Billie Lou Watt (June 20, 1924 – September 7, 2001) was an actress in theater and television, including several voice acting roles for commercials, anime and animated series. She is best known as the voice of the title characters of the 1960s anime series Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion, the character Elsie the Cow for Borden Cheese's TV commercials, and a live-action turn playing Ellie Harper Bergman on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow.
We did Superbook for CBN [Christian Broadcasting Network]. I felt that the interpretation of the Bible stories by the Japanese was great. It was very beautiful. The animation, though, while good, was not as good as Tezuka's. Ray [Owens] played in the soap operas that were being produced on CBN. It was when Ray flew down to Florida to do a week's worth of soaps that he found out about Superbook. [Taken from a 1995 interview with Billie Lou Watt]
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Fact
1
Met actor-husband Hal Studer while attending Northwestern University; they were married before graduation.
2
Won the Edgar Bergen Scholarship to Northwestern University's School of Speech.
3
Older sister, Elizabeth (1922-2014), was an English teacher.
4
Daughter of Edison Watt (1897-1979), who worked as an official at the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, and Floy (nee Smith) Watt (1892-1963), who worked in the adjustment department of Stix, Baer & Fuller in St. Louis for over 20 years.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Courage the Cowardly Dog
1999-2002
TV Series
Ma Bagge
The End of the Road
1998
Short
Helen
The Flying House
1982
TV Series
Justin Casey / Queen Herodias / Joab / ...
Search for Tomorrow
1980
TV Series
Ellie Bergman
The Tenth Level
1976
TV Movie
Jack and the Beanstalk
1974
Jack (English version, voice, uncredited)
Nagagutsu o haita neko
1969
Mouse Patriarch / Gideon / Blunderer
Taiyô no ôji Horusu no daibôken
1968
Prince (English version, voice)
Attack from Space
1965
TV Movie
Children (uncredited)
Kimba the White Lion
1965
TV Series
Kimba (1966) (English version, voice)
Gigantor
1964
TV Series
Jimmy Sparks
Astroboy
1963
TV Series
Astroboy
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1958
TV Series
From These Roots
1958
TV Series
Maggie Barker Weaver (1958-1961)
The Edge of Night
1956
TV Series
Florence Hatcher (1967)
The Billy Bean Show
1951
TV Series
Boss' daughter
Little Women
1946
TV Movie
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
SuperBook
TV Series written by - 5 episodes, 1983 writer - 3 episodes, 1982
The Flying House
1982
TV Series
Kimba the White Lion
1965
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Gigantor
1964
TV Series English language dialogue - uncredited
Astroboy
1963
TV Series English dialogue - uncredited
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Courage the Cowardly Dog
2002
TV Series in memory of - 6 episodes
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1999
Special Recognition
Aspen Shortsfest
Best Performance
The End of the Road (1998)
Known for movies
Search for Tomorrow (1980) as Ellie Bergman
Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999-2002) as Ma Bagge
The End of the Road (1998) as Helen
The Edge of Night (1956) as Florence Hatcher (1967)
$11 Million
