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| Born | April Terri Winchell (1960-01-04)January 4, 1960 (age 65) Whitestone, New York, U.S. |
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April Terri Winchell[1] (born January 4, 1960) is an American voice actress and radio host. Since 1996, she has been the voice ofClarabelle Cow.
Born on January 4, 1960,[2] inWhitestone, New York,[3] but raised in theGreater Los Angeles Area[4] (primarilyWoodland Hills[5][6][7]), Winchell is the daughter of inventor, ventriloquist and comedianPaul Winchell and his second wife, actress-writerNina—née Ventimiglia[8][9]—Russell.[5] In her weblog writings and appearances on radio, Winchell describes her childhood with many references to the great talent of her father as well as the many disturbing incidents owing to his mental health issues.[10][11]
Winchell attendedSequoia Junior High School,North Central Michigan College.[12][5] andOrange Coast College, where, in August 1977, her "vivacious acting and full-throated singing" as the female lead in OCC's summer theater production of theMichael Stewart-Jerry Herman musical,Mack and Mabel, found an enthusiastic audience inLos Angeles Times critic Richard Buffum.[13]
Winchell's projects include the role of Sylvia inWander Over Yonder, a Disney Channel animated series featuringJack McBrayer in the title role. Created byThe Powerpuff Girls producersCraig McCracken andLauren Faust, the show chronicles the adventures of Wander and his trusty (and cynical) steed Sylvia, as they travel the universe. The series premiered on theDisney Channel in September 2013.[14]
As a voice actress, she has been heard in hundreds of animated television series, such asGoof Troop (as Peg Pete),Recess (as Mrs. Muriel Finster),House of Mouse andMickey Mouse Clubhouse (asClarabelle Cow),Bonkers (as Lucky's wife, Dyl Piquel),Pepper Ann (as title character's mom, Lydia Pearson),[15] andKids from Room 402 (as Miss Gracie Graves the school teacher, along with several other characters that appear on the show),The Legend of Tarzan (taking over forRosie O'Donnell as Terk in the original film),101 Dalmatians: The Series (asCruella De Vil), andSWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (as Molly Mange).
She has also voiced characters in numerous films, includingAntz,Who Framed Roger Rabbit,[16]Monsters University andRob Zombie'sThe Haunted World of El Superbeasto. Winchell portrayed the "Glendale Federal Bank" lady – a cranky, cynical customer alleviated by the service at her new bank – in a series of radio commercials, which Winchell wrote and directed herself. The commercials caught the attention ofRoseanne Barr, who hired her as a writer on Barr's eponymous sitcom.[16]
Besides her many contributions to radio advertising as a director, writer, and performer, Winchell also hosted a radio talk show program onKFI, a Los Angeles radio station. This weekend program aired for three years, and enjoyed the fastest growth audience in the history of the station. Subsequent to the end of this program in November 2002, she appeared semi-regularly on theAskMr. KABC program, onKABC, an AM station also in Los Angeles – until the show ended in February 2007.
In 2005, Winchell signed a deal with U.S. pay-TV serviceHBO to develop and host a show onSirius Satellite Radio. However, on her official website on May 3, 2006, she announced that negotiations had stalled out between HBO and Sirius, leaving her program in limbo.
On March 16, 2007, she returned to semi-regular radio appearances onThe Marc "Mr. K" Germain Show onKTLK-AM (the new show hosted by the former Mr. KABC) and appeared twice a month. (Her appearances on Germain's show are available at her website in addition to KTLK's website.) During March, Winchell was "banned for life" fromKABC (AM) in Los Angeles at the behest of ABC radio hostBill O'Reilly, over a retelling of an occurrence she dubbed "Croissantgate" (KABC provided Bill O'Reilly with croissants that were not fresh enough for his taste, causing a commotion at the station).
As a musical theater actress, Winchell starred asAdo Annie in the Columbia Artists revival ofOklahoma!, and appeared oppositeKevin Spacey inGypsy.
Winchell wrote and starred as "Sheila Sands" in her show at theRoxy Theatre in Los Angeles to sold out crowds. The show was produced byLily Tomlin andJane Wagner, who discovered her atCafe Largo in Hollywood. Winchell reprised the character to open forBrad Garrett at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in 2013.
She has also been a frequent panelist on the live-stage version ofWhat's My Line at theAcme Comedy Theatre in Hollywood.
In 1992, Winchell and her then-husband Mick Kuisel formed Radio Savant Productions, a radio advertising production company.[1][17] Since that time, Winchell has received many awards including Cannes, Clio, The $100,000 Mercury Award[18] and The International Grand Andy (bestowed by The Association of Independent Commercial Producers) – it was the only time the Andy was given for radio. Winchell also provided the award-winning radio and television advertising for Big Bear Mountain Resorts for over 20 years.
