Betty Jean Ward

Betty Jean Ward (born September 12, 1944; Wilmington, Delaware), professionally known as B. J. Ward, is an American actress and voice actress. She is the creator and star of Stand-Up Opera, a musical one-woman show, as well as being a licensed aviator and a Playboy bunny in the 1960s.

Personal life
Ward is married to Gordon Hunt. She is Helen Hunt's stepmother.

Voiceover work
Ward is best known as a voice actress. Her notable animation voice credits include:


 * Scarlett on G.I. Joe
 * The title role on Jana of the Jungle
 * Wonder Woman on the final two seasons of Super Friends and the 1988 series Superman
 * Casey Kelp and Lil' Seaweed in Snorks
 * M3 on the 1995 Batman: The Animated Series episode "The Lion and the Unicorn"
 * Bjørn's wife in The Little Troll Prince
 * Velma in four Scooby-Doo direct-to-DVD films (Nicole Jaffe would re-assume the role in 2003 and Mindy Cohn would voice the character from 2004 onward).
 * Princess Allura, Witch Haggar and all female voices on Voltron (American version), with the exception of Queen Merla, who is voiced by Tress MacNeille
 * Whopper on Pound Puppies
 * Space Stars (voice) Elektra
 * Mage, Halinor on W.I.T.C.H.
 * Small Foot on Challenge of the GoBots
 * Singing voice of Judy Jetson in Rockin' with Judy Jetson
 * Witch Hag in Samurai Jack (Episode XXX)
 * Iris the computer on The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
 * Winnie Woodpecker on The New Woody Woodpecker Show
 * Halinor on W.I.T.C.H.
 * Additional voices on The Bugs Bunny Show

In 1985, she made a rare film appearance in the TV movie Malice in Wonderland alongside Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Alexander.

She has also done voices for video games, including:
 * Stonekeep
 * Grandia II
 * Dark Chronicle
 * Jade Empire
 * Demon Stone
 * Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage
 * Baldur's Gate II
 * Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits
 * Onimusha 3, Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams
 * The opening narration to Disneyland's nighttime show Fantasmic.