Barbara Goodson

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Barbara Goodson (Born August 16, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York)^[1] is an American voice actress known for her dubbing of various anime, as well as doing the voice of Rita Repulsa in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers: Zeo, and Power Rangers in Space.

Goodson has live-action Power Rangers voice-over credits. In addition to Rita Repulsa, she has also voiced both Prince Sprocket and Orbus in Power Rangers: Zeo (and with her also doing the voice of Rita had at least 3 credits listed in the show's end credits), and also did the female voice of Mandilok in Power Rangers: Wild Force. She also did the voice of Ladyborg in Beetleborgs Metallix.

As for her anime dubbing, she has done voices in such shows as Tekkaman Blade, Dragon Ball, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, and FLCL. She was also the first woman to dub Kiki's mom in Kiki's Delivery Service.

Notable roles

Anime

• Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy: Sentaro Kawanishi
• Akira: Kaori (as Barbara Larsen)
• Battle B-Daman: Terry (2nd)
• Bleach: Numb Chandelier
• Chirin no Suzu/Ringing Bell: Chirin (lamb)
• Cyborg 009: Cathy, Jimmy's mother (2001 series)
• Daigunder: Akira Akebono
• DearS: Baker's Wife
• Digimon: T.K.'s Mom, Salamon, Additional Characters
• Disgaea: Laharl
• Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds: Milady
• Doomed Megalopolis: Keiko
• Dragon Ball: Son Goku (Zero) (Harmony Gold dub)
• Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure: Akane Yamano
• Ergo Proxy: Lacan
• Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals: Queen Lenna
• Figure 17: Rin Ibaragi
• FLCL: Nandaba Naota
• Flint the Time Detective: Petra Fina/Mrs. Iknow, Getalong
• Fushigi Yūgi: Miboshi
• G-Force: Guardians of Space: Agatha June, Pee Wee
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Maruta, Prime Minister Yoko Kayabuki
• Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics: Grandma
• Jungle De Ikou: Rongo/Takuma
• Kikaider: Masaru Komyoji
• Kyo Kara Maoh!: Doria, Queen Bear Bee (Ep. 18), Rick
• Laputa: Castle in the Sky - Pazu / additional voices (original English dub) (as Bertha Greene)
• Love Hina: Mitsune 'Kitsune' Konno
• Magic Knight Rayearth: Alcyone, Sang Yung
• Maple Town: Bobby Bear, Mama Rabbit, Mikey Mole
• Mermaid Forest: Old Lady
• Metropolis: Enmy
• Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit - Torogai
• My Favorite Fairy Tales
• Naruto - Grandma Sansho
• Naruto Shippuden - Chiyo
• Noozles: Kelly Brown
• The Prince of Tennis: Sumire Ryuzaki
• Robotech: Marie Crystal, Sera
• Samurai Champloo: Ogin, Madam, Additional Voices
• Tekkaman Blade: Star Summers
• Tenchi Muyo!: The Daughter of Darkness (Manatsu no Eve): Child Yosho, Yuzuha
• Tenchi Muyo! GXP: Ryoko Balta
• Vampire Hunter D: Doris Lang
• Windaria: Princess Veronica
• Wolf's Rain: Hanabito
• X: Saya Monou
• Zillion: Burning Night: Apple

Non-anime roles

• Avatar: The Last Airbender: Mom
• Buttons & Rusty: Buttons Bear
• Cats Don't Dance: Various characters
• Fraggle Rock: Red Fraggle, Wingnut Doozer
• Fly Me to the Moon: Maggot 3
• G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Various characters
• Golden Girl: Onyx, Moth Lady
• Katy Caterpillar: Katy
• The Kids from Room 402: Mrs. Bellancough
• Kissyfur: Various characters
• Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure: Darling
• Lucky Luke: Three Hillbilly Women
• Oliver Twist: Princess Annushka
• The Ren and Stimpy Show: High Fashion Log Girl
• Rover Dangerfield: Farm Voices
• The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs: Various characters
• Spider-Man: The Animated Series: Dr. Ashley Kafka
• What's with Andy?: Mrs. Weebles
• Wildfire: Various characters
• Wisdom of the Gnomes: Various characters
• The Wizard: Billy
• Wolf Rock TV: Mayor's Wife

Live-action roles

• Beetleborgs Metallix: Ladyborg (voice)
• MMPR/PRZ/PRIS: Rita Repulsa (voice)
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: - Turbanshell (voice, uncredited)
• Power Rangers: Zeo: Prince Sprocket, Orbus (voices, credited), Somnibot (voice, uncredited)
• Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy: Icy Angel (voice)
• Power Rangers: Time Force: Notacon (voice)
• Power Rangers: Wild Force: Mandilok (Upper Mouth (Female Voice)) (voice)

Video games

• Aedis Eclipse: Generation of Chaos - Gon
• Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed: Spike (uncredited)
• Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana: Additional voices (uncredited)
• Brave Fencer Musashi: Kojiro
• Dead Head Fred
• Disgaea: Hour of Darkness: Laharl
• Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories: Laharl
• Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice: Laharl
• Grim Fandango: Lola
• Guild Wars Nightfall: Spearmarshal Kormir
• Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome: Laharl
• Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4: Chiyo
• Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3: Chiyo
• Phantom Brave: Laharl
• Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?: Moab Grunt (Boss), Laharl
• Soul Nomad & the World Eaters: Penn, Laharl
• Space Adventure Cobra: Dominique Royal, misc.
• Star Ocean: Till the End of Time: Ryoko Leingod, Dribe
• Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne: Lady Vashj
• World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade: Lady Vashj (Boss)

Documentaries

• Adventures in Voice Acting - Herself

References

External links

• Barbara Goodson at the Internet Movie Database
• Barbara Goodson at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia