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June Foray
	; Foray in 1952
Born	June Lucille Forer; September 18, 1917; Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	July 26, 2017 (aged 99); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations	Voice actress and radio personality
Years active	1929–2014
Notable work	Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Natasha Fatale, Nell Fenwick, Cindy-Lou Who, Granny from the Tweety cartoons, Witch Hazel, Jokey Smurf, Magica De Spell from DuckTales, Grammi Gummi, and others
Board member of	ASIFA-Hollywood
Spouses	Bernard Barondess (m. 1941; div. 1953); Hobart Donovan (m. 1955; died 1976)
Awards	Daytime Emmy Awards; 2012 Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program; The Garfield Show; Annie Awards; 1996 and 1997 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Television Production; The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries; 1974 Inkpot Award

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June Foray (born June Lucille Forer; September 18, 1917 – July 26, 2017) was an American voice actress and radio personality, best known as the voice of such animated characters as Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Natasha Fatale, Nell Fenwick, Lucifer from Disney's Cinderella, Cindy-Lou Who, Jokey Smurf, Granny from the Warner Bros. cartoons directed by Friz Freleng, Grammi Gummi from Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears series, and Magica De Spell, among many others.

She voiced Wheezy and Lena Hyena in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Roles

Wheezy

Wheezy
Lena Hyena

Lena Hyena

Gallery

Foray in 1978

Foray in 1978

References

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[1] June Foray obituary | US television | The Guardian

