Billie Mae Richards - Northern Stars

BILLIE MAE RICHARDS
b. November 21, 1921 in Toronto, Ontario
d. September 10, 2010 in Burlington, Ontario

Bille Mae Richards is best known for providing the voice of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in the 1964 television special that starred Burl Ives as Sam the Snowman. She was credited as Billy Richards possibly to hide the fact that she was a woman. Richards was also the voice of Tenderheart Bear in the first two Care Bears movies and that of Brightheart Raccoon in the Nelvana-produced Care Bears television series. Richards died after suffering a series of strokes.

Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (voice, TV-1964)
Willy McBean and His Magic Machine (voice, 1965)
The Daydreamer (1966)

Rudolph's Shiny New Year (TV-1976)
Jailbait Babysitter (1977)
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (TV-1979)

The Trolls and the Christmas Express (voice, TV-1981)
The Care Bears Movie (voice, 1985)
Clifford's Fun with Letters (voice, 1988)

The Big Slice (1991)
Pennies from Heaven (1991)
Melanie Darrow (TV-1997)
Bram Stoker's Shadow Builder (1998)

Bluehair (2001)

TV Series - Cast:
King Kong (voice, 1966)
The Smokey Bear Show (voice, 1969)
Spider-Man (voice (1967-1970)
The Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo (voice, 1974)
The Toothbrush Family (voice, 1977)
The Care Bears (voice, 1985-1988)

TV Series - Guest appearances:
War of the Worlds (1988)
My Secret Identity (1989)
The Hidden Room (1991)
Maniac Mansion (1992)
Rupert (voice, 1994)