Debi Derryberry
{{Short description|American voice actress (born 1960)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Debi Derryberry
| image = File:Debi Derryberry (32536712501).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Derryberry at Animate Florida in 2016
| birth_date = {{Birthdate and age|1960|09|27}}
| birth_place = Indio, California, U.S.
| alma_mater = University of California, Los Angeles
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1986βpresent
| spouse = Ian Hall
| website = {{url|debiderryberry.com}}
}}
Debi Derryberry (born September 27, 1960){{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/112847960/?clipping_id=150495761|last=Hiernonymus|first=Clara|title=Production's Scout': Small and determined|work=The Tennessean|access-date=July 2, 2024|date=February 21, 1988}}{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2017 |title=Debi Derryberry on X: "Yes it's true, Sept 27 is my #birthday" |url=https://x.com/DebiDerryberry/status/912886332946395136 |website=Twitter}} is an American voice actress who has provided voices for a number of animations and video games. She is best known for voicing the titular protagonist of the Jimmy Neutron franchise.
Biography
Derryberry was born in Indio, California to a family of Hungarian Jewish descent. Her grandparents were Holocaust survivors.{{cite tweet |last=Derryberry |first=Debi |user=DebiDerryberry |number=984525773494042624 |date=April 12, 2018 |title=My grandfather and grandmother AKA Bubbie and Zeidi escaped being gassed to death. They came to the USA from Hungary and joined hundreds of thousands of other brave and frightened immigrants. #HolocaustRemembranceDay #NeverForget #NeverAgain |language=en |access-date=December 1, 2022}} After graduating from Indio High School in 1978,{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-desert-sun/141368209/|last=Fessier|first=Bruce|title=Not just for children Derryberry is a familiar voice on TV|work=The Desert Sun|access-date=March 2, 2024|date=August 18, 2006}} she attended the University of California, Los Angeles where she majored in kinesiology. After college, she moved to Nashville to become a country singer.{{cite web | url=https://celebrityparentsmag.com/celebrity-interview/debi-derryberry-talks-about-being-the-voice-of-jimmy-neutron-and-her-passion-project-baby-banana/ | title=Debi Derryberry Talks About Being the Voice of Jimmy Neutron and Her Passion Project, Baby Banana | date=July 16, 2021 }}
Her first acting role was as Skeeter in Hey Vern, It's Ernest! along with Jim Varney, which was filmed in 1987. She was also a body double for Scott Menville in Ernest Goes to Camp (1987). Scott's mother, Dorothy Menville, convinced Debi to try her hand at voice-overs. She sent her demo to several agents and casting directors, among whom Ginny McSwain who advised Debi to move back from Nashville to California and cast her as Jackie on Bobby's World.
Her voice roles include the title character from the first CGI film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and its CGI TV series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, Wednesday in Hanna-Barbera's The Addams Family, Tinker Bell on Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates, Nergal Jr. in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Jay Jay, Herky, Savannah, and Revvin' Evan from Jay Jay the Jet Plane (Following the death of Mary Kay Bergman), Tad on various LeapFrog animated videos and DVD's from 2003 to 2004, Coco Bandicoot in the Crash Bandicoot series, Draculaura in Monster High, and Maureen Murphy in F is for Family.
Derryberry was the voice of Clay in the Playhouse Disney segments presented in the early 2000s. In English language dubs of anime series, she provided the voice of Ryo-Ohki in Tenchi Muyo!. She received a Best Actress in a Comedy award at the American Anime Awards for her work as Zatch in Zatch Bell! and for Chica's Magic Rainbow in FNAF World Update 2.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-27/american-anime-awards|title=American Anime Awards Updates|work=Anime News Network|first=Christopher|last=Macdonald|date=February 27, 2007|access-date=May 11, 2016}}
Aside from her work as a voice actress, Derryberry worked on the 1993 film Free Willy as the stunt double for Jesse in some shots that showed Keiko who played Willy. She has provided the voices of a series of characters, mostly those of young boys and tomboyish girls. In addition, Derryberry has also provided voice-over for Ice Age: The Meltdown, as the voice of Wednesday Addams in the 1990s animated version of The Addams Family, Weenie and Catrina on Oswald, Taz's little brother Jake on Taz-Mania, Coco Bandicoot in the Crash Bandicoot video game series, and Clay in some Playhouse Disney segments.
She has also done voice work for comedic English language adaptations of anime titles such as Zatch Bell! in which she plays the titular character as well as his evil twin Zeno, and Ryo-Ohki, Yugi, and various other characters from several versions of the anime series Tenchi Muyo!.