[2] June Foray Was One of the Greatest Voice Actors of All Time

[3] Inkpot Awards - Comic-Con International

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-June Foray (September 18, 1917 - July 26, 2017) was an American voice actress. She played the role of [[Wheezy]] and [[Lena Hyena|Lena]] [[Lena Hyena|Hyena]] in the film, [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)|Who]] [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)|Framed]] [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)|Roger]] [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)|Rabbit]].
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+|Row 2 title  = Died
+|Row 2 info   = July 26, 2017 (aged 99)<br>Los Angeles, California, U.S.
+|Row 3 title  = Occupations
+|Row 3 info   = Voice actress and radio personality
+|Row 4 title  = Years active
+|Row 4 info   = 1929–2014<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jul/30/june-foray-obituary June Foray obituary | US television | The Guardian]</ref><ref>[https://www.vulture.com/2017/07/june-foray-was-one-of-the-greatest-voice-actors-of-all-time.html June Foray Was One of the Greatest Voice Actors of All Time]</ref>
+|Row 5 title  = Notable work
+|Row 5 info   = [[w:c:rockyandbullwinkle:Rocky J. Squirrel|Rocky the Flying Squirrel]], [[w:c:rockyandbullwinkle:Natasha Fatale|Natasha Fatale]], [[w:c:rockyandbullwinkle:Nell Fenwick|Nell Fenwick]], [[w:c:seuss:Cindy-Lou Who|Cindy-Lou Who]], [[w:c:looneytunes:Granny|Granny]] from the [[Tweety]] cartoons, [[w:c:looneytunes:Witch Hazel|Witch Hazel]], [[w:c:smurfs:Jokey Smurf|Jokey Smurf]], [[w:c:disney:Magica De Spell|Magica De Spell]] from ''[[w:c:disney:DuckTales|DuckTales]]'', [[w:c:disney:Grammi Gummi|Grammi Gummi]], and others
+|Row 6 title  = Board member of
+|Row 6 info   = ASIFA-Hollywood
+|Row 7 title  = Spouses
+|Row 7 info   = Bernard Barondess (m. 1941; div. 1953)<br>Hobart Donovan (m. 1955; died 1976)
+|Row 8 title  = Awards
+|Row 8 info   = '''Daytime Emmy Awards'''<br>2012 Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program<br>''[[w:c:garfield:The Garfield Show|The Garfield Show]]''<br>'''Annie Awards'''<br>1996 and 1997 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Television Production<br>''[[w:c:looneytunes:The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries|The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries]]''<br>1974 Inkpot Award<ref>[https://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot/ Inkpot Awards - Comic-Con International]</ref>
+}}
+'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (born '''June Lucille Forer'''; September 18, 1917 – July 26, 2017) was an American voice actress and radio personality, best known as the voice of such animated characters as [[w:c:rockyandbullwinkle:Rocky J. Squirrel|Rocky the Flying Squirrel]], [[w:c:rockyandbullwinkle:Natasha Fatale|Natasha Fatale]], [[w:c:rockyandbullwinkle:Nell Fenwick|Nell Fenwick]], [[w:c:disney:Lucifer|Lucifer]] from Disney's ''[[w:c:disney:Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'', [[w:c:seuss:Cindy-Lou Who|Cindy-Lou Who]], [[w:c:smurfs:Jokey Smurf|Jokey Smurf]], [[w:c:looneytunes:Granny|Granny]] from the [[Warner Bros.]] cartoons directed by Friz Freleng, [[w:c:disney:Grammi Gummi|Grammi Gummi]] from ''[[w:c:disney:Adventures of the Gummi Bears|Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]'' series, and [[w:c:disney:Magica De Spell|Magica De Spell]], among many others.
+She voiced [[Wheezy]] and [[Lena Hyena]] in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)|Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''.
+== Roles ==
+<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center">
+Wheezy clean.jpg|Wheezy
+Lenahyena.gif|Lena Hyena
+</gallery>
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery>
+June foray.jpg|<center>Foray in 1978</center>
+</gallery>
+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}
+== External links ==
+* [https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/June-Foray/ June Foray] at Behind The Voice Actors
+* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1205866-June-Foray June Foray] at Discogs
+* [[w:c:disney:June Foray|June Foray]] at [[w:c:disney|Disney Wiki]]
+* [[w:c:seuss:June Foray|June Foray]] at [[w:c:seuss|Dr. Seuss Wiki]]
+* [[w:c:garfield:June Foray|June Foray]] at [[w:c:garfield|Garfield Wiki]]
+* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004931/ June Foray] at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
+* [[w:c:looneytunes:June Foray|June Foray]] at [[w:c:looneytunes|Looney Tunes Wiki]]
+* [[w:c:nickelodeon:June Foray|June Foray]] at [[w:c:nickelodeon|Nickipedia, the Nickelodeon Wiki]]
+* [[w:c:rockyandbullwinkle:June Foray|June Foray]] at [[w:c:rockyandbullwinkle|Rocky and Bullwinkle Wiki]]
+* [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/june_foray June Foray] at Rotten Tomatoes
+* [https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/126048 June Foray] at SecondHandSongs
+* [[w:c:simpsons:June Foray|June Foray]] at [[w:c:simpsons|Simpsons Wiki]]
+* [[w:c:smurfs:June Foray|June Foray]] at [[w:c:smurfs|Smurfs Wiki]]
+* [https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15098-june-foray June Foray] at The Movie Database (TMDB)
+* [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/JuneForay June Foray] at TV Tropes
+* [[w:c:warnerbros:June Foray|June Foray]] at [[w:c:warnerbros|Warner Bros. Entertainment Wiki]]
+{{Wikipedia}}
+[[Category:Deceased people]]
+[[Category:People]]
+[[Category:Voice actresses]]

June Foray
Foray in 1952
Born	June Lucille Forer September 18, 1917 Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	July 26, 2017 (aged 99) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations	Voice actress and radio personality
Years active	1929–2014^[1]^[2]
Notable work	Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Natasha Fatale, Nell Fenwick, Cindy-Lou Who, Granny from the Tweety cartoons, Witch Hazel, Jokey Smurf, Magica De Spell from DuckTales, Grammi Gummi, and others
Board member of	ASIFA-Hollywood
Spouses	Bernard Barondess (m. 1941; div. 1953) Hobart Donovan (m. 1955; died 1976)
Awards	Daytime Emmy Awards 2012 Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program The Garfield Show Annie Awards 1996 and 1997 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Television Production The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries 1974 Inkpot Award^[3]