In October 2009, Winchell (under the pseudonym "Helen Killer") launched Regretsy, ablog website which satirizedEtsy.[19] Within four days, the site had received nearly 90 million hits.[citation needed] This huge viral success caught the attention ofRandom House, who subsequently won a bidding war to publish a book based around the Regretsy website. The book, which was published April 6, 2010, features humorous and bizarre crafts and artwork from several different artists, as well as essays about Winchell's personal life, childhood and own crafting failures.[20] As of March 1, 2012, the Regretsy site had raised over $200,000 for charitable causes.[21] The popularity of Regretsy's "Not RemotelySteampunk" section even inspired a viral "chap hop" music video.[22] Winchell ceased updating Regretsy on February 1, 2013.[23]
Winchell made several appearances on early episodes of the internet broadcast series "Talk Radio One," interviewed by former Los Angeles radio personality Marc Germain. She became a weekly guest on the series beginning in 2017.
Winchell worked on the 1996 video gameToonstruck in which she voiced a number of characters including Ms. Fit, Polly, Punisher Polly and Dr. Payne's Receptionist. Not only did she voice the characters but she has also worked as casting and dialogue director for the game. She also worked as a punch writer forRecess: School's Out and wrote three episodes of the American sitcomRoseanne.
Winchell andKevin Spacey dated after high school.[24][25] She is married to John Foley.[citation needed]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1972–1973 | Kid Power | Connie | |
| 1992 | Defenders of Dynatron City | Additional voices | TV special |
| Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream | Helga | ||
| Darkwing Duck | Bianca Beakley | ||
| 1992–1993 | Goof Troop | Peg Pete, various voices | 77 episodes |
| 1993 | Tom & Jerry Kids | Additional voices | Episode: "Penthouse Mouse/12 Angry Sheep/The Ant Attack" |
| Marsupilami | Episode: "A Spotless Record/A Boy and His Crab/Mars vs. Man" | ||
| Problem Child | |||
| Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby | Additional voices | Television film | |
| 1993–1994 | Bonkers | Dyl Piquel | 20 episodes |
| SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | Molly Mange | 5 episodes | |
| 1994 | Aladdin | Woman | Episode: "The Flawed Couple" |
| 1995 | Bump in the Night | Auntie Matta, Princess, the Cute Dolls | Episodes: "Auntie Matta" and "Beauty and the Bump" |
| The Magic School Bus | Mrs. Perlstein | Episode: "Going Batty" | |
| The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show | Various characters | 8 episodes | |
| 1995–1999 | Timon & Pumbaa | Additional voices | 7 episodes |
| 1996 | Gargoyles | Shauna Coyle | Episode: "Broadway Goes to Hollywood"[26] |
| Earthworm Jim | Ilene | Episode: "Lounge Day's Journey into Night" | |
| Quack Pack | Female Viking, various voices | 2 episodes | |
| 1996–1997 | Mighty Ducks | Tanya | 26 episodes |
| Jungle Cubs | Various characters | 4 episodes | |
| 1996–1998 | The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | Miss C. / Baby Casper | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | The Blues Brothers: The Animated Series | Various characters | |
| Johnny Bravo | Episode: "Johnny Bravo/Jungle Boy in 'Mr. Monkeyman'/Johnny Bravo and the Amazon Women" | ||
| Nightmare Ned | Queen Ant | Episode: "Ants" | |
| Extreme Ghostbusters | The Waitress | Episode: "The Jersey Devil" | |
| 1997–1998 | 101 Dalmatians: The Series | Cruella De Vil | 61 episodes |
| 1997–2000 | Pepper Ann | Lydia Pearson | 45 episodes |
| 1997–2001 | Recess | Muriel Finster | 21 episodes |
| 1998 | Hercules | Amazon Guard | Episode: "Hercules and the Girdle of Hippolyte" |
| Men in Black: The Series | Troy's Mother | Episode: "The Quick Clone Syndrome" | |
| All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series | Tiffany | Episode: "Bess and Itchy's Dog School Reunion" | |
| 1998–1999 | Mad Jack the Pirate | Additional voices | 13 episodes |
| CatDog | Sadie, Space Grannies | 2 episodes[26] | |
| 1998–2001 | Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Various voices | 3 episodes[26] |
| 1999 | The Wild Thornberrys | Gemsbok #2 | Episode: "Rain Dance"[26] |
| Cow and Chicken | Receptionist, Meter Maid | Episode: "The Full Mounty"[26] | |
| 1999–2000 | Mickey Mouse Works | Clarabelle Cow | 10 episodes |
| Kids from Room 402 | Gracie Graves | [26] | |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Pwerta | Episode: "Stress Test"[26] |
| Rugrats | Argenta | Episode: "Don't Poop on My Parade"[26] | |
| 2000–2001 | Clerks: The Animated Series | Judge | 4 episodes |
| 2001–2003 | House of Mouse | Clarabelle Cow | 28 episodes |
