filmography
Anime roles
Animated roles
2 Stupid Dogs – Additional voices
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Fisherman's Wife (Ep.12)
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series – Fang
Back at the Barnyard – Old Woman, Old Lady, Aunt Suki
Biker Mice from Mars (2006) – Dr. Karbunkle, Native #2, Alien #1, additional voices
Blaze and the Monster Machines – Granny Car 1, Granny Car 2, Grammy (Episode: "Rocket Ski Rescue" and "Race Car Superstar")
Captain Planet and the Planeteers – Additional voices
CB Bears – Zelda the Ostrich
ChalkZone – Stinky Witch, Ladybug (Episode: "Insect Aside")
Channel Umptee-3 – Polly
Curious George – Nettie Pisghetti, Marie Curie, Veterinarian, Queen, Elicee, Baby
Daisy-Head Mayzie – Ms. Sneetcher
Darkwing Duck – Neptunia
Droopy, Master Detective – Additional voices
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera – Sartana of the Dead
Fievel's American Tails – Mama Mousekewitz
Foofur – Mrs. Escrow
Garfield and Friends – Additional voices
Inhumanoids – Sandra Shore
James Bond Jr. – Miss Fortune, Phoebe Farragut
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks – Miss Nanny
Jumanji – Additional voices
Kidd Video – She-Lion
Kissyfur – Ralph Packrat
Niko and the Sword of Light – Dolphin Queen, Shrimp Trooper
Ozzy & Drix – Cryo
Pac-Man – Sue
Pryde of the X-Men –
White Queen
Richie Rich – Mrs. Regina Rich
Ring Raiders – Siren
Robot Chicken – Dorothy Zbornak, Louis' Sister, Girl (Ep. "Cracked China")
Robotix – Compucore, Narra
Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire – Additional Voices
TaleSpin – Airplane Jane, Girl with Map, Mary Lamb
Tarantula – Additional Voices (Ep. "Pajattery")
The Addams Family – Mrs. Quaint (in "Dead and Breakfast")
The Garfield Show – Neferkitty, Metalla
The Legend of Korra – Yin
The Legend of Prince Valiant – Barbarian's Mother
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee – Auntie Roon, additional voices
The Mask: The Animated Series – Selina Swint
The Pink Panther – Additional voices
The Rocketeer – Irma Philpot, Doris
The Smurfs – Petaluma
The Tick – Jet Valkyrie, Jungle Janet
The Mask: Animated Series – Additional Voices
The Tom and Jerry Show – Auntie Louella
The Twisted Adventures of Felix the Cat – Sausages, Mermaid on Bow, Additional voices
The Wizard of Oz – Munchkin Mayor
Tom and Jerry Kids – Additional voices
Toxic Crusaders – Mrs. Junko
Turbo FAST – Gypsy Moth
Xiaolin Showdown –
Wuya
Where's Waldo – Additional voices
W.I.T.C.H. – Miranda Beast, Slug (Season One)
Zazoo U – Tess
Television roles
Film roles
Video game roles
References
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"Kana's Korner – Interview with Susan Silo (2011)" . Youtube.com .
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"Friday Fun Abroad With "Harry Girls" " . The Lawton Constitution And Morning Press. January 1, 2020.
Archived from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020 .
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"Strike It Lucky!" . The Lawton Constitution And Morning Press. January 3, 2020.
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"TaleSpin: Volume 2 DVD Review" . Ultimate Disney. January 11, 2020.
Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
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"The Tick vs. Season One DVD Review" . Ultimate Disney. January 14, 2020.
Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
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"TaleSpin: Volume 2" . Ultimate Disney. January 16, 2020.
Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
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"Susan Silo" . January 6, 2020.
Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019 .
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"Harry's 3 Girls Will Charm You" . The Lawton Constitution And Morning Press. January 6, 2020.
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"Sea Hunt 50th Anniversary Podcast" . Podomatic. February 2, 2020.
Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020 .
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"Xiaolin Showdown Premieres On New Kids' WB! Sked" . Animation World Network. February 4, 2020.
Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2020 .
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"Having A Voice In The Industry" . Animation World Network. February 6, 2020.
Archived from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020 .
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"So You Want To Be An Actor" . The Lawton Constitution And Morning Press. February 8, 2020.
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"Behind The Voice Actors – Susan Silo" . December 16, 2019.
Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
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"The Desert Sun" . The Lawton Constitution And Morning Press. February 11, 2020.
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"The Advocate-Messenger" . The Lawton Constitution And Morning Press. February 13, 2020.
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"Susan Silo" . The Lawton Constitution And Morning Press. February 16, 2020.
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"The Star Press" . The Lawton Constitution And Morning Press. February 18, 2020.
^ Crawford, Bill (July 11, 1971).
"Burr DeBenning: A Sooner In Hollywood" . The Lawton Constitution And Morning Press . Oklahoma, Lawton. p. 57. Retrieved June 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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