Personal life
Filmography
=Animation=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of voice performances in animation ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes | ||||
| {{dts|1990|format=y}}–98 | Bobby's World | Jackie | Resume | |
| {{dts|1991|format=y}}–95 | Taz-Mania | Jake | rowspan="2" | | |
| {{dts|1992|format=y}}–93 | The Addams Family | Wednesday Addams | ||
| {{dts|1994}} | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Various characters | ||
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|1995}} | Life with Louie | Jeannie Harper | ||
| What-A-Mess | Daughter | |||
| {{dts|1996|format=y}}–99 | Jumanji | Judy Shepherd | Resume | |
| rowspan="3" | {{dts|1997}} | Johnny Bravo | rowspan="2" | Various characters | rowspan="2" | | |
| Cow and Chicken | ||||
| Bad Baby | Eubie / Kelly | |||
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|1998}} | CatDog | Various characters | ||
| Runaway Rocketboy! | Jimmy Neutron | Pilot | ||
| {{dts|2000}} | South Park | Miss Information
| | | ||
| {{dts|2001}} | Oswald | Weenie, Catrina, others | rowspan="2" | | |
| {{dts|2001}}–05 | Jay Jay the Jet Plane | Jay Jay, Savannah, Herky, Revvin Evan | replacing Mary Kay Bergman | |
| {{dts|2001|format=y}}–02 | Grim and Evil | Various characters | Resume | |
| {{dts|2002|format=y}}–06 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius | Jimmy Neutron, Amber, Nissa, others | rowspan="2" | | |
| {{dts|2002}} | Fillmore! | Various characters | ||
| {{dts|2002|format=y}}–07 | Playhouse Disney | Clay | Host | Resume |
| {{dts|2003|format=y}}–08 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Nergal Jr | ||
| {{dts|2003|format=y}}–2004 | LeapFrog video series | Tad (character) | ||
| {{dts|2003}} | Castle in the Sky | Sheeta (Young), Madge, Additional Voices | Disney dub | |
| {{dts|2004|format=y}}–06 | The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour | Jimmy Neutron | crossover episodes | rowspan="3" | |
| {{dts|2004}} | Stroker and Hoop | Jack's Girl, Miss Squash Casserole | ||
| {{dts|2005|format=y}} | Danger Rangers | Emily, Mark | ||
| {{dts|2006}} | Curious George | Various characters | Resume | |
| {{dts|2010|format=y}}–13 | Planet Sheen | Princess Oomlout (Second Face) | ||
| {{dts|2012|format=y}}–13 | Monster High | Draculaura | ||
| {{dts|2014|format=y}} | TripTank | Billy | Episode: "Ricky the Rocketship" / "Show for All Ages" | rowspan="2" | |
| {{dts|2015|06|05|format=y}} | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Various characters | ||
| {{dts|2015|format=y}}–21 | F Is for Family | Maureen Murphy, Philip Bonfiglio, Bridget Fitzsimmons, others | ||
| rowspan="3" | {{dts|2017|format=y}} | Hanazuki: Full of Treasures | Various characters | rowspan="3" | | |
| Buddy Thunderstruck | Muncie, others | |||
| Ben 10 | Simon Sez, Camperhead #2 | |||
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|2019|format=y}} | Care Bears: Unlock the Magic | Cheer Bear, Love-a-Lot Bear, Robbie | |{{cite tweet |number=1296500015024803841 |user=DebiDerryberry |title=So exciting when I get a toy and it has one of my voices! πΆShare of love, care of loveπΆ Who else loves the @carebears? #voiceover #voiceoveractor #carebears https://t.co/T79DmYbfQq |first=Debi |last=Derryberry |author-link=Debi Derryberry |date=August 20, 2020 |access-date=December 1, 2022 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116012846/https://twitter.com/debiderryberry/status/1296500015024803841 |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |url-status=live}} | |
| Tigtone | Helpy | rowspan="2" | | ||
| {{dts|2020|format=y}} | Blaze and the Monster Machines | Zuzu | Episode: "The Great Space Race" | |
| {{dts|2022|format=y}}–24 | Monster High | Stheno Gorgon |
=Anime=
=Film=
==Feature films==
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of voice performances in feature films ! Year ! Title ! Role | |||
| 1992 | Aladdin | Additional voices | |
| rowspan="2" | 1995 | Babe | Puppies | |
| Toy Story | Aliens, Troll, Voice on Intercom at Pizza Planet, additional voices | ||
| 1997 | Cats Don't Dance | Additional voices | |
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 | Aliens, Amy | |
| 2001 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Jimmy Neutron | Resume |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Diatryma Mom | |
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | Who Mom | |
| 2013
|Additional Voices | |||
| 2021 | Sailor Moon Eternal | Diana | Resume |
| 2022
|Additional Voices | | |||
| 2025
|Totsuko's Mother |{{Cite tweet |number=1864369147238371354 |user=GKIDSfilms |title=Additional Cast (2/2): Debi Derryberry - Totsuko's Mother Noelle McGrath - Headmistress Susanne Blakeslee - Sister Juri Stephanie Sheh - Ballet Instructor Eileen Stevens - Sister Hiyoko |author=GKids |date=December 4, 2024}} |