| The Legend of Tarzan | Terk / Bibi's Mother | 37 episodes | |
| 2001–2004 | Lloyd in Space | Nora Nebulon | 35 episodes[26] |
| 2002 | Totally Spies! | Ms. Catherine Brooks, Principal Vegan | Episode: "Silicon Valley Girls" |
| Ozzy & Drix | Lunchlady | Episode: "Gas of Doom"[26] | |
| Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe In Santa | Nana | Television film[26] | |
| 2002–2003 | Teamo Supremo | Hypnotheria | |
| 2003 | The Mummy | Aglaophone #1 | Episode: "The Enemy of My Enemy" |
| Rocket Power | Announcer | Episode: "Cinco de Twisto/Saving Lt. Ryan" | |
| 2003–2006 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Mrs. Edmonds, Aunt Stacy | 35 episodes |
| 2003; 2007 | Kim Possible | Bernice, Miss Hatchet, Trisha | 8 episodes |
| 2004 | Fatherhood | Ms. Huffington | Episode: "Love me Dude" |
| As Told by Ginger | Cleaning Lady | Episode: "A Lesson in Tightropes"[26] | |
| 2006 | Bratz | Gertrude | Episode: "Survivor" |
| Catscratch | Various Characters | Episode: "Mall Adjusted/Clan Destiny" | |
| The X's | Episode: "Accidental Hero/Untitled" | ||
| 2006–2007 | Eloise: The Animated Series | 5 episodes | |
| Legion of Super Heroes | Winema Wazzo | 2 episodes[27] | |
| 2006–2016 | Mickey Mouse Clubhouse | Clarabelle Cow | 52 episodes |
| 2007 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Mrs. Slither | Episode: "Detention X"[26] |
| Slacker Cats | Additional voices | Episode: "Mexico" | |
| 2007–2008 | Tak & the Power of Juju | Donna | 3 episodes[26] |
| 2009–2014 | Phineas and Ferb | Blanca Dishon, Mona,Princess Leia | [26] |
| 2009 | King of the Hill | Various characters | Episode: "Uncool Customer" |
| 2010–2011 | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Helga | [26] |
| 2011 | Curious George | Chilla DeWinter, Melanie | 2 episodes |
| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Weena | Episode: "Night Fright"[26] | |
| Fish Hooks | Lady Eelbottom | Episode: "Oscar Makes an Impression"[26] | |
| 2011–2014 | Jake and the Never Land Pirates | Singsong Bird, Slippery Serpent | 4 episodes |
| 2011–present | Minnie's Bow-Toons | Clarabelle Cow | 40 episodes |
| 2012 | Robot and Monster | Grandma, Arpa Default | 4 episodes[26] |
| 2012–2015 | Gravity Falls | Ma Duskerton | 3 episodes[26] |
| 2013 | Ben 10: Omniverse | Queen Voratia Rumbletum | Episode: "Tummy Trouble"[26] |
| Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Mistress Mugan | Episode: "Tigress Tale"[26] | |
| Monsters vs. Aliens | Soap Opera Alien, Educational Television | Episode: "Educational Television"[26] | |
| 2013–2016 | Wander Over Yonder | Sylvia | Main role[26] |
| 2014–2015 | Breadwinners | Mama Monster | [26] |
| 2015 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Riddle Sphinx | 2 episodes |
| 2016–2018 | Mickey Mouse | Clarabelle Cow | 3 episodes |
| 2017–2021 | Mickey and the Roadster Racers | 33 episodes[26] | |
| 2017 | Sofia the First | The Dutchess/Windy | 2 episodes |
| 2018–2021 | DuckTales | Black Heron, Zenith,Chip,Dale, Monterey Jack, Zipper, additional voices | 8 episodes[26] |
| 2019 | Amphibia | Tuti, Fens, Braddock | 3 episodes[26] |
| 2020 | DC Super Hero Girls | Antiope | Episode: "#AwesomeAuntAntiope" |
| 2020–2023 | The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse | Clarabelle Cow | Main cast |
| 2021 | Kid Cosmic | Krosh | 3 episodes |
| Mickey's Tale of Two Witches | Clarabelle Cow | Television special[26] | |
| Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas | Clarabelle Cow | Television special[26] | |
| 2021–2025 | Mickey Mouse Funhouse | Clarabelle Cow | Main cast[26] |
| 2022 | The Cuphead Show! | Hoagie Mom, Kindly Old Woman, Head Penguin | 2 episodes |
| 2025 | Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ | Clarabelle Cow | Main cast |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Hare Raising Havoc | Baby Herman, Mrs. Herman | |
| 1996 | Animated Storybook: Toy Story | Scrabble Narrator | |
| Toonstruck | Ms. Fit, Polly | [26] | |
| 1998 | Disney's Math Quest with Aladdin | Bizarrah | |
| 2008 | Disney Think Fast | Clarabelle Cow | |
| 2010 | Epic Mickey | ||
| 2011 | Kinect Disneyland Adventures | Queen of Hearts | |
| 2012 | Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two | Clarabelle Cow |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | Limboland | Various | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1996 | Grace Under Fire | Ms. Salem | Episode: "Grace Tests Out" |
| 1999 | Time of Your Life | Karen | Episode: "The Time She Got Mobbed" |
| 2002 | That '80s Show | Mrs. Nealon | Episode: "After the Kiss" |
Inspired by the category 'Things That Are Not Steampunk' on Regretsy
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