Joan Gerber

Joan "Joanie" Gerber (July 29, 1935 – August 22, 2011) was an American voice actress who provided voices for a variety of cartoons. She was the voice of Irma Boyle in Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, Medusa on The New Fantastic Four, Blueberry Muffin and Apple Dumplin' in The World of Strawberry Shortcake, Richie's mom and Irona the Robot Maid on Richie Rich and Betina Beakly in DuckTales. Gerber's most challenging voice role was "all the children in a Japanese train wreck" for a Godzilla television episode. She voiced Freddy the Flute and other characters for H.R. Pufnstuf, and identified Freddy as a favorite role. She also voiced Ozma, the Queen of Oz, in the TV special Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz. She was described as talented and possessing a "golden throat" and a "splendid singing voice". She also voiced a syndicated series of roughly one-minute radio spots, "The Story Lady," that parodied children's programming.