==Direct-to-video and television films==
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|+ List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes | ||||
| 1995 | The New Adventures of Peter Rabbit | Flopsy, Mopsy, Hopsy, Cottontail, Fluff | ||
| rowspan="2" | 1996 | Dot & Spot's Magical Adventure | Dot | rowspan="7" | | |
| Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi Muyo in Love | Ryo-Ohki | |||
| 1998 | O' Christmas Tree | Tree, Chipmunk | ||
| 1999 | The Nuttiest Nutcracker | Marie, Fritz | ||
| 2000 | Whispers: An Elephant's Tale | Whispers | ||
| rowspan="2" | 2001 | Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure | Annette | ||
| Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust | Girl | |||
| rowspan="2" | 2003 | Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure | Fern | ||
| The Animatrix | Child | |||
| 2005 | The Muppet Movie | Various characters | Disney video release | Resume |
| 2006 | Casper's Scare School | History Teacher, Banana Lady | rowspan="22" | | |
| 2009 | Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas | Gnocchi | ||
| 2010 | The Legend of Secret Pass | Shelby | ||
| 2012 | Monster High: Ghouls Rule | rowspan="3" | Draculaura | ||
| 2013 | Monster High: 13 Wishes | |||
| rowspan="5" | 2014 | Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! | |||
| Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games | Runt | |||
| Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | Stenographer | |||
| Monster High: Freaky Fusion | Draculaura | |||
| Alpha and Omega 4: The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave | rowspan="2" | Runt | |||
| rowspan="3" | 2015 | Alpha and Omega 5: Family Vacation | |||
| Monster High: Haunted | rowspan="2" | Draculaura | |||
| Monster High: Boo York, Boo York | ||||
| rowspan="7" | 2016 | Norm of the North | Little Girl | ||
| Monster High: Great Scarrier Reef | Draculaura | |||
| Alpha and Omega 6: Dino Digs | Runt | |||
| Barbie: Dreamtopia | Otto's Mom | |||
| Welcome to Monster High | Draculaura | |||
| Trolland | Jessica, Adrian, Kid #1 | |||
| Alpha and Omega 7: The Big Fureeze | Runt | |||
| rowspan="2" | 2017 | Monster High: Electrified | Draculaura | ||
| Alpha and Omega 8: Journey to Bear Kingdom | Runt |
=Video games=
=Live action=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of acting performances in television ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable"| Notes !! class="unsortable"| Source | ||||
| 1988 | Hey Vern, It's Ernest! | Skeeter / Willie the Robots Friend / Alien Child | ||
| 1999 | Party of Five | Mrs. Pinchon | Episode: "Fate, Hope and Charity" | |
| 2008β09 | iCarly | Principal Ted Franklin's Assistant | 3 episodes |
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of acting performances in theatrical films ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable"| Notes !! class="unsortable"| Source | ||||
| 1993 | Free Willy | Jesse (stunt double only) | Uncredited | |
| 2007 | Jekyll | Cancer Patient | ||
| 2018 | Gamers Anonymous | Phyllis |
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of acting performances in direct-to-video and television films ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable"| Notes !! class="unsortable"| Source | ||||
| 1990 | Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again | Midge Mason | Television film | |
| 2004 | Comic Book: The Movie | Debbie Newman |
=Theme parks=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of voice performances in theme park rides ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable"| Notes !! class="unsortable"| Source | ||||
| 1993 | Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress | Patricia | ||
| 2003 | Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast | Jimmy Neutron |
=Other roles=
- The character Speedy in Alka-Seltzer commercials.
- The character Zack Putterman in Duracell commercials.
References
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; Book references
- {{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=71GuAwAAQBAJ | title = Internet Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Television Series, 1998β2013 | first=Vincent | last=Terrace | publisher = McFarland | isbn = 9781476616452 | year=2014 }}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.debiderryberry.com}}
- {{IMDb name|id=0220635|name=Debi Derryberry}}
- {{anime News Network|people|1421}}
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Category:Actresses from California
Category:People of Hungarian-Jewish descent
Category:American television actresses
Category:American video game actresses
Category:American voice actresses
Category:People from Indio, California